Suddenly in , the public was hit with records that contained full-length albums. Entire rock concerts jammed into two sides of a vinyl record. With tighter grooves and a slower spin rate, the 33rpm records left the 78s in the dust. And in , the last US-made 78 record was produced. Not all sales went directly over to 33s, however.
Jukeboxes, for example, still preferred 78s due to their single-song use. This sparked the creation of a new record only a year after Columbia released 33s.
These 7-inch records could hold about minutes of recording on each side, perfect for a single song. With a higher quality than 78s, these records quickly took over the market, outselling even the 33rpm LPs. At this point, consumers had three choices of speeds. And even they much like people today were wondering, what's the difference between 33, 45, and 78 records? From to around , vinyl records be they 33 LPs or 45 singles were the dominant music choice by consumers.
During this time, more surges in technology came about. There was one other invention in that struck at the heart of vinyl records. These were the iPods before Apple existed. With the Walkman, you could throw in a cassette tape, put on your headphones, and take your music anywhere—an activity we take for granted nowadays.
The Walkman revolutionized the way people thought about music. Now, music was something they could exercise with, listen to on the bus, or take with them to school. Having your favorite songs in your pocket was a game-changing characteristic of music. As time went on and records started to phase out, collectors started to focus on 33rpm LPs. As consumers became accustomed to the convenience of listening to an entire album without stopping, 45s and 78s fell out of style.
However, some new bands still released an EP or Extended Play on a 45rpm record. Because companies stopped producing them around , most of the existing records are either lost, broken, or remain in a vinyl collection somewhere tucked away.
Music lovers were saddened by the loss of a great piece of musical equipment. Some still stand by the claim that vinyl records sound better than digital audio. In , vinyl record sales started to increase for the first time in over 20 years.
Since then, sales reached an unprecedented 16 million in For record player aficionados, this is music to their ears and for those who have an old record collection, it may be time to dust off that old LP player and get some new vinyl. Their Twitter feed posts another new one pretty every minutes. But reading their FAQs, it does not appear they will ship those old records back to you. Every single 78 in existence sounds like a pretty impossible goal.
But with nearly a quarter million already archived and an estimated three million in existence, they are on their way to the hitting the ten percent mark. Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden Record, Burroughs Vinyl, Aug, Tim Kerr. All Auction Buy It Now. View: Gallery View. Record Size. Buying Format All Listings filter applied.
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