Remembering the introduction of the 45 RPM record in 1949
In June 1948, Columbia Records shocked the recorded music industry by introducing a replacement for the venerable 10-inch 78 RPM
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7-inch single
McDonalds–yes, the restaurant chain–releases a 7-inch single.
If you follow developments in the world of fast food, you’ll know that we’re deep into what some are calling
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The world’s most valuable 7-inch record was just sold for HOW MUCH?
I’ve never really understood Northern Soul, a peculiarly British phenomenon where obscure Motown and Motown-like R&B/soul recordings are treasured like
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It was 70 years ago this month that the 45 RPM record was introduced, accidentally helping to give birth to rock’n’roll
For the first fifty years of the recorded music industry, everyone had to make do with scratchy, fragile 78 RPM
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A Handy Guide to Which Music Storage Format Sounds Best–and Why
I’m currently working on a children’s book for Kids Can Press which traces the evolution of the gadgets we’ve used
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Happy 67th Birthday, 7-Inch Single!
In the years after WWII, the recording industry knew that after almost fifty years, it was time to move beyond
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A Good Question: Why Are Songs on the Radio About the Same Length?
When much of my day involved setting up playlists and rotations for a radio station in complicated music schedulers, we
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