The British Library Sound Archive

Welcome to the British Library Sound Archive, one of the largest sound archives in the world. Opened in 1955 as the British Institute of Recorded Sound, it became part of the British Library in 1983.

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Archival Sound Recordings is an audio resource for UK Higher and Further Education. Explore 12,000 selected recordings of music, spoken word, and human and natural environments.

For further information please contact:

The British Library
Sound Archive
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7676
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7441
Email: sound-archive@bl.uk