BORDENTOWN, N.J. – The machines at Independent Record Pressing whirred and hissed as they stamped out a test record. The business’ owners waited anxiously for Dave Miller, the plant manager, to ...
At a press conference in New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel in June 1948 (most likely on the 21st, though there is some dispute over the exact date), Columbia Records introduced its long-playing vinyl ...
In June 1948, a small group of reporters and music industry insiders gathered at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to hear about Columbia Records’ latest invention: the vinyl long-player. (Images: ...