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45 vs LP - The 1949 format war (Patreon)

Published:
2019-11-06 17:31:34
Edited:
2019-11-11 09:43:54
Imported:
2021-02

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Finally, here’s the video I’ve been spending most of my time on for the last few weeks. 

https://youtu.be/hbFgVjijrHI

I thought this was a tale worth telling and it’s been a bit of a passion project.

This one involved buying a vintage RCA record player as well as importing quite a few seventy year old records. The majority of the records really aren’t up my street - but they were all important in helping tell the story. I really hope the effort has been worthwhile. 

I’ll talk a bit more about this video in the next patreon update - that will be along in a few days. 

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How a forgotten 1949 Format War shaped the future of records

Once upon a time the 45 and the LP were rival formats. This video tells the story how RCAs beef with Columbia ended up shaping the future of popular music. This is a video about the Format War of 1949. Things like 12" 45s, 45 RPM Albums, EPs, 16rpm records, styrene singles and 45s with a raised stepped ridge around the centre that aids grip when stacked don't feature in this story because they were introduced after the conclusion of this particular story. Regarding the question posed at the end - a few people have mentioned that the record players in their country had single adaptors. This was not unusual. I've demonstrated a few turntables on this channel with the built-in 45 adaptors. If your turntable didn't have a built in adaptor - you could buy one. However that's the result - not the cause. The records came first - the players accommodated the type of records sold in that country. A country could have chosen to go with small or large holes - the decision on which way they went was the thing of interest - what was the common denominator? Why was a large spindle hole chosen in Germany, but a small one in the UK? We think we have an answer - it seems that Commonwealth countries went with the small hole and countries with a US armed forces presence after the war were more inclined towards the large hole. However if you know any other info on this - please share. Links to things mentioned in the video: The UK Ebay seller who modifies and repairs old RCA 45 Machines (Affiliated Link) https://ebay.to/2K6ncul RCA’s Bizarre 12 Fact Rant http://bit.ly/2NvcL5v Pink Floyd Wish you were here Vinylite Record (Affiliated Link): https://amzn.to/34L1NyC Shellac Photo courtesy of Jeffrey W. Lotz, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org - http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5385241 ---------------SUBSCRIBE------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 -------------Merchandise----------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch -------------SUPPORT--------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* -------THANKS TO ------- Jerobeam Fenderson for the intro logo oscilloscope animation: http://oscilloscopemusic.com/ ----------Outro Music----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------Outro Sound Effect------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM

Comments

Anonymous

Excellent! You truly are the master of telling these kind of tech stories. Now we're all awaiting the truth behind that mysterious 16 RPM label found on some turntables.

Anonymous

I have a record (I think it is a 7-inch 33 1/3) which I think came as sold (in the Netherlands maybe?) with the big hole and a spider in it. For as long as I can remember we have had a solid, cylindrical adapter for records with the large centre hole. This is in Sweden.