This is an A2 Media Studies, research based, powerpoint focusing on the growth of the come back of vinyl.

2. RCA VICTOR
The first commercially produced vinyl records were
introduced by RCA Victor in 1930. They measured 12
inches in diameter and were played back at 33
revolutions per minute (rpm). Vinyl produced better
sound quality and less noise than the shellac
records, which were common at the time.
Unfortunately, vinyl records did not become popular at
the time because the playback equipment was too
expensive for most people during the Great
Depression.

3. COLUMBIA RECORDS
During World War II, shellac became difficult to obtain, causing the record companies
to manufacture records out of vinyl again. The most commonly produced item
was a 12-inch record that only contained six minutes of sound and were played
back at 78 rpm. These short-play records were shipped out to the troops in the
field to provide them with the popular music of the time. After the war, Columbia
Records continued research and development of affordable playback equipment
and released its 33 rpm long-play (LP) 12-inch vinyl record in 1948.

4. EXTENDED PLAY RECORDS
In response to Columbia's entry into the vinyl
market, RCA Victor introduced a new short-play
format, the seven-inch Extended Play (EP) record.
These smaller records were played back at 45 rpm
and eventually found their niche as the standard
format for single-song releases. The larger LP format
became the standard for albums containing several
songs because of their ability to store 30 minutes of
sound on each side.

5. SOUND INNOVATIONS
Stereo recording on LPs was introduced in 1957 and led to
the demise of the traditional monaural format by 1968.
Monaural recording used a single-channel to store sound
from only one microphone. In the 1970s, the record
industry attempted to compete with the popular
quadrophonic and 8-track tapes of the time by issuing
quadrophonic vinyl records. Quadrophonic recording uses
four channels to record and play back sound that comes
from all four corners of the listener's surroundings. While
the records sounded good, they never became a
commercial success because there were three different
formats being used and none were compatible with the
others' playback equipment.

6. DECLINE OF THE VINYL RECORD
The advent of the compact disc in the 1980s drastically
cut into the popularity of vinyl records. Records could
not produce the same high level of sound quality and
were far more vulnerable to damage. Simply bumping
the equipment during playback could cause the
needle to skip and scratch the delicate grooves in the
vinyl.

7. THE SILENCE
Since the 1980’s Vinyl has still been made to a niche
audience and has gradually faded out into the
memories of the music industry. Until recently.

8. THE RISE
Recently vinyl has become more popular, slowly and quietly more alternative music
has become popular and the niche audience favouring the analogue sound is
starting to grow and take over. This could be due to the fact that downloads and
streaming is taking over and costing the music industry so much that CD’s are
becoming obsolete, and only the nostalgic fans of how music used to be
presented to it’s audiences are some of the only consumers left who choose to
purchase their albums and singles in a physical form.

11. THE FUTURE
In the not too distant future the music industry will reach a dramatic turning point as a
result of the rise in downloads and streaming, Artists will be able to upload their music
free of charge to sites such as YouTube which allow audiences to view anything by
anyone as long as they have the correct keywords.
Because of this the music industry will fall, because:
1. Artists don’t need a managing company to help them
upload their music to these sites and become
famous.
2. Piracy and illegal downloading is on a drastic
increase, resulting in the industry and artists not
being paid for their work.
The only consumers left will be the one’s nostalgic of the old way of the music industry and
the one’s truly dedicated to music and the hard work which is put into it.
As a result of this Vinyl will become the most popular form of physical album’s as they are
the most traditional and beautiful of all the devices of delivering music and it will
give the audiences the satisfaction of having something produced by the music
industry for consumers that are dedicated to their artists.

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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