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 VINTAGE 1970S PHILLIPS 777 DIRECT CONTROL PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYER  US $89.00
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 Victor Victrola Portable Phonograph 2 35 Record Player US $75.00
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 Astatic Diamond Phonograph Record Player Stereo Replacement Needle N326 7d US $5.00
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 EARLY BROWN WAX COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH 2m CYLINDER RECORD 4101 US $99.99
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 BROWN WAX COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH 2m CYLINDER RECORD US $124.99
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 10 EDISON PHONOGRAPH 4 MINUTE CYLINDER RECORDS US $59.98
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 VINTAGE THOMAS EDISON PHONOGRAPH RECORD piano solo AND RETAIL CANISTER US $8.95
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 Circa Early 1900’s Victrola Portable Phonograph Record Player US $28.00
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 6 RECORDS for Poynter Products Miniature Phonograph US $5.00
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 National Phonograph Co CYLINDER RECORD Baritone Solo 31620 In The Shady of US $12.95
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 National Phonograph Co Edison CYLINDER RECORD Vocal Solo Almost Persuaded US $10.95
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 Columbia Phonographs CYLINDER RECORD No 32249 US $12.95
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 Columbia Phonographs CYLINDER RECORD No 1523 Oh Didnt He Ramble 32218 US $14.95
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 National Phonograph Co CYLINDER RECORD Vocal Duet It is well with my soul US $12.95
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 National Phonograph Co CYLINDER RECORD Mandolin Solo The Pixies Dance Char US $12.95
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 National Phonograph Co CYLINDER RECORD FUNNY TALK Uncle Joshs Trip to Coney US $14.95
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 Vintage Valentine Card Boy Girl Record Phonograph Player Play I LOVE YOU TRULY US $4.99
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 Vintage Valentine Card Boy Dog Record Phonograph Player Its On The Record NOS US $4.99
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 VINTAGE RCA VICTOR EMBLEM RADIO PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYER TV BADGE SCRIPT PART US $2.26
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 VINTAGE RECORD PLAYER CLEANING KIT DISPLAY BOX GRANTS BRADFORD PHONOGRAPH US $9.00
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 VINTAGE CAPITOL 724 PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYER US $64.99
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 Antique Shipping Box of 12 Edison Dictaphone Cylinder Records Phonograph NR US $27.00
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 4 COLUMBIA INDESTRUCTIBLE PHONOGRAPH 4m CYLINDER RECORD US $34.50
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 Phonograph cylinders RARE COLUMBIA 4 RECORD SET William Tell Overture Part 1 4 US $39.99
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 Rare Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Phonograph Record 1916 Pulupe US $.99
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 3 EDISON PHONOGRAPH AMBEROLA 4mCYLINDER RECORDS OB LIDS 1533 1830 2803 US $30.00
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 Rare Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Phonograph Record 2125 Where is my wandering US $.99
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 D C Comics Superhero Phonograph Record Player Superman Wonderwoman Batman US $50.00
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 Edison Cylinder Phonograph Record SWEET SPIRIT HEAR MY PRAYER US $7.99
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 Edison Cylinder Phonograph Record THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS MARCH US $7.99
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 1922 Antique Victor Victrola VV VIII Portable Oak Record Player Phonograph NR US $266.00
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 Rare Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Phonograph Record 2971 On the beach US $.99
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 Columbia Phonograph cylinder record THE PALMS CORNET solo by Bohumir Kryl US $9.99
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 Rare Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Phonograph Record 5469 Honolulu moon US $1.30
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 Columbia Phonograph cylinder record SCHUBERTS SERENADEby CORNET SOLO by Otto US $9.99
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 Outing Portable Phonograph Record Player Columbia Style US $10.49
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 Vintage LP Record Cleaner Brush Phonograph Turntable Arm Attachment EUC US $.99
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 3 EDISON 2m PHONOGRAPH CYLINDER RECORDS 8409 8394 9255 US $45.00
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 Vintage Imperial Party Time model 100 record player phonograph US $69.99
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 Columbia Phonograph cylinder record RUSSIAN FANTASYCORNET SOLO by Bohumir Kryl US $9.99
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 Vtg Art Deco Wards Airline Portable Suitcase Phonograph Record Player Tube Amp US $19.95
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 Columbia Phonograph cylinder record THE TYROLEANS CORNET TROMB Kryl Haines US $9.99
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 Vintage RCA Victor EY 2 Record Player Bakelite Tube 45RPM Phonograph w Case US $61.00
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 Columbia Phonograph cylinder record INSPIRATION POLKA CORNET LISTEN TO IT US $9.99
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 Edison Re Creations 1922 Phonograph Record Recordings Music Catalog US $9.99
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 American Berliner Phonograph Record 3410 Cornet Trombone Duet US $14.50
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 Victor Victrola Phonograph HAND CRANK for Motor Record Player US $5.99
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 AMERICAN HERITAGE RADIOCD PLAYER AND RECORD PLAYER PHONOGRAPH US $34.99
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 Vintage New Fidelitone Phonograph Record Needle NIB US $8.99
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 6 early 1900s phonograph records Better than photos show Read description US $23.00
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 Vintage 1984 Care Bears Phonograph Record Player by Playtime Product Inc NY US $10.00
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 Old Vintage COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH TONE ARM w REPRODUCER GRAFONOLA Record Player US $49.95
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 Sylvania Vintage Record Player Phonograph Exponent 4 40 Garrard turntable US $19.99
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 Victrola Record Player Phonograph Cabinet Talking Machine US $725.00
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 2 old Phonograph Arms 33 RPM Records US $10.00
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 Vintage RCA Victor PHONOGRAPH Record Player 45 RPM Turntable as is US $9.99
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 1913 caVICTOR TALKING MACHINE PHONOGRAPH WITH RECORDS MODEL VVXII 2302 US $999.99
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 POOLEY PHONOGRAPH TONE ARM REPRODUCER Plays Vertical Lateral 78 RPM Records US $19.99
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 Antique phonograph record duster Victor Columbia Edison etc US $9.99
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 Edison Diamond Disc Record Christmas Santa Clause Hides In Your Phonograph US $12.49
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 Vintage Disco 80 Record Player Phonograph Childrens Teens by Emerson US $19.99
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 Edison Phonograph Speaker Record Player Horn With Stand Accepted Standard US $185.00
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 12 VINTAGE EDISON CYLINDER PHONOGRAPH RECORDS WITH CANNISTERS LIDS US $28.67
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 Edison Phonograph Cylender Records Amberol 26 with cases US $130.00
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 1941 Fred Kucaba has made Phonograph Records of his Calls for Hunters Wire Photo US $9.99
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 VINTAGE TOY PHONOGRAPH GRAMOPHONE RECORD PLAYER RECORDING UNIT WITH ORIGINAL BOX US $22.50
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 TWO VINTAGE WOOD PHONOGRAPH ADVERTISING RECORD BRUSH DUSTER US $7.99
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 COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYER MAIN SPRING HONEST QUAKER NOS IN BOX NO 35 US $10.50
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 300 100 each Loud Med Soft Phonograph Needles for Antique Victrola Records US $11.98
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 PHONOGRAPH CRANK PARTS VICTROLA RECORD PLAYER ANTIQUE WOOD HANDLE US $.99
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 LOT OF 13 PFANSTIEHL PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYER NEEDLES DIAMOND TIPS NEW US $7.50
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 VINTAGE CRESCENT MODEL 451A PHONOGRAPH 45 RECORD PLAYER US $24.99
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 Rare 1950s Art One Portable Tube Record Player Phonograph Turntable Works US $39.99
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 VINTAGE RCA VICTOR BAKELITE PHONOGRAPH 45 RECORD PLAYER US $24.99
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 1959 Stereo Phonograph Record Player AM FM by Columbia Original Advertisement US $6.46
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 Vintage Motorola MP 9EL Portable Phonograph Record Player Working US $19.99
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 VTG 50s Childs Tin Toy Phonograph record player Model 400 by Spear PARTS US $24.00
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Downloading Music - Don't Read This Unless You Work For the Record Companies
Illegal downloading of songs is all the rage these days but should the record companies be up in arms? In the beginning there was Thomas Edison's phonograph with the cylindrical records that, although amazing for their time, sounded awful. There was no electronic amplification and the player had to cranked by hand to produce sound. But it was recorded music (or speech). Next came the record disk in 78 and 45 and 33 rpm (revolutions per minute) speeds. The quality of the sound steadily improved over the years as the stylus (or cartridge) changed from crystal to ceramic to magnetic. More improvement came with the changes in stylus from metal (yes metal!) to sapphire to diamond.
Other changes to the recording industry included improvements to the stereo systmes used to play and amplify the music. Monorail gave way to stereo and 4 channel systems. Then came surround sound and 5,6,7:1 systems. Vacuum tubes were replaced by transistors and then stereo systems morphed into min-computer systems. In fact, most modern computers sound better than just about any music system from 10-15 years ago.
The mediums for recorded music have changed over the years as well. Cassette tapes were introduced that could not only be played but recorded to as well. Albums could then be copied from friends for free but the quality suffered through the recording process. 8-track casette tapes were also available but never really caught on and recording on them even less so.
Around 1982 compact discs were introduced to consumers to replace the vinyl record. For a very ling time CD's and records were sold side-by-side in the record stores with the records slowly disappearing from the shelves. Since records needed time to "recover" between sessions you could only listen to a song so many times per day. Also records were prone to scratching. Some record companies responded by putting out limited pressing record that were more expensive and produced better quality sound. CD's could be played over and over again with no degrading of quality since there was no physical contact with the disc. A laser read the digital data stored on the CD. There was a protective layer between the elements and the data. Being in a digital format the CD could also be read from a multimedia computer and saved to a hard drive. Super audio cd's (SACD) came out later.
By 1993 MP3's were available on the internet but only the most advanced users had even heard of them or could play them. Mp3's quickly gained popularity because they were free and didn't take up valuable and expensive space on your computer. MP3 sites sprung up where users could easly download the songs they wanted for free. The release of Napster in 1999 changed everyting. The free application allowed users to search for and download songs with ease. Files were shared amongst users and even the newest and yougest computer users could figure out how to get free music.
The problem with MP3's, however, is that the quality of the sound is poor. These files are recorded with much of the data stripped away so that the resulting music file sounds terrible. MP3's can also be recorded at different bit rates so the quality of the songs on the file-sharing networks can vary tremendously. Downloading songs from peer-to-peer systems can also give you more spyware and virus than you would ever want. It is for these reasons that the record companies should emprace the free filesharing systems. Users can find songs that they heard on the radio (not the best quality either) and verify which songs they like. Listeners can also find new artists here as well. On Napster there was a feature that you could look at the songs a particular user had in their filesystems. Very often if a user liked the same songs as you then they had similar tastes. I've discoverd hundreds of new artist buy searching users's lists of favorites. Once I've found a song or artist I like then I buy the CD since that is where I get the absolute best quality sound for the money. There is nothing worse than trying to listen to a low-quality MP3 - even when it's free.
About the Author
Bill Reed has been online since 1986 and loves to travel and Dowload Music
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