The history of the vinyl really began it's humble beginnings as far back as the 1920's during a search for a synthetic adhesive. A rubber scientist by the name of Waldo Semon, in the 1920's stumbled upon on new material that had amazing properties in it's makeup. Waldo Semon was so intrigued with his finding, that he began to experiment with this new substance. First, he began by making golf balls and heels for shoes. Soon after his discovery the vinyl became the world's most versatile plastic that quickly became a staple of most industries; a material that has resistance to corrosion, light and chemicals made it ideal for making household componenents and applications such as the vinyl recording discs. Even in this millennium today, the vinyl has remained the second largest selling plastic throughout the world and will be always remain the same for centuries to come. Plastics in general are divided into two main categories; thermoplastic and thermosetting. Thermoplastics soften and flow when heated and are normally shaped by heat and pressure, this is why the vinyl plastic is such an amazing commodity. in the usage of the makings of vinyl analogue records. Many of you who are reading this rendition of the history of vinyl are vinyl lovers too. In view of a vinyl record on a turntable, one has to say from experience that vinyl has uniqueness in sound reproduction not found in CDs. There are times when you can feel and smell the music coming from the vinyl record, especially, if live musicians were playing at the time of the vinyl recording. Recording Companies are beginning to realise that CD is far more costly to their economics than the vinyl record ever was. A vinyl record cannot be download off the Internet. |
