The album era was a period in popular music, usually defined as the mid-1960s through the middle of the 2000s decade, in which the album – a collection of songs issued on physical media – was the domi
A young man browsing through a record store in Bonn, West Germany, June 1988
An LP record on a phonograph
Frank Sinatra (c. 1955), an early pop album artist
The Beatles have been credited by music historians for heralding the album era.
The LP is an analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33+1⁄3 rpm, a 12- or 10-inch diameter, use of the "microgroove" groove specification, and
Album era
…on physical media – was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption. It was driven primarily by three storage formats: the 33⅓ rpm long-playing record (LP), the cassette tape, and the compact disc (CD). Rock musicians from the United States and the United Kingdom were often at the forefront of the…
A 12-inch LP vinyl record Top: the original LP logo as used by Columbia Records
Neumann lathe with SX-74 cutting head
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