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phonograph
In 1877 the first phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.The phonograph was the first method of recording and playing back sound. -
radio
In 1895 Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio -
Victrola model record player
In 1906 the Victrola model record player was introduced by RCA Victor. -
album
A LPs is also known as an “album” it was invented in 1949 -
tape recording
In 1962 multi-track analog tape recording began in recording studio. This started because of experiments and multitrack recorder in the 1940s -
compact stereo cassette tape and player
1963- Phillips develops a compact stereo cassette tape and player. The cassette tape became the most popular form of music media for several years -
cd's
Then compact CDs were presented in 1982 in Japan.The first CD released was Billy Joel's "52nd Street". -
napster
2000 the Napster is released. This program let people share easily through the web. -
Ipod
October 2001 Apple introduced the biggest hit in music media, the iPod. The iPod grew in popularity rapidly. over the course of 7 years there have been 14 different versions of the iPod all with different capabilities and specialties. -
iTunes
2003 iTunes was released by the apple company. iTunes let people get music