For many, a 12-inch platter of vinyl, spinning 33 1/3 revolutions per minute exemplifies how they first listened to music. The first LP record was released 75 years ago today.

Four years before Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” became one of the best breakup records of the 1970s — and, many might say, all ...

What is the difference between a record and an album? In June 1948, Columbia Records released the first 33 1/3 LP – “long-playing record” – from what is now known as the New York Philharmonic.

In June 1948, Columbia Records released the first 33 1/3 LP – “long-playing record” – from what is now known as the New York Philharmonic.The 12-inch vinyl slates – as opposed to its ...

Seventy years ago this month, a major record company, Columbia Records, introduced the first LP, or long-playing record. The new format revolutionized music sound recording and was quickly adopted ...

While the No. 1 LP in 2010 was the Beatles' Abbey Road, last year's top-selling vinyl record in both Britain and the U.S. was Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. In second place was Vampire ...