MP3s Galore
Last updated: 06.09.24
This web page was originally set up to cover those *.mp3 samples issued by the Amazons. To access them please use the tab Amazon above..
It now includes*.mp3 and other audio files kindly and generously provided for free downloading by the following organisations:
Surfers are welcome to submit other sources of free audio files.
This webpage is redundant and has been replaced by Audio Files Galore to which you will be rediredted in 5 seconds. It is being retained to accommodate those webpages that still have MP3 links.
It now includes*.mp3 and other audio files kindly and generously provided for free downloading by the following organisations:
- IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, recordings of works by some 1600 composers
- Tinfoil Early Recorded Sounds & Wax Cylinders, some 240 cylinder recordings
- Robert Wilmut, some 40 music hall recordings
- USCB Audio Cylinder Archive, a vast collection of more than 10,000 cylinder recordings
Surfers are welcome to submit other sources of free audio files.
Geoff Grainger, Hillsborough, November 2021
This webpage is redundant and has been replaced by Audio Files Galore to which you will be rediredted in 5 seconds. It is being retained to accommodate those webpages that still have MP3 links.
This web page was originally set up to cover folk music and recorder artists who had deposited their *.mp3 files at the now defunct MP3.com and was taken down with the demise of MP3.com in January 2003. It has now been revived in order to cover the vast amount of mp3 albums and tracks available at the Amazons. As of 06.09.24, the number of MP3 items presently included are as follows:
To see an index for songs in my personal life-time repertoire, please check
Song Index.
Because of legal niceties regarding licensing in the various countries, the Amazons have been obliged to provide unique stock numbers (ASIN's) for each MP3 album and track in each country (locale). This has resulted in not only a 4-fold increase of data to be generated and checked but also opens the door for a 4-fold increase of errors. Same stock numbers are sometimes used for different articles, this is especially true for Amazon.de. This not being enough, not only do the tracks given in some MP3 albums vary from country to country but there are also sometimes differencies between the albums and the original CDs. Confusion can arise so please take care if ordering these items. Although the data has been carefully checked during compilation it is completely at the mercy of the Amazons whenever they make changes. Remember, caveat emptor!
A final word. This huge collection of items can be made more interesting, informative and helpful if surfers' comments or anecdotes on the various pieces are available. Please send comments/review, they will be very welcome.
| Group | Albums | Tracks | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brass | 119 | 2132 | 2251 |
| Folk Music | 511 | 9016 | 9527 |
| Jazz | 51 | 423 | 474 |
| Pipeband | 14 | 219 | 233 |
| Ragtime | 230 | 3976 | 4206 |
| Recorder | 104 | 2025 | 2129 |
| Totals | 1029 | 17791 | 18820 |
Because of legal niceties regarding licensing in the various countries, the Amazons have been obliged to provide unique stock numbers (ASIN's) for each MP3 album and track in each country (locale). This has resulted in not only a 4-fold increase of data to be generated and checked but also opens the door for a 4-fold increase of errors. Same stock numbers are sometimes used for different articles, this is especially true for Amazon.de. This not being enough, not only do the tracks given in some MP3 albums vary from country to country but there are also sometimes differencies between the albums and the original CDs. Confusion can arise so please take care if ordering these items. Although the data has been carefully checked during compilation it is completely at the mercy of the Amazons whenever they make changes. Remember, caveat emptor!
A final word. This huge collection of items can be made more interesting, informative and helpful if surfers' comments or anecdotes on the various pieces are available. Please send comments/review, they will be very welcome.
Geoff Grainger, Bremen-Vegesack, March 2010