In the summer of 1887, Emile Berliner recorded in his own voice, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”. In 1888 he filed and patented a talking machine which also recorded and played back sound. He called his talking machine the Gramophone. The main advantage of a flat medium disc was that thousands of records could be inexpensively pressed from one master. The Gramophone soon became the worldwide standard.

1887. Emile Berliner. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”