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Phonograph and Vinyl Records History, and the Wurlitzer Films

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Today, we have DVD's and MP3's and CD's and streaming music and all sorts of new and exciting things. Before all that, there was good 'ole fashioned vinyl records. While generally considering to be obsolete by today's standards, some audiophiles still collect these.

 

 

History of the Phonograph, Wurlitzer Films on DVD!

An original production published by The Classic Archives!

Today, we have DVD's and MP3's and CD's and streaming music and all sorts of new and exciting things.  Before all that, there was good 'ole fashioned vinyl records.  While generally considering to be obsolete by today's standards, some audiophiles still swear by records and that sound out of a record is still superior to today's digital music.

This rare collection goes back and takes a look at record technology from birth to manufacture.  You'll learn how they developed and made records and how sound comes out of a record.  We'll even explore how tapes and 4-tracks were born.  Finally, we also visit the Wurlitzer factory, that shows you how coin operated phonographs were made.

This DVD contains a fully interactive menu and runs almost 2 hours.  A list of films included is as follows:

Command Performance (1942)

How shellac records were produced and manufactured. The phonograph at the end of this film is one of those "Magic Eye" units that plays both sides of the record-having two tone arms.. one above the other. A marvel to read about and to see.

Sound, B&W, 18:58

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How to Listen To... New Dimensions in Sound (1957)

Demonstration of the latest audio technology: stereo sound.  Quite humorous actually.

Sound, Color, 17:50

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Living Stereo (1958)

Introducing stereophonic phonograph records.  Pretty entertaining introduction to "living stereo" which RCA Victor introduced in the early 1960's.

Sound, Color, 7:42

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Miss Clark Introduces Panorama (1960s)

Promotional film for Panorama, a filmstrip/phonograph record/book playback unit, demonstrating how this early multimedia device can be useful in teaching.

Sound, Color, 10:44

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A Revolutionary New Triumph in Tape (1958)

Introducing the giant four-track tape cartridge, an obsolete consumer recording format that survived for eight years.

Sound, Color, 15:06

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A Visit to Wurlitzer (ca. 1950)

Tour of the Wurlitzer factory located at North Tonawanda, N.Y., showing the manufacture of "coin-operated phonographs." A color sequence introducing the factory and its surroundings is followed by a black-and-white kinescope showing the different stages of production.
 

Sound, B&W, 40:19

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  • Model: DVDTCA-J42

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