#45 RPM records

[liberty1776]

Looks like the old National Record Mart found in the 60's malls and shopping centers arround my home town.

National Record Mart, known as NRM for short, was an American music store chain. The first music store chain in the United States, it was founded in 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated more than 130 locations at its peak. Other stores under its ownership included Oasis, Music X, Waves Music, and Vibes. The chain filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and closed the last of its stores in 2002.

45 RPM

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[project1939]

Life magazine, September 15th, 1952. Welcome, vinyl records! This is an RCA Victor ad, touting the benefits of the new 45 rpm vinyl record over the 78 rpm shellac. I know vinyl is superior in pretty much every way, but I just love the weighty feel of a shellac record in my hand.

[doo-wop-city]

Stella's Day of Summer Nites, Part 1: Game Room

I had a fabulous time at Summer Nites Bed & Breakfast in North Wildwood! Come and join the fun!

This is the first in a series of seven non-consecutive posts about Stella’s fabulous day at Summer Nites Bed & Breakfast in North Wildwood NJ. What a fabulous way to begin another 100 gallery posts… my trip to Summer Nites! Located on the northwest intersection of 22nd Street and Atlantic Avenue in North Wildwood, this Bed & Breakfast, hosted by the gracious Sheila and Rick Brown, if filling…

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt (1953)

[myvinylplaylist]

Led Zeppelin: Acoustically 7” EP Australia (1972)

Atlantic Records

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Oingo Boingo – Stay

[easternblocrelics]

Qualiton label generic 45 rpm (EP) record jacket from Hungary

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

january 10

1949

The vinyl record format war heats up as RCA introduces the 45-RPM, 7-inch record. It eventually replaces the 78-RPM record for "singles" - one song on each side. The format takes off in the early years of the rock era.

[pulpsandcomics2]

Little Nipper Story Book

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

undated

[misforgotten2]

I'm surprised that the record and record player industries hadn't connived to introduce new record speeds and sizes every few years. First it would be 8" at 56 rpm and then 14" at 38¾ rpm and then 199mm at π² + (π - 0.0001) rpm.

Life - November 11th 1950

[kingoftieland]

Made exclusively for Record Store Day 2015, SPACELAB9 released this Better Call Saul 7” vinyl in a limited edition of only 1,000 copies – and I’ve got one of them right here! The eponymous song is performed by Junior Brown, with lyrics by show creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. 🤠🎙️

The song was the first track released in connection with Better Call Saul and premiered as part of a teaser video released by AMC on October 5, 2014. The video was streamed over 1 million times, leading up to the series debut on February 8th, 2015 which premiered to a record-breaking 6.9 million viewers.

[radianttruthsii]

Ian Dury, for the cover of the single "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"

(Stiff Records, 1977)

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Never Let Her Go and The Riddler - Frank Gorshin (1966)

[myvinylplaylist]

The Beatles: I Feel Fine 7” Single

Side A: I Feel Fine

Side B: She’s A Woman

1975 US reissue. Apple label

Apple Records

[traderrock]

Roxy Music - "Pyjamarama" (1973).