In the same year EMI also released a STEREO Test record, followed by a beautiful multicolored vinyl was released by Bel Canto.įortunately I have these 3 records witnessing the history of STEREO discs. This demonstration disc was introduced to the public on Decemat the Times Auditorium in New York City 500 copies of this initial demonstration record were pressed. Sidney Frey (19201968), founder and president of Audio Fidelity, had Westrex,cut a stereo LP disk for release before any of the major record labels, several of which had the Westrex equipment but had not yet produced a stereo disk.Side 1 was The Dukes of Dixieland, Side 2 was railroad sound effects. The two stereophonic recording methods, using two channels and coincident microphone techniques were developed by Blumlein at EMI in 1931 and patented in 1933,twenty-five years before that method became the standard for stereo phonograph discs. Philco also produced a similar automatic unit in the shape of a breadbox the previous year. These sell for between 125 and 250 today, depending on their condition. The record started playing automatically. 78-rpm record in the front like todays CD players. In the 1930s, Alan Blumlein at EMI patented stereo records, stereo films, and also surround sound. Just flip down the front door slide your favorite 10- or 12-in. ( 1931 ) Fischer - Dieskau, Juilliard Qr E Schoeck Col. Peter Goldmark, head of research at CBS-Columbia in the US, worked on 33.3 RPM 12 records with microgrooves that offered much better sound quality. RPM COVERS AVAILABLE COVERS SLEEVES AT YOUR NEAREST DEALER OR USE COUPON. The word stereophonic was coined in 1927 by Western Electric. The Royal Navy had invented wider frequency recording to track submarines, and 16 33 RPM ‘V-Discs’ were a step closer to records. And Ironically now, the albums and the music have a 60's kitsch and are very collectible, by people new to vinyl, and people seeking a connection to that by gone era. The Laminated gate fold covers were also very nice, with a big write up about how each recording was made, These records were definitely being Marketed to the Audiophile of the 1960's. for the time these were some of the best sounding recordings on the market. The sound Quality on these records is stellar, No muddy sounding recordings here, They used a 20 track recorder, each track had adjustable echo and reverb. For example, 45 RPM means the platter makes 45 revolutions per minute at that speed. LONDON Phase 4-a subsidiary of London Records created in 1961, A label Designed to compete with Enoch Light's Command Records, about 200+ Records were released, These Albums sometimes used the novelty Pin-Pong Effect, and some times featured some cheesy styles, But many of these Records Featured great Orchestral Jazz themed music by artists such as Stanley Black and Frank Chacksfield. In terms of record players, the pitch is used to describe the speed at which the platter is spinning.
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