The first Vinyl LP, which was released by Columbia Records in 1948, is accepted as being a recording of Nathan Milstein, a classical violinist, playing Felix Mendelssohn's Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, conducted by Bruno Walter with the New York Philharmonic. It was recorded three years earlier, on March 16, 1945 at Carnegie Hall in New York. The item number is ML 4001.
The first LP (long-playing) record was introduced by Columbia Records in 1948. It was a 33 1/3 RPM vinyl disc that could hold about 20-30 minutes of music per side, significantly extending playback time compared to the earlier 78 RPM records. The first LP album released was "Brahms: Symphony No. 1," conducted by Artur Rodziński with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. This innovation revolutionized the music industry by allowing for more extensive and diverse album formats.
The first vinyl LP released at 33 1/3 RPM in 1948 was "The Voice of Frank Sinatra." This groundbreaking album marked a significant shift in the music industry, moving away from the earlier 78 RPM records. The LP format allowed for longer playtime and better sound quality, paving the way for the future of recorded music.
Vinyl records are called such because of the material Lp's (33 1/3 RPM) and 45's RPM records are made out of. Before the creation of Lp's in 1948, most records were pressed with shellac and more properly called gramophone records.
Golden Records was created in 1948.
You have to go back to the earliest recordings of musical works that would not fit on one record. For a while they were sold separately, but record stores also sold blank albums that had pockets for a dozen records or so. By 1925 the Victor Talking Machine Co. was selling large works like symphonies in specially printed albums, but the practice may be earlier than that date. When the vinyl LP was first marketed in 1948, Columbia wanted to avoid the notion that a single record wasn't worth four or five times as much as the usual records, so they referred to LPs as "albums" and the word stuck forever. You may be thinking of vinyl LPs, but actually large works like operas were marketed in albums with pockets just as the old records were.
From Wikipedia: The LP (long playing[1]), or 33 1⁄3rpmmicrogroove vinyl record, is a format for phonograph (gramophone) records, ananalogsound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry.
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The first LP (long-playing) record was introduced by Columbia Records in 1948. It was a 33 1/3 RPM vinyl disc that could hold about 20-30 minutes of music per side, significantly extending playback time compared to the earlier 78 RPM records. The first LP album released was "Brahms: Symphony No. 1," conducted by Artur Rodziński with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. This innovation revolutionized the music industry by allowing for more extensive and diverse album formats.
The first vinyl LP released at 33 1/3 RPM in 1948 was "The Voice of Frank Sinatra." This groundbreaking album marked a significant shift in the music industry, moving away from the earlier 78 RPM records. The LP format allowed for longer playtime and better sound quality, paving the way for the future of recorded music.
Vinyl records are called such because of the material Lp's (33 1/3 RPM) and 45's RPM records are made out of. Before the creation of Lp's in 1948, most records were pressed with shellac and more properly called gramophone records.
Folkways Records was created in 1948.
Tico Records was created in 1948.
Majestic Records ended in 1948.
Golden Records was created in 1948.
Gennett Records ended in 1948.
Southland Records was created in 1948.
Discovery Records was created in 1948.