Where Did Vinyl Records Originate? Tracing the Roots of Analog Sound
Vinyl records, a medium cherished by collectors and audiophiles, trace their origins back to the late 19th century. The evolution of recorded sound began with Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph in 1877, which initially used cylindrical records made of tin foil. It was Emile Berliner’s gramophone that introduced flat discs, the precursor to modern ...