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LP album
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Invention
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Long play (LP) record albums are 33-1/3 rpm vinyl phonograph record, generally either 10- or 12-inch in diameter. They were first introduced in 1948, and served as a primary release format for recorded music until the compact disc began to...
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78 rpm
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45 rpm
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8-track cartridge
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Stereo 8, commonly known as the 8-track cartridge, 8-track tape, or 8-track, is a magnetic tape sound recording technology, popular from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Stereo 8 was created in 1964 by a consortium led by Bill Lear of Lear Jet...
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Compact Cassette
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The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. Although intended for dictation, improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant reel-to...
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Digital Compact Cassette
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Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) was a short-lived magnetic tape sound recording format introduced by Philips and Matsushita in late 1992. Pitched as a successor to the standard analog cassette, and competitor to MiniDisc (MD) and Digital Audio Tape ...
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Tape Reel
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Compact Disc
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A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. The CD, available on the market since late 1982, remains the standard playback medium for commercial audio recordings...
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3-inch CD single
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The 3-inch CD (also called CD3, in relation to the CD5, or the 5-inch CD single) is a mini compact disc that measures three inches in diameter, rather than the standard five. They are manufactured using the same methods as standard 5-inch CDs, and...
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