Aug. 12, 2026
National Vinyl Record Day.
National Vinyl Record Day: the history of records, music legends of the vinyl era, and albums that defined generations.
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Calaroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison. In Today's theme
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is National Vinyl Record Day, The history of records, music,
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legends of the vinyl era, and albums that defined generations.
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Question one in eighteen eighty seven, which inventor patented the
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flat disc gramophone, shifting recorded sound away from wax cylinders
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and setting the blueprint for the records that would dominate
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the twentieth century. Question two, which company unveiled the first
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commercially successful thirty three and one third revolutions per minute
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long playing microgroove vinyl record in nineteen forty eight, transforming
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listening habits by allowing album length programs on a single disc.
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Question three to compete with the new LP format, which
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label launched the seven inch forty five revolutions per minute
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single in nineteen forty nine, quickly becoming a jukebox favorite
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and a radio ready standard for hit songs. Question four,
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which nineteen seventy three Pink Floyd album spent a record
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seven hundred and forty one consecutive weeks on the Billboard
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two hundred, turning its Prism cover into a cultural icon
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and becoming a write of passage LP for generations. Question five,
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known as the Queen of Soul, which singer released the
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nineteen sixty seven LP I Never Love Demand The Way
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I Love You, featuring Respect, a track that became a
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defining anthem of the vinyl era. We'll be right back
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with these answers after this break. Welcome back. Question one?
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Who patented the flat disc gramophone in eighteen eighty seven?
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Answer Ilberliner. Berliner's gramophone used flat discs rather than cylinders,
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making mass production easier. His innovation led to the seventy
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eight revolutions per minute shell Act records that later evolved
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into vinyl LPs and singles. Question two? Who introduced the
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thirty three and one third Revolutions per Minute LP in
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nineteen forty eight. Answer Columbia Records, developed at CBS Laboratories
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under Peter Goldmark. The Microgroove LP extended playing time to
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over twenty minutes per side. It made cohesive albums possible
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and reshaped how artists presented music. Question three? Which label
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introduced the forty five revolutions per minute single in nineteen
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forty nine. Answer RCA Victor RCA. Victor's forty five Revolutions
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per Minute records offered quick punchy singles that fueled pop
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charts and jukebox culture. The forty five and the LP coexisted,
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dividing albums and singles into distinct formats. Question four, which
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nineteen seventy three Pink Floyd LP spent seven hundred and
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forty one weeks on the Billboard two hundred Answer The
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Dark Side of the Moon with themes of time, money,
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and mental health. The album's seamless flow and studio innovation
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captivated listeners. Its prism artwork by Hyptgnosis is one of
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the most recognizable in music history. Question five. Who recorded
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the nineteen sixty seven LP with Respect that defined soul
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on vinyl? Answer? Aretha Franklin. Aretha Franklin's powerful vocals and
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the muscle Shoal's sound helped make Respect a cultural and
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civil rights landmark. The album cemented her status as a
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music legend. That concludes Today's five daily Trivia questions. I'm
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Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help
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of AI technology. See you Tomorrow.
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