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
Read moreIn June 1948, Columbia Records shocked the recorded music industry by introducing a replacement for the venerable 10-inch 78 RPM
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Read moreI’ve never really understood Northern Soul, a peculiarly British phenomenon where obscure Motown and Motown-like R&B/soul recordings are treasured like
Read moreFor the first fifty years of the recorded music industry, everyone had to make do with scratchy, fragile 78 RPM
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Read moreWhen much of my day involved setting up playlists and rotations for a radio station in complicated music schedulers, we
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