New Day Cafe: Tunes On 78

by The Marti for New Day Cafe

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025 Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025 at 7:30:06am PDT

Good morning! Gonna be a hot time on the old town today!

Grab something you like...coffee, hot or cold….and join us for a bit.

or----

Blueberry coffee cake with sliced almonds and powdered sugar

Today might be abbreviated, as I am putting this together quickly so I can be offline when it gets hotter.

My parents had tons of 78 rpm records, so when they actually bought a new album—Broadway soundtracks, of course!--they came as 331/3 rpm.

Cool!! Then we discovered 45s, but that’s another tale.

In 1948, Columbia Records introduced the 33⅓ RPM long-playing vinyl record at a press conference in New York. With up to 22 minutes per side, it revolutionized how albums were made, heard, and cherished. The LP was born—and music got room to breathe. #MusicHistory

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