The History of Recorded Music: The Re-emergence of the vinyl Record

The technology and artistry go hand in hand. Before the LP, recordings were "short." All the significant blues records were singles; yes, you can now get them as compilations. Les Paul was cutting overdubs direct to disc before he had access to a tape machine. 

Some people prefer mono today as more authentic. I say play what makes you happy. 

"...turn of the 19th century ..." LOL! Thomas Edison invented the gramophone in 1877. So you are off by 77 years!

jasonbourne71

"...turn of the 19th century ..." LOL! Thomas Edison invented the gramophone in 1877. So you are off by 77 years!

You should perhaps be not so quick to admonish others, because your claim is simply mistaken: Thomas Edison did not invent the gramophone. For that achievement we must recognize Emile Berliner.

Edison mostly just stole ideas and attemptedvto perfect them while taking full credit .

And be a paranoid schizoid Jew hater.

Indeed, the lecture goes into some of the politics and corporate strategies used to establish a monopoly in the early days of the recorded music industry.  How little things have changed...

Thanks for sharing the vid.  
The whole process of putting music on to a spinning disc is indeed a fascinating thing.  
I was just listening to records with a friend last night.  
Not to be corny, but it’s still a strange thing to put a diamond tip transducer on to a spinning vinyl disc and…that music comes out.  
Vinyl is a PITA and flawed, but I still love it.  
The great sounding stuff really is great sounding, too.

“The great sounding stuff really is great sounding”

Exactly. The key is to find the great sounding records.