High fidelity vinyl "never goes obsolete!"

[Kristin Simard]

Yesterday I visited a friend who recently inherited a huge collection of 33 rpm vinyl records from an audiophile who had bought them new and kept them in good collection. She also had one of his many stereos, a nice Sony from the 1970's.

This man seemed to have every Original Broadway Cast Recording from the 1950's and 1960's, among other things. One of the first discs I noticed was "Mary Martin in a New Musical Play 'The Sound of Music' ". I couldn't locate a release date on the cover.

What made me laugh was what I read on the back cover.

"This Columbia High Fidelity recording is scientifically designed to play with the highest quality of reproduction on the phonograph of your choice, old or new. If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."


Keep collecting!