Several titles had companion
long-playing records of illustrative music examples released through CBS (England) Records and Sa ydisc/Matchbox labels.
Yonder Come the Blues: The Evolution of a Genre. (Book Reviews: Popular Musics)
As Keegan writes: 'Churchill, in his shapeless siren suit and comic stovepipe hat, signatory cigar wedged between flabby fingers, looked wholly unsoldierly.' But marooned in a chic New York apartment in the summer of 1957, he found The War Speeches of Winston Churchill among the
long-playing records, put them on the turntable and was 'electrified' by what he heard.
Book Views: Churchill. By John Keegan (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pounds 14.99)
Vinyl
long-playing records are making a comeback if they are of blues or early jazz.
Make new life ... not a hobby! Under the Hamme
Many post-war homes still had wind-up gramophones with their tins of steel needles, and
long-playing records which revolved at 33rpm were relative newcomers ( brittle 78rpm offerings formed the major part of most music collections.
Charting the history of top-selling albums
1948: The first successfullyproduced
long-playing records were unveiled by Dr Peter Goldmark of Columbia Records.
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2 STAN THE MAN A MAN who played top flight league football, aged 50 - and still set up Stoke's equaliser against Fulham - Stanley Matthews carried on playing for Hibernians in Malta until he was 55, The Wizard of Dribble broke
long-playing records wherever he went.
The Top 10: You just can't keep golden oldies down; Age proved no barrier to scoring exploits
1931:
Long-playing records (33rpm) were demonstrated in New Yorkby RCA-Victor, but the venture failed because of the high price of the players, and the first real microgroove records did not appear until 1948.
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Every lotus-sitting, wouldbe guitarist wanted to be Davey Graham and his
long-playing records lay in the racks for all to see.
OBITUARY: Davey Graham
Strangely, Merseyside has proved the final resting place of three previous
long-playing records. In August 1969 Don Revie's Leeds had gone 34 First Division matches without defeat before losing a Goodison Park thriller 3-2.
Football: BLUES CAN BE RECORD BREAKERS; Moyes: Gunners are not unbeatable
1931:
Long-playing records (33 rpm) were demonstrated in New York by RCA-Victor, but the venture failed because of the high price of the players, and the first real microgroove records did not appear until 1948.
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Cabaltera: When we opened Remnants in 1994, pawala na yung mga
long-playing records. That time, pag meron nag-offer ng OPM, tinatangihan ko.
OPM on vinyl High demand, hefty price
1931:
Long-playing records (33rpm) were demonstrated in New York by RCA-Victor, but the venture failed because of the high price of the players, and the first real microgroove records did not appear until 1948.
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As a child who saw how my elder brothers meticulously cleaned their
long-playing records, the idea of having songs to play on my mobile phone was unimaginable.
What kind of future awaits the 100-millionth baby?
Other challenges came as the music industry evolved, and Cohen provides fascinating details on everything from copyright issues to the economic factors that scuttled big bands and the impact of the development of
long-playing records, all in relation to their impact on Ellington and his work.
Duke Ellington's America
1931:
Long-playing records (33rpm) were demonstrated in New York by RCA-Victor, but failed because of the high price of the players: the first real microgroove records did not appear until 1948.
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