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in 1887 he invented the gramaphone record along with the gramaphone -
Vinyl was introduced as a more durable and flexible alternative to shellac, which was used in early records.
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Columbia Records introduced the 12-inch, 33-RPM vinyl LP (long-playing) record in 1948, which quickly became the industry standard
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Peter gold mark made the vinyl record longer and made it out of vinyl and not shellac -
since the records were made out of vinyl then they were massed produced -
Vinyl records became the dominant medium for recorded music, with the 33 1/3 RPM long-playing (LP) record and the 7-inch 45 RPM record becoming particularly popular.
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Cassette tapes and then CDs began to replace vinyl as the dominant format. -
There was a vinyl revival, with sales increasing in the early 2010s, reaching levels not seen since the late 1980s in some territories.
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The advent of Record Store Day in 2008, and the cultural revival of music from the 1970s and 1980s, further fueled the vinyl resurgence. -
Vinyl records have experienced a resurgence, with many new artists releasing their music on vinyl and many classic albums being reissued in this format.
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Vinyl records officially surpassed CDs as the most popular physical recorded music format for the first time since 1987.
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Vinyl record sales hit $1.2 billion, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987