Gramaphone Records is a Chicago institution, first opening its doors in 1969 as a hot spot for blues, folk and jazz records. During the 1980s, the focus shifted, and Gramaphone has since ...

In America in 1900, the two leading manufacturers of flat records were Columbia, which used 80 rpm as its speed, and Victor, which used 76 rpm. Since one company's records were playable on the ...