Once upon a time the 45 and the LP were rival formats.
This video tells the story of how RCAs beef with Columbia ended up shaping the future of popular music.

This is a video about the Format War of 1949. Later developments like 12" 45s, EPs, 16RPM records, styrene singles and those 45s with a raised stepped ridge around the centre that aided grip when used on a stacker player didn't feature in this story because they were introduced after the conclusion of this 1949 format war chapter.

Regarding the question posed at the end - a few people have mentioned that the record players in their country had single adaptors. This was not unusual. I've demonstrated a few turntables on this channel with the built-in 45 adaptors. If your turntable didn't have a built in adaptor - you could buy one. However that's the result - not the cause. The records came first - the players accommodated the type of records sold in that country. A country could have chosen to go with small or large holes - the decision on which way they went was the thing of interest - what was the common denominator? Why was a large spindle hole chosen in Germany, but a small one in the UK?

We think we have an answer - it seems that Commonwealth countries went with the small hole and countries with a US armed forces presence after the war were more inclined towards the large hole. However if you know any other info on this - please share.

Links to things mentioned in the video:

The UK Ebay seller who modifies and repairs old RCA 45 Machines (Affiliated Link) https://ebay.to/2uTY9WK

RCA’s Bizarre 12 Fact Rant http://bit.ly/2NvcL5v

Pink Floyd Wish you were here Vinylite Record (Affiliated Link): https://amzn.to/34L1NyC

Shellac Photo courtesy of Jeffrey W. Lotz, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org - http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/...

**UPDATE** If you want to see/hear one of RCA’s records from their first attempt at a 33 1/3 record - VWestlife has uploaded a video:    • Playing a rare 1930s RCA Victor 33⅓ R...   (The format was introduced in 1931 - and discontinued in 1933)


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