The 45 RPM Revolution: Records Built for the Box

1949: RCA fires the first shot of the format war. The small-label 'B-bopper' record that turned the jukebox into a hit-making machine.

Playlist by @birth_of_the_jukebox

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. How a forgotten 1949 Format War shaped the future of records — Techmoan
2. RCA Victor's 1949 Preview of the World's First 45 rpm Records! — verycoolsound
3. “COMMAND PERFORMANCE” 1949 RCA VICTOR 78 RPM & 45 RPM RECORD MANUFACTURING PART 1 XD39044 — PeriscopeFilm
4. NEW RCA 45 RPM RECORD SYSTEM & RECORD PLAYER PROMOTIONAL FILM VINYL RECORDS XD10544a — PeriscopeFilm
5. The 45rpm Record — Fran Blanche
6. 45RPM: Genesis & Evolution of a Record Speed — ANA[DIA]LOG
7. They tried to cancel 45 RPM & teens fought back! — VWestlife
8. The Joy of the Single (45 / 7") - BBC — mikesea
9. The Fascinating History of 45 RPM Record Adapters — Modern Life for the 70's Mind
10. 1950 RCA Victor 45J Record Changer! — Record-ology
11. Why does the 45 exist? — Record-ology
12. How Vinyl Records Were Made, 1956 — Learn Something New