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- Record Album, "Elvis," 1956 - Youth oriented rock and roll music, which became popular during the 1950s, resulted in huge sales of records among affluent teenagers. From 1956 to 1958, singer Elvis Presley dominated the pop music industry.
- 1956
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Record Album, "Elvis," 1956
Youth oriented rock and roll music, which became popular during the 1950s, resulted in huge sales of records among affluent teenagers. From 1956 to 1958, singer Elvis Presley dominated the pop music industry.
- Lunchbox, The Beatles: Yellow Submarine, 1968 - Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite musicians and movies since they were first introduced in 1950. Based on the music of The Beatles, the <em>Yellow Submarine</em> was a popular animated musical film featuring cartoon versions of The Beatles joining forces with Captain Fred to free Pepperland from the music-hating Blue Meanies.
- 1968
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Lunchbox, The Beatles: Yellow Submarine, 1968
Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite musicians and movies since they were first introduced in 1950. Based on the music of The Beatles, the Yellow Submarine was a popular animated musical film featuring cartoon versions of The Beatles joining forces with Captain Fred to free Pepperland from the music-hating Blue Meanies.
- Smash Mouth "Astro Lounge" Compact Disc, 1999 -
- 1999
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Smash Mouth "Astro Lounge" Compact Disc, 1999
- Record Album Cover, "Because" and "Theme Without a Name," 1964 -
- 1964
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Record Album Cover, "Because" and "Theme Without a Name," 1964
- Record Album, "Crosby, Stills & Nash," 1969 -
- 1969
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Record Album, "Crosby, Stills & Nash," 1969
- Record Album, "In Search of the Lost Chord," 1968 -
- 1968
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Record Album, "In Search of the Lost Chord," 1968
- Advertising Poster, "Lilith Fair," 1998 - Singer Sarah McLachlan was frustrated by concert promoters and radio stations that had long refused to feature two female musicians in a row. McLachlan took action, organizing a concert tour and traveling music festival called Lilith Fair. Featuring only female artists and female-led bands--including well-known performers and emerging artists--the hugely successful Lilith Fair took place the summers of 1997 through 1999.
- 1998
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Advertising Poster, "Lilith Fair," 1998
Singer Sarah McLachlan was frustrated by concert promoters and radio stations that had long refused to feature two female musicians in a row. McLachlan took action, organizing a concert tour and traveling music festival called Lilith Fair. Featuring only female artists and female-led bands--including well-known performers and emerging artists--the hugely successful Lilith Fair took place the summers of 1997 through 1999.
- Tape Recording Featuring Live Performance of Jim Croce, 1976-1977 - The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.
- August 01, 1970
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Tape Recording Featuring Live Performance of Jim Croce, 1976-1977
The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.
- Record Album, "Workingman's Dead," 1970 -
- 1970
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Record Album, "Workingman's Dead," 1970
- Blondie "Parallel Lines" Eight Track Tape, 1978 - The 8-track tape is an endless-loop, magnetic-tape sound recording technology developed in the mid-1960s. Inventors initially conceived of the 8-track tape and player to provide music in automobiles--its portability was an attractive feature. An 8-track tape also offered long playing times, but other features could hinder listening pleasure. Improved cassette tapes and new compact disc technology displaced the 8-track in the early 1980s.
- 1978
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Blondie "Parallel Lines" Eight Track Tape, 1978
The 8-track tape is an endless-loop, magnetic-tape sound recording technology developed in the mid-1960s. Inventors initially conceived of the 8-track tape and player to provide music in automobiles--its portability was an attractive feature. An 8-track tape also offered long playing times, but other features could hinder listening pleasure. Improved cassette tapes and new compact disc technology displaced the 8-track in the early 1980s.