![]() ![]() World War II ended just two years ago, and people are still enjoying their music at home one 5-minute song at a time on their 78 rpm shellac records. To understand why this is mind-blowing, you’ll need to glimpse into the world one year prior… Forty-two minutes of (almost) uninterrupted music!? Is your head exploding yet? It used microgroove plastic to extend a 12-inch record’s playtime to 21 minutes on each side. ![]() ![]() In 1948, backed by Columbia Records, the first vinyl record was introduced at the soon-to-be standardized 33 1/3 rpm speed. Though invented decades prior, vinyl records weren’t popularized until Peter Goldmark came around in 1948… Sayonara Shellac and Viva Vinyl That doesn’t mean you should start replacing your piping with your old vinyl collection…
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