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In the spring of 1946, "RCA Victor" replaced "Victor" on its record labels. In 1949, RCA Victor introduced the 7-inch 45 rpm micro-grooved vinylite record, marketed simply as the "45". The new format, which had been under development for over a decade, was originally intended to replace 78 rpm discs. [18]
In 1987, BMG had acquired RCA Records and changed the name of Columbia House's only surviving rival, RCA Music Service (formerly RCA Victor Record Club), to BMG Music Service. In 1991, the CBS Records Group was renamed Sony Music Entertainment , and Sony sold half of Columbia House to Time Warner , which contributed Time Life 's video and music ...
The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America until late 1968, when it was renamed RCA Records.
Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2 peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. [2] It was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for a Gold Record Award (based on $1,000,000 in wholesale sales) on November 1, 1966. It was certified for a Platinum Record Award for sales of one million copies in the US on March ...
The first Red Seal discs recorded by Victor in the United States were of the Australian contralto Ada Crossley on April 30, 1903. [2] In 1950, RCA Victor began issuing vinyl microgroove LPs (originally introduced by Columbia Records in 1948), because they were losing artists and sales due to the company's resistance to adopting the new format. [3]
Topics about RCA Victor albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories This category contains studio albums released on the RCA Victor label. Please move any non-studio albums to an appropriate subcategory per WikiProject Albums guidelines .
The Gramophone Record Library. London: Grafton & Co., 1951. 123 p. N.B.: This book is aimed at sound recordings collections in libraries, but much of the advice may be of some use to the private collector. Petrusich, Amanda. Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78rpm Records. New York: Scribner, 2014. Rees, Tony.
[1] [2] The first issues were pressed by RCA Victor and included popular music as well as country (including Cajun), race records, ethnic material with catalog numbers beginning at M-4200, which was intended to match and replace (often with different artists) that of Broadway Records, which although not exclusive to Wards had been extensively ...