45 @ 60

Martin Munkacsi, [Man holding records], 1930s

Martin Munkacsi, [Man holding records], 1930s

Martin Munkacsi, [Man and woman with records], 1930s

Martin Munkacsi, [Record player], 1930s

Weegee, Art Ford and Vikki Carrol,  Music in the Air,  ca. 1955

Weegee, Art Ford, ca. 1955

Weegee, Art Ford, ca. 1955

45 (or 78s) @ 60
The first 45 RPM vinyl single was released 60 years ago, in 1949…
(And today is Record Store Day…)
Weegee photographed Art Ford fooling around, for a magazine feature, in the WNEW radio record library and studio.
78s and other sound recordings made in the acoustic era can still be heard live on the radio here…
And free good music, including 78s and 45s, can be heard here…