Thursday, June 21, 2007
This Day in the History of Obsolete Methods of Sound Recording
On this day in 1948, the first successful long-playing microgroove phonograph records were introduced to the public at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Made of nonbreakable Vinilyte plastic, and designed for the new speed of 33-1/3 r.p.m., the records were developed by Dr. Peter Goldmark of Columbia Records. The 12 inch record could play 23 minutes per side, as compared to only 4 minutes per side on the earlier 78 rpm record. The LP was also an improvement because of the quietness of its surfaces and its greatly increased fidelity. The first LP featured violinist Yehudi Menuhin. The did tend to wear out and get noisy with use, though.
They had a longer and better run than 8 tracks. Except that I'm dissatisfied with the sound of the MP3 recording program, I'm ready to skip programmable CDs and go straight to digital.
(h/t Today in Science History)
They had a longer and better run than 8 tracks. Except that I'm dissatisfied with the sound of the MP3 recording program, I'm ready to skip programmable CDs and go straight to digital.
(h/t Today in Science History)
Labels: LPs
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 12:06 AM 
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As a fellow old fart, you might be interested to know that you can now get a USB turntable for all your vinyl ripping needs. I picked one up from Costco recently for around $100 and have been very pleased with the results. (Slow, though.)
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