Can a 'Record-Reading' Man Identify Music by Examining Record Grooves?

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Can a 'Record-Reading' Man Identify Music by Examining Record Grooves?
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✅ True. Meet Arthur Lintgen, a doctor from Philadelphia.

A Philadelphia doctor named Arthur Lintgen could identify the contents of phonograph records merely by examining the grooves.Dr. Arthur Lintgen, a Philadelphia physician, could — within prescribed limits — determine which works of classical music are present on a phonograph record by “reading” the record’s grooves.

Lintgen, an ardent audiophile and classical music devotee, first developed his ability to “read” records after being challenged to try it at a party in 1977. He is able to identify, almost flawlessly, orchestral music from Beethoven to the present.

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