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Cylinder Phonographs
Thomas Edison was working on the telegraph and telephone and created something to ply back recordings. https://www.comsol.com/blogs/the-history-and-science-behind-vinyl-records -
Alexander Graham Bell
He made improvements to Edisons designs. It operated from a hand crank mechanism. https://www.comsol.com/blogs/the-history-and-science-behind-vinyl-records -
Modern Vinyl
The modern vinyl was created by the company RCA victor. These records could play longer durations of sound then the preivious. https://www.comsol.com/blogs/the-history-and-science-behind-vinyl-records -
marked transformation
Vinyls captured the changes in the country and shifted our music. https://vinyl.com/blogs/vinyl-records/vinyl-records-their-role-in-music-history-culture?srsltid=AfmBOor_V9pdxgxSe8u2nZnJ84Rg7HcWLMSjVog9aCK3524stCoGGYLm -
Started popularity
Vinyls first started geting popular, this played a inportant role in the growth of music. https://www.breedmedia.co.uk/blog/what-is-a-vinyl-record/ -
JFK memorial album
The memorial album for JFK set a record for sales selling 4million vinyls. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-12/jfk-memorial-album-sets-record-for-sales -
Sony pressing vinyls again
After 28 years sony has decided to start pressing vinyls again due to its popularity. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sony-will-start-pressing-vinyl-records-after-28-year-hiatus-180963901/ -
Outsell CDS
For the first time in 1987 when CDs were created vinyls outsold them. People bought 41million vinyls compaired to 33million CDs. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vinyl-records-outsell-cds-for-the-first-time-since-1987-180981805/ -
Vinyls making a comeback
Old school entertainment coming back with gen Z making things like CDs and vinyls more popular. https://explore.proquest.com/elibrary/document/3204424579?searchid=1748548458&accountid=3541 -
Prediction
I think by 2030 Cds will outsell vinyls however I think they will both continue growing popularty and become more available.