Who first recorded sound?

[javasaurus]

Thomas Edison gets credit for inventing the phonograph, but according to this MSNBC article, sound was being recorded for decades prior to Edison's device. So what's the big deal with Edison? He was the first to play back the recorded sound.

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[thatwasjen]

Edison was a schmuck. (Not for this reason; I just can't pass up an opportunity to remind people of the fact.)