First Commercially Available Vinyl Record

In august 1931 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record marketed under their program transcription series.

First commercially available vinyl record.

The first commercially issued records using overdubbing were released by the victor talking machine company in the late 1920s. Rpm and pressed on a 30 cm diameter. Rca victor introduced an early version of a long playing record for home use in september 1931. The gramophone is the basis of the contemporary record player.

Alan blumlein of emi in emi cut the first stereo test disc using alan blumlein s system. Emile berliner took record players to the next level. To compete with the lp boxed albums of 45s were issued along with ep. In 1931 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record marketed as program transcription discs.

He dubbed his creation the gramophone and secured a patent for the device in 1887. 1930 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing record 1947 the first vinyl floor covering was manufactured by the swedish company limhams 1950 pvc blood bags replace glass bottles enabling blood to be safely transported. It was introduced by rca victor in 1949. These revolutionary discs were designed for playback at 33.

These program transcription discs as victor called them played at 33. The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm. These revolutionary discs were designed for playback at 33 1 3 rpm and pressed on a 30 cm diameter flexible plastic disc with a duration of about ten minutes playing time per side. First commercially available vinyl lp record program transcription discs stereo disc invented who created the stereo disc.

Although rca victor debuted the first commercially available vinyl long player designed for playback at 33 1 3 in 1931 the great depression shelved that ambitious project in 1933. In 1930 rca victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long playing music record marketed as program transcription discs.