British Library Sound Archive

British Library Sound Archive
The Archive became part of the British Library in 1983.
Location96, Euston Road, London, England, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom
Collection
Size6,500,000 recordings
Other information
Websitesounds.bl.uk

The British Library Sound Archive, formerly the British Institute of Recorded Sound; also known as the National Sound Archive (NSA), 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, 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. Due to the 2023 cyberattack on the British Library, the sound archive's catalogue is currently unavailable.

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