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Special Operator What Number Ya Calling? What Number Ya Calling?

Spesh Operator What Number Ya Calling Please? What Number?

Sampled from Evan Doorbell's library of vintage telephone sounds at PhoneTrips.com: 
 "The Sounds of Long Distance - Part 4"

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Cameron, West Virginia CMRNWVXA - Machine Intercept Rec. (vintage sound / authentic local accent)

Kitty Carlisle

Kitty Carlisle in Montreal, Quebec - Singing 250 "No Such Number"

In addition to the fabulous noises made by the Panel exchange supervision test, the analog amplifiers in the wire trunk connection add a rich and beautiful background noise.

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Brooklyn to Manhattan "Panel" Supervision Test - (wonderful "Wire Trunk Repeater" background noise)

Bahamas - "Vacant Code" Recording (featuring Jane Barbe / 1970's analog sound)

Long Island City, New York NYCQNYLI - Ringback Tone (#1 Crossbar relay microphonics background sounds)

Are You Dialin' A Numba'?!

Didja

Frank Oglesby - Attention Passengers, the next Blue Line train to Wonderland is now arriving.

Elmer has always loved playing with the telephone!

Many of these sounds were originally made by analog, electromechanical equipment that no longer exists today.

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Many of the tracks were made by sampling Evan Doorbell's precious library of vintage telephone sounds at PhoneTrips.com. Evan made extensive, analog recordings of the electromechanical sounds made by the telephone switching network in the 1970's. I recommend visiting PhoneTrips.com and listen to Evan's fascinating presentations in their entirety to learn more about what these now extinct sounds were all about.

Now, keep these vintage sounds alive!

Some tracks are intended as Mash-Up cell phone ringtones and alert-tones. You may download them directly from this site to use on your own devices.

Banish embarrassing ringtones like "Marimba" from your life, once and for all!

( If you require a tone in "iOS M4R" format, please go to ElmerCat.org/ringtones. )