The Gramophone
Gramophone records were used for popular music reproduction for most of the 20th century. By the late 1980s, digital media had gained a larger market share, and the vinyl record left the mainstream in 1991. However, they continue to be manufactured and sold even now in the 21st century. The vinyl record continues to gain popularity, with nearly 2.9 million units shipped in 2008, the most in any year since 1998. They are especially used by DJs and audiophiles for many types of music. As of 2011, vinyl records continue to be used for distribution of independent and alternative music artists. More mainstream pop music releases tend to be mostly sold in compact disc or other digital formats, but have still been released in vinyl in certain instances.
Check out below, there's a first part of a two part series about how vinyl records are made now. I found all this information very insteresting, also the Phonograph was, by 1900, the most popular home entertainment device. Early wax cylinders, perhaps one minute in length, were eventually replaced by 78 rpm flat discs. The LP Record was introduced in 1948. Audiocassette's 1964, and Compact Discs (cd's) in 1983. I was alive when CD's came out, the first CD I bought was "Nirvana, In Utero".
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