The First Vinyl Record Ever Made

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.

The first vinyl record ever made.

We do this by not only sending you great music but by also offering an amazing experience every month. 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. In 1930 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record marketed as program transcription discs. Since rca victor launched the first commercial vinyl long playing record in 1930 vinyl has continued to grow in popularity.

Our goal is to be the greatest music company ever and to make your life even more awesome than it already is. In 1931 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record marketed as program transcription discs. In 1948 thanks to cbs we were introduced to the world s first lp long play record. It was introduced by rca victor in 1949.

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And the vinyl is yours to keep. The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm. 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. 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.

This changed the face of the music industry to the album centric format we all still abide by today. 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. Last year in the united states vinyl sales were over 1 000 higher than a decade prior. 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.

These revolutionary discs were designed for playback at 33 rpm and pressed on a 12 diameter flexible plastic disc. 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.