long-playing record
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LP technology was new, and “Masterpieces by Ellington” was his first long-playing record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
CBS had both a broadcast network and a music label, and invented the modern 12-inch long-playing record.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2011
At war’s end, Mr. Savory went back to work for Columbia, where he was part of the team that invented the 33 1/3-r.p.m. long-playing record.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2010
The invention of the long-playing record had allowed the art of extended improvisation, as well as the freedom of the jam session, to at last be represented on disc.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2010
Our old radio with the green eye has vanished, and a new, blond one has appeared, in a smooth unomamented cabinet that holds a long-playing record player as well.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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