Community • June 18, 2026
Good News in History, June 18
Originally published on Good News Network
78 years ago today, Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, characterized by a speed of 33+1⁄3 rpm a 12- or 10-inch, diameter, and a vinyl composite disk, it instantly became the most popular and beloved analog storage medium in history. READ just
78 years ago today, Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, characterized by a speed of 33+1⁄3 rpm a 12- or 10-inch, diameter, and a vinyl composite disk, it instantly became the most popular and beloved analog storage medium in history. READ just
Originally published on Good News Network.
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