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«Music boxes were a phenomenon of the 19th century and were developed during a period of immense change. The industrial revolution brought riches to a few and comparative wealth to many of the new middle class. Home entertainment became a new industry; the intricate music box was symbolic of this new age of machinery. The tastes of the day are reflected in the tunes which are included on the music box discs and cylinders: in addition to many popular songs, hymns, and an abundance of dance tunes, one finds a wealth of opera arias. Most of these opera favorites are popular to this day and will be familiar to opera lovers. The instruments featured on this recording are from two collections: The Roy Mickleburgh Collection of Bristol and the collection of Tony Sherriff of Truro, Cornwall. All the boxes have undergone careful restoration; the voices of our "prima donnas" are much as they were a hundred or more years ago. We hope that these charming tones will delight, entertain, and possibly amuse opera and music-box lovers everywhere»