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A Vinyl LP Frenzy Brings Record-Pressing Machines Back to Life The vinyl industry is making a comeback. For the first time since the 60’s young people are wanting to buy records of their favorite artist. The problem is that companies who manufacture vinyl are using outdated equipment that is very expensive to repair. The article uses the example that one bolt cost a company $5000 to make and install. Another issue is that a small number of companies have the material needed to manufacture vinyl

Commercialization of Records – The Record Labels In 1889 “Phonograph Parlors” began to open up, marking the debut of phonographs to the mass market. The first phonograph parlor opened up in San Francisco May of 1889. Almost all American cities had at least one by the mid 1890’s. These parlors would allow customers to sit amongst a desk and speak through a tube to request a recorded title. The title would then play through a cylinder phonograph from a room located below, allowing the customer to listen

John Quincy Adams detailed the compact as, “The only instance in human history of the positive, original, social compact.” This compact seemed to have influenced the Declaration of Independence and the United Sates Constitution. Although the original document does not live, it appears in Mourt’s Relation, a pamphlet on the first year of settlement on Plymouth. For what we know, the text of the Mayflower compact said something like: In the name of God, Amen. We whose names

Some believe that about 30,000 to 60,000 years ago, music was first discovered. The love of a song back then could only be heard live or if you learned to play it yourself. Since then, there have been many inventions for you to listen to your favorite genres, songs, and artists anytime you like. The history of music players dates back to November 21, 1877 when Thomas Alva Edison invented a device for recording sounds and then playing it back called the Gramophone. It was patented on February 19

The Leiden Pilgrims: The Mayflower Compact On November 11, 1620, after a dangerous Atlantic voyage the Mayflower landed at Cape Cod far north of Boston; their intended destination. Due to unrest and conflict aboard the Mayflower a Compact was written by the Leiden Pilgrims during the voyage. These Pilgrims were known in England as Separatists and they wished to separate from the Church of England; the Separatists called the other men who joined their ship Strangers because they were of different

Sound Recording, Its History And Impact On Media In The 21st Century On this essay I will try to show how Sound Recording impacts media in the 21st century. But in order for me to do that I will need to explore the history of Sound Recording, which started in the 19th Century. Before 1877 sound could be recorded but not played. That year Thomas Alva Edison invented the talking tin foil, also known as the phonograph (voice – writer), which enabled sound to be played back (the

A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah had a really tough life throughout his childhood and teenage years. In his literary work, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah uses symbols to underscore his central theme of oppression and/or freedom. The three symbols he used to underscore his central theme of oppression and freedom was Ishmael's AK-47, his cassette tapes, and the drugs he used. Ishmael's AK-47 was the most important symbol that Ishmael Beah used to underscore

DVD v. VCR      Ever since the first motion picture was introduced, the world has grown a humongous appetite for more movies. Through technology, humans have made incredible advancements in the motion picture field. Today, there are only two standards when it comes to recording and replaying a motion picture for the common person: Digital Video Disc (DVD) and Video Cassette Recorder (VCR). Each allows for easy access to both movies as well as the necessary players. The two types of media have

early distribution medium made of processed shellac from the lac bug. Then they moved on to track tapes, vinyl records, compact cassettes, and eventually CDs. Emerging digital Era: 1980’s And Beyond: Gradually after this event, the medium for music had changed, from various types of analog grooved discs, to various types of magnetic tape-based reels and cartridges, to compact discs, or CDs, to digital downloads. An early revolution in music portability was created by a device called the Walkman

Dust Off Your Vinyls, We're Going Back In Time Music is a part of life for every culture and every generation. From just about the start of mankind we have made music and with every technological advancement, we have evolved the way music is heard, made, and distributed. Within the last couple decades I have witnessed the music industry change drastically from cassette tapes to digital mp3s. What caused this dramatic evolution of music? What are the effects on the industry itself, and the consumers