Paramount Record Box

Paramount Records box, a big wooden collection of records, books and ephemera circa 1917 to 1927.

Paramount Records box, a big wooden collection of records, books and ephemera circa 1917 to 1927.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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The ambitious new set “The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records 1917-1932, Volume 1” comes packaged in a sturdy wooden suitcase dubbed “The Cabinet of Wonder,” an apt title considering the awe-inducing sounds and history it resurrects.

Paramount Records

Paramount Records box, a big wooden collection of records, books and ephemera circa 1917 to 1927.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)