| British Library Sound Archive | |
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 The Archive became part of the British Library in 1983. | |
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| Location | 96, Euston Road, London, England, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom |
| Collection | |
| Size | 6,500,000 recordings |
| Other information | |
| Website | sounds.bl.uk |
The British Library Sound Archive, formerly the British Institute of Recorded Sound; also known as the National Sound Archive (NSA),[1] in London, England is among the largest collections of recorded sound in the world, including music, spoken word and ambient recordings. It holds more than six million recordings,[2] including over a million discs and 200,000 tapes. These include commercial record releases (chiefly from the UK), radio broadcasts (many from the BBC Sound Archive), and privately made recordings.
- ^ Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. (2001). "National Sound Archive". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.[full citation needed]
- ^ "Save our Sounds". British Library. Retrieved 6 April 2015.