Last year in the united states vinyl sales were over 1 000 higher than a decade prior.
The first vinyl record ever made.
In 1930 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record marketed as program transcription discs.
It is generally accepted that the label vocalion pressed the first colored 78 rpm which was a rusty maroon color or red as in vocalion red records are best like their advertisements claimed around 1917.
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In roland gelatt s book the fabulous phonograph the author notes that rca victor s early introduction of a long play disc was a commercial failure for several reasons including the lack of affordable reliable consumer playback equipment and.
Columbia records puts the needle down on history 39 s first successful microgroove plastic 12 inch 33 1 3 lps in new york sparking a music industry standard so strong that the digital.
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Since rca victor launched the first commercial vinyl long playing record in 1930 vinyl has continued to grow in popularity.
Vinyl records have been delighting listeners and collectors since the 1900s.
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These revolutionary discs were designed for playback at 33 rpm and pressed on a 12 diameter flexible plastic disc.
The vinyl records however are easier to scratch or gouge and much more prone to warping compared to most 78 rpm records which were made of shellac.
The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm.
It was introduced by rca victor in 1949.
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Pre dating vinyl the early 78s were made of shellac and the reddish color was intended to set their product apart from the black.
This changed the face of the music industry to the album centric format we all still abide by today.
In 16 years he made up to 5 million from record sales getting 4000 per song recorded plus a staggering 40 cents in royalties per record at a time when records cost 1 or 1 50.
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Created by peter goldmark this vinyl record had a capacity of around 21 minutes per side and was 12 inches wide playing at a speed of 33 1 3 rpm.
To compete with the lp boxed albums of 45s were issued along with ep extended play 45s which squeezed two or even three selections onto each side.
In 1948 thanks to cbs we were introduced to the world s first lp long play record.
