First Ever Vinyl Record

Since rca victor launched the first commercial vinyl long playing record in 1930 vinyl has continued to grow in popularity.

First ever vinyl record.

In 1948 thanks to cbs we were introduced to the world s first lp long play record. For audiophiles everywhere it remains the singular most impressive format of recording and reproducing music. These revolutionary discs were designed for playback at 33 rpm and pressed on a 12 diameter flexible plastic disc. A phonograph record also known as a gramophone record especially in british english or simply a record is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove.

Last year in the united states vinyl sales were over 1 000 higher than a decade prior. These revolutionary discs were designed for playback at 33 rpm and pressed on a 12 diameter flexible plastic disc. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. The vinyl and the sleeve or cover will have clearly visible defects lower grades like poor or fair may well not play through every time without skipping and will display noticeable cosmetic damage like cracks on the vinyl or tears on the sleeve vinyl records will sometimes be given a play grade and a visual grade.

Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the. In 1930 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record marketed as program transcription discs. Vinyl records have been delighting listeners and collectors since the 1900s. 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.

At first the discs were commonly made from shellac with earlier records having a fine abrasive. In fact they were only rarely recorded at 78 rpm instead. According to the record collectors guild. The major period for vinyl was from the inception of the vinyl lp in 1948 to 1988 when cds outsold records for the first time.

Depending on size they could hold between 3 and 5 minutes of sound. The lp from long playing or long play is an analog sound storage medium a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33 1 3 rpm a 12 or 10 inch 30 or 25 cm diameter and use of the microgroove groove specification introduced by columbia in 1948 it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. The rise fall and resurgence of vinyl is a period spanning almost a century. In 1930 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record marketed as program transcription discs.

The forefather of the vinyl record is the 78 rpm record.