Despite reading all about how vinyl records are recorded and made, it's still a bit like black magic to us. Dive in and learn all about the coolest music medium.
# Stuff You Should Know - Vinyl Records Episode Summary
Josh and Chuck dive into the surprisingly fascinating history and science of vinyl records, tracing how sound went from being captured on glass plates with boar hair bristles in the 1890s to the shellac 78s that dominated the early 1900s to the vinyl LPs that revolutionized music listening. They explore the technological innovations that made vinyl comeback from near extinction in the 90s to outselling CDs in 2020, and begin breaking down the surprisingly magical process of how these grooves actually get pressed into plastic and then read back by a needle to recreate sound.
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