All things vinyl — Vinyl Clear

Vinyl records have a rich and interesting history dating back over 100 years. Here is a timeline of some of the key moments in their development:

Late 19th century:

The first commercial sound recordings are made on cylinders and disks made of materials like wax, tin, and celluloid. Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor, is credited with creating the first commercially successful sound recording device, the phonograph, in 1877. The phonograph used a cylindrical wax cylinder wrapped in tin foil to record and play back sound. Edison's phonograph was primarily used for recording and playing back spoken messages, such as...