BELL bottoms, bizarre hairstyles and James Bond were some of the emblems of the 1960s and 1970s. So were LP (long play) vinyl records the music format that ruled the day.
The vinyl record was officially launched in 1948 by Columbia Records and held sway as the music format of choice for the next 40 years or so, until cassette tapes and digital formats like compact discs (CDs) appeared and gained popularity.
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