Cool! A 100-year-old song played on a 100-year-old gramophone
Rick J found this video on TikTok that demonstrates playing a very old record–a 78 RPM shellac disc–played on an equally ancient gramophone. Think about this the next time to
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Ongoing History Daily: Why are vinyl albums 12 inches across?
If you’re into vinyl, you may have asked yourself “Why is this album I’m holding twelve inches in diameter?” Valid question. When inventors were experimenting with flat discs for recording
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Why do some songs fade out (part 1)
There are two ways to end the recording of a song. First, you can write it so it has a defined ending. Second, you can just keep playing and let
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25,000 78 RPM Records Have Been Digitized for Free Streaming
I was speaking to my uncle over the weekend. “Back on the farm, we used to take all those Bluebird 78s, throw ’em up in the air and use them
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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 had to create dummy slots in order to help time
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