The Disc: a pleasure with history.

1877: Thomas Edison made possible the first recording of human voice in his phonograph
cylinder. !ary had a little lamb. "t was the first registration of hearing in artifacts that began
their evolution.
18#$: The innovative music machine appeared% conformed by a recording cylinder that wor&ed
with coins. "t was a success that carried the music from the city of 'an (rancisco to every
)apital )ity in the world. The magnetic support was replaced by a hard rubber sphere* which
was the beginning of the record.
1#1+: (inally* Edison made the flat record of short duration. "t was made of a plastic paste
laminated with resin. The disc started rotating* producing the biggest contact between the music
and people all over the world. ,lues and -a../s melodies painted the disc in blac&* captivating
the hearing of every color. 0ossibly* the first recorded disc with good fidelity contained songs of
the prisoners1 wor& in the 'outh of the 2nited 'tates.
1#13: 4lso in the 2nited 'tates* the 5adio )orporation 4merica was born. The 5)4 embar&ed
on the main challenge in the production of records. "ts hystorical recordings still continue to
e6cite crowds* especially with the latest re7editions of incredible material in )D and D8D format.
1#91: -a.. orchestras recorded :;7revolution discs that started having a great diffusion in
multiple recording channels. Two years later* the wonderful ,essie 'mith sold near 7;$
thousand records with her unforgettable songs. This way* the recording industry consolidated its
incredible capacity of immortali.ing the big talents.
1#93: 'inger ,ing )rosby taped his first record in multiple recording channels. 'ince then* we
can contemplate in separate way* each one of the instruments played* as being there*
palpitating alive music. 'ince those years* the disc has been the undeniable companion inside
every home* the confessor of good and bad times.
1#;3: Elvis 0resley recorded <eartbrea& <otel* a historical &ey of modern music. The 5)4
had to accelerate the passage between the tape recording and the disc* because of the
impressive amount of sales of the =ing of 5oc& 1n 5oll. <igh (idelity recordings had their
apogee with the rhythm of youthful dances. The >u&ebo6es came bac&: the adolescent ritual
surrounding the music machine in bars is a typical postcard from every decade.
1#3$: 4ll over the world* new record companies appeared* giving uni?ue musical testimonies to
audiences. (rom ,ach to 4frica/s tribes* stoc&s are bigger* showing their diversity. The new
edited music genres received the impulse of graphic advertising. The image that 5eader/s
Digest shown* a family en>oying a disc ne6t to the heat of the fireplace* still thrills everyone.
1#3;: The cassette appeared* a minimal compression of recording. <undreds of meters in
recorded material* reduced at the si.e of a poc&et. The little record players were used by
thousands of people. 4ny sound could be registered* the eternal classicals oreven the sound of
birds singing.
1#89: )ompact Disc @)DA was presented* the ma6imum ?uality of digital sound. Three years
later* video7)D appeared and the sound made millions of people sha&e. "n 1##3* the 8ideo
Digital Disc* or D8D* was already thrilling publics in -apan and Borth 4merica. This way* the
human genius at the service of the arts* continued its infinitive evolution.
1##3: 4t the 8$ years of the disc* thousands of recordings are spread in this faithful and classic
format. The C0 comes bac& as the protagonist he was in houses and in stoc&ings. (rom
crowded orchestras tothe strongest roc& bands choose the old record that has been rotating
since last century.
9$$9: The D8D subdued its sales among other formats. The possibility of watching and hearing
the greatest artists in the world* with unsurpassable vision and hearing conditions* is one of the
biggest pleasures of the third millennium. The mythic group 0in& (loyd inaugurated the reali.ing
of Double D8D* showing that the pleasure of the disc has no limits.