Those who know the practicality of listening to music on their cell phones can’t imagine that it wasn’t always like this. Back in the day, when disco was still in vogue and mirrored globes were still in use, record players were the main method of getting to hear that favorite song of yours.
The story begins with Thomas Edison in the 19th century, also the inventor of the light bulb, who, from a phonograph, decided to record sounds that were reproduced from a needle and holes in a metal cylinder. Later, Emil Berliner also made his contributions by creating the gramophone and creating sound from a record. After so many improvements, the record player was popularized and, in principle, it was aimed at an elite audience that had the capital to acquire it. When it finally became an accessible item, sales success began and with it, other varieties of the record player were made, such as the Jukebox, for example.
Phonograph and Gramophone
The first model was the phonograph, which consisted of a box where sounds were reproduced from a cylinder. Emil Berliner perfected Thomas Edison’s invention in 1887 making it visually more attractive and allowing the sound to be reproduced from a flat disc, giving the name of Gramophone.
Time and the advancement of technology along with devices such as DVD, MP3s and later, cell phones, reached space and were responsible for the ”forgetfulness” of this article and invention that revolutionized the way of listening to music in the 19th and 20th century, however, with vintage fashion making a comeback, the retro style just came out of the bell-bottom pants, the current Wide Leg, and settled in music. It is increasingly common to use the record player in addition to a decoration item, as well as vinyl records, with the intention of having it inside the house to remember the old days, giving a nostalgic vibe to each song heard.
Also with the improvements made over the decades to incorporate the record player into everyday life, more technological models have emerged:
Victrola plays Luminous White & Red
Vitrolas with LED lighting, smaller and perfect for a corner table as they no longer take up as much space as they used to and are no longer cylindrical in shape
Vitrola Turntable Princess II – White
More compact turntables in suitcase format that allow for greater movement to different spaces of the house
Vitrola Turntable Diamond – Black & Red
And definitely stylish victrolas that, in addition to giving a modern and vintage touch at the same time, reproduce sound through coupled boxes allowing for a louder and more refined sound.
In this way, it is possible to notice that, even with all the technology available, devices such as the record player or vinyl records have not completely left the mind of the consumer who, day after day, seeks and makes sure that the past is not forgotten.