In Reply to: SEND NO MONEY: The rise and fall of the Columbia House record club — and how we learned to steal music posted by Poles Apart on November 11, 2011 at 09:06:34:
The CRC was formed after the LP had already displaced the 78, although it did encourage mass consumption of the former. But it did come along just as the stereo LP was happening, and cheap club stereo records (retail, they listed for $1 more than monos) tremendously boosted enthusiasm for two-channel reproduction.
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- It occurs to me now, that there's a major error in the article. - Poles Apart 09:28:35 11/12/11 (0)