EP23: From Vinyl to Streaming: How Music Is Delivered

Music Life and Times

Nov 3 2023 • 19 mins

From 78 rpm to 33 rpm—and of course 45s with one song on each side—from albums to CDs to streaming, the way music is delivered has evolved substantially. The intent has been to make the music you want to hear easier to access. But have we lost something along the way? Is that why vinyl outsold CDs last year for the first time since the introduction of the music CD?