For generations of vinyl devotees, the discussion has raged, what is better, mono or stereo? In this article, I am going to offer a discussion on the subject. In doing so, I hope to shed some light on the question, “what is the difference between mono and stereo?” Hopefully, you can then make your own … Read more
As you may expect, two of the greatest inventors/engineers of the Victorian era, Thomas Alva Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, had a hand in the early days of record player or perhaps more accurately, the development of sound recording. The earliest days of sound recording However, perhaps the first figure in the history of record … Read more
Collecting seven-inch singles played a great part of my teenage years. But what of the 45 rpm record? How did it come about? Well, in the late 1940s, two innovations would change the way music was listened to in the home. They were, to pardon the pun, revolutionary. From beetles to Beatles Since 1910 and … Read more