the records heard on the street, catalogued as they arrive
Records in Sweet Street are collectibles, not a menu: found in the attic, in Pettigrew’s occasional stock, in the post from a housemate. Each one is a real 78 rpm recording, and this page is the cabinet’s catalogue — the labels are the credits.
found: through the party wall from No. 3 — the street’s own waltz, most evenings
found: in the post from a housemate — a whole chorus singing in the next room
found: in the attic, the day you moved in — bright brass, dedicated to the King himself
found: Pettigrew’s occasional stock — for close up in the parlour, never through the wall
All four recordings were published before 1923 and are in the public domain in the United States and the United Kingdom, recordings and compositions both. The transfers come from the Great 78 Project (the Internet Archive with George Blood L.P.) and from independent collections on archive.org. Nothing is owed; crediting the collections anyway is the point. More records join the cabinet as each one is cleared.