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History of the Recording Industry
Created by
AJ Merlino
⟶ Updated 8 Nov 2017 ⟶
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AJ Merlino
This is a work in progress, clearly.
8 Nov 2017
test
you have a lot of mistakes - 1st you need to adjust zoom (scale)
8 Nov 2017
Events
Invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison
Invention of the graphophone using wax cylinder
Edison invents 'improved' phonograph using wax cylinder technology
Music is sold on wax cylinder by Edison and Columbia for 'jukeboxes'
Gramophone invented by Emile Berliner utilizing the flat disc technology
Emile Berliner produces his first record for a toy company
Columbia sues Berliner for infringing on graphophone technology
Berliner wins legal battle against Columbia and creates Victor Talking Machine Company
150 Million Records Sold in the United States
Broadcast radio emerges
RCA buys Victor
Columbia, Parlophone and the Gramophone Company merge to become EMI
CBS handles American operations of EMI
42 different labels produce records that chart
Atlantic sold to Warner
Warner buys Elektra under Atlantic Label
Universal acquires Decca
ARC acquired by CBS
Columbia Records acquired by Sony
EMI acquired by Sony, Warner and Universal
First ribbon microphone by Harry Olson
Commercial FM Broadcast Begins
Phillips introduces the Compact Cassette tape format
Apple 2 Home Computer Introduced
Ikutary Kekehashi of Roland conceives MIDI
Sony and Philips Introduce Compact Disc
First Digital Consoles Appear
Les Paul Makes First 8-Track Recording
Piano Roll
Wire Recording
Electrical Cut Record
Reel-to-Reel Magnetic Tape
Vinyl LP Record (Columbia)
Vinyl 45 Record (RCA)
Stereophonic Vinyl Record
RCA Tape Cartridge
4-Track (Muntz Stereo-Pak)
8-Track (Stereo-8)
Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
Digital Compact Cassette (DCC)
MiniDisc (MD)
DVD
DVD-Audio
DualDisc
HD DVD
Blue-ray Disc
World Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
Napster and Online Music Piracy Begin
Periods
Music Publishing is King
Sample of an long event
Flat disc and wax cylinder compete in the musical marketplace
Edison Records
Columbia Records
Victor Records
Record sales take a dive due to Great Depression
Decca Records
Big 6 record labels chart 158 of 162 Gold records
Big labels oppose Rock and Roll
RCA
Elektra Records
EMI
Universal Music Group
ARC
Sony Music Entertainment
Atlantic Records
Warner Bros.
