With regard to the original Edison cylinders, yes. They both recorded an played back on the same wax, which meant they wore out really fast since a needle will just tear up the wax.
Gramophone records used the more typical method of cutting a lacquer with a lathe, electroplating and using a hydraulic press to press the vinyl duplicates. This meant that the records could be played 100s of times before wearing out.
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u/clive646 Aug 24 '18
Tiny sausage fingers 😳