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First gramophone record introduced.
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LPs created
record companies began to issue 78 rpm records
officially taken over by cd's in the '90s -
PROCESS 1 INVENTION: Compact Discs (CD's) invented
Invented by James Russell in 1965 but made popular by the company Philips in 1980
1st Law of Media: CD’s expanded the music industry and allowed for more songs to be on one disc -
PROCESS 2 DISCOVERY: Philips launched CD
Made popular at this time
2nd Law of Media: CD’s reduced the use of records and LP’s -
PROCESS 3 DIFFUSION: CDs hit the market
CDs became increasingly popular on the market in 1983 and started selling around the world
3rd Law of Media: CD’s revived the easy access to music -
4th Law of Media: CD’s flipped into MP3’s
MP3s are continually downloaded currently and fading the use of CD's out