45 records

Unlike a CD, a vinyl record requires mastering with equalizing to produce a dubplates or an acetate blank (also called a lacquer), a vinyl lp made of aluminum with a thin layer of acetate plastic on it. Once the dubplate…

Only Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph in 1877, making it possible to record and playback sounds compares to the vinyl LP in terms of bringing recorded music into the average home. Although technology has come a long way since,…