Speaking voice of Sir Arthur Sullivan,1888

This was recorded in 1888 by one George Gouraud, the London representative of Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph. It was made after a dinner attended by a handful of luminaries, including Sir Arthur Sullivan, and this extract is of Sir Arthur's short address to the assembled company.
I had no idea Sullivan's speaking voice had been recorded before discovering this on RUclips. I've edited out everything except his contribution.

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One evening when Sir Arthur was not chasing a married woman or gambling.

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He was right about the hideous music.

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The pirates of Penzance guy

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mans predicted weezer

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This is cool, but why is there a delay echo on the recording?

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+TheJoebus666 Might have been bad tracking when the dub of the record was being made (stylus overlapping two grooves.) It's also possible that when the recording was being made, loud portions tracked into the next groove.

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@@thephotoplayer Yes, those are artifacts that 'ghost' into the other track from the primitive recording tech of this age. This gives a similar echo to tape echo machines, albeit faintly heard.

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@@thephotoplayer This also happens with LPs, which is especially annoying as they spin much slower than wax cylinder records, meaning the crosstalk is delayed even further.