# How a forgotten 1949 Format War shaped the future of records

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/how-a-forgotten-1949-format-war-shaped-the-future-of-records/15407>\
**Category:** Music\
**Created:** [February 21, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/how-a-forgotten-1949-format-war-shaped-the-future-of-records/15407 "2020-02-21T18:18:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![aiki14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aiki14/32/34694_2.png) [@aiki14](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aiki14)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/how-a-forgotten-1949-format-war-shaped-the-future-of-records/15407/1 "2020-02-21T18:18:26Z")

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Kind of a cool video by Tech Moan on the history of Shellac and Vinyl, 33,45, and 78  
Sorry if this isn’t the place to put this, mods let me know if it’s appropriate. Thought this group might find it interesting. I did.

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**Author:** ![davida](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/davida/32/94292_2.png) [@davida](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/davida)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/how-a-forgotten-1949-format-war-shaped-the-future-of-records/15407/2 "2020-04-24T21:20:10Z")

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Thanks for sharing this very interesting documentary