jan 1, 1887 - Disc Phonograph Invented
Description:
Discs were easier to manufacture, transport and store, and they had the additional benefit of being marginally louder than cylinders. Sales of the gramophone record overtook the cylinder ca. 1910, and by the end of World War I the disc had become the dominant commercial recording format.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1887
Now
~ 138 years ago