Introduced by Columbia in 1948, the LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a vinyl record format characterized by a speed of 33 1⁄3 rpm, a 12- or 10-inch (30 or 25 cm) diameter, and use of the "microgroove" groove specification.
It was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums.
Take a look at these amazing photos from Classic Film to see the vinyl LP covers from the 1950s.
It was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums.
Take a look at these amazing photos from Classic Film to see the vinyl LP covers from the 1950s.
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| Tommy Dorsey Favorites, The Pied Piper's, circa 1950s |
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| Hawaiian Holiday, Leni Okehu and His Surfboarders, circa 1950s |
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| Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Suites 1 & 2, Anatole Fistoulari & Paris Conservatory Orchestra, circa 1950s |
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| The Big Hits from Broadway, Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra, circa 1950s |
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| Jimmy Durante in Person, 1952 |
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| RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt, 1953 |
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| Jackie Gleason Presents Music, Martinis, and Memories, 1954 |
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| Romantic Melodies, Mantovani, 1954 |
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| The Family All Together, Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops, 1954 |
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| Levant Plays Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, Oscar Levant, Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra, Model Suzy Parker on Cover, 1955 |
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| Martini Time, The Art Van Damme Quintet, 1955 |
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| Music of Cole Porter, Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra, 1955 |
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| Noel Coward at Las Vegas, 1955 |
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| Scheherazade, Zdeněk Chalabala & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, 1955 |
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| Frankie Carle's Sweethearts, 1956 |
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| Jackie Gleason Presents Music For Lovers Only ; Music To Make You Misty, 1956 |
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| Passport to Romance, Percy Faith Orchestra, 1956 |
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| Songs of Christmas, Norman Luboff Choir, 1956 |
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| An Evening with Belafonte, Harry Belafonte, 1957 |
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| Door of Dreams, Joe Reisman & His Orchestra, 1957 |
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| Hymns We Love, Pat Boone, 1957 |
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| Loving You, Elvis Presley, 1957 |
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| Mambo Happy!, Perez Prado, 1957 |
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| Melodies in Gold, Billy Vaughn Orchestra, 1957 |
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| The Eyes of Love, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra, 1957 |
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| The Graduate (Original Sound Track Recording), Simon & Garfunkel, Dave Grusin, 1967 |
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| Walking Along Kicking the Leaves... Fred Lowery, 1957 |
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| Al Hirt's Jazz Band Ball, 1958 |
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| Coffee Time, Morton Gould & His Orchestra, 1958 |
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| Electrified Favorites, Steve Allen, 1958 |
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| Gaîté Parisienne / Gayne Ballet Suite, Boston Pops, 1958 |
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| Gaîté Parisienne, Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra, 1958 |
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| Holiday Abroad in London, Reg Owen Orchestra, 1958 |
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| Mantovani Waltz Encores, 1958 |
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| Moods In Music: Music For Reading, Melachrino Strings, 1958 |
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| Nat King Cole's Golden Hits, 1958 |
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| Ray Anthony Plays for Star Dancing, Ray Anthony Orchestra, 1958 |
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| 'S Awful Nice, Ray Conniff & His Orchestra, 1958 |
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| The Classics Ala Dixie, Pee Wee Hunt, 1958 |
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| They Laughed When I Sat Down, Billy Rowland & His Thumbtack Piano, 1958 |
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| 101 Strings Play the Sugar and Spice of Rudolph Friml, 1959 |
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| A Girl Is a Girl Is a Girl, Tony Williams, 1959 |
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| An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer, 1959 |
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| But Beautiful, The Norman Luboff Choir, Model Jessica Ford, 1959 |
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| Como Swings, Perry Como, 1959 |
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| Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites, 1959 |
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| Dance Album, Ralph Martierie & His Orchestra, 1959 |
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| Faithfully, Johnny Mathis, 1959 |
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| Glow with the Mills Brothers, 1959 |
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| Hawaii in Stereo, Leo Addeo Orchestra, 1959 |
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| Lure of Paradise, Andre Kostelanetz, 1959 |
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| Music of the Islands, The Mauna Loa Islanders, 1959 |
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| Pops Stoppers, Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra, 1959 |
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| Quiet Village, The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny, 1959 |
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| Respighi's The Birds / Brazilian Impressions, London Symphony, 1959 |
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| Strauss Waltzes, Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra, Model Anne St. Marie, 1959 |
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| That's All, Bobby Darin, 1959 |
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| This Is Darin, Bobby Darin, 1959 |
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| To Whom It May Concern, Nat King Cole, 1959 |
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| When We Were Young, The Voices of Walter Schumann, 1959 |
