Dust-to-Digital has been producing, compiling, and releasing rare music since 2003.
Founded by April and Lance Ledbetter, we increase access to hard-to-find, essential recordings via preservation, research, and production. Our work has received numerous awards, and has been recognized and cited by a wide variety of musicians, artists, and scholars.
EXCAVATED SHELLAC: AN ALTERNATE HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S MUSIC
This Grammy-nominated collection highlights music that is often invisible today — the incredible world of global recordings that are not jazz, blues, country, rock ‘n roll, R&B, or “classical.”
Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music (1907-1967) features 100 recordings and 100 stories in an extensive, beautifully-illustrated, 186-page book with detailed, contextual mini-histories about both musical origins and the beginnings of the recording industry. The writing addresses the complexities of colonialism, economic agendas, and cultural tourism.
"This sonic smorgasbord from across the globe lives up to the provocative title." - The Guardian
This release offers access to a treasure trove of rare audio gems, historical imagery, and in-depth research.
Dust-to-Digital T-shirt in Red and Gold
Harry Smith Transforming Milk into Milk Shirt
Dust-to-Digital Sticker Set
BLUES & GOSPEL BUNDLE
This deluxe bundle features six CDs with 156 tracks, two hardcover books with over 350 pages of text and images, and a DVD with seven documentary films. Bundled here for the first time, these three titles are offered at a 40% discount for a limited time.
TITLES FROM THE BACK CATALOG
SOUNDS OF AFRICA & THE FAR EAST
TITLES FROM THE BACK CATALOG
SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH
THE MISSION OF MUSIC MEMORY IS TO PRESERVE AUDIO RECORDINGS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Our non-profit organization is continuing the work begun by record collectors and researchers in the 1950s and ’60s. We share their passion to keep musical history from being forgotten and discarded.