Remembering the LP Record

Today, and March 20th annually, is LP Record Day LPレコードの日 in Japan. It pays tribute to the day when Japan's first LP record was released by Nippon Columbia in 1951. It marked a, if you'll pardon the pun, turning point in Japanese music culture.  

The LP format offered something revolutionary for its time: long, uninterrupted listening. In addition, it was lighter, thinner, and far more durable than what had come before and allowed for higher‑density recording and richer sound. Although the first LPs were mass‑produced in the United States in 1948, Japan quickly embraced the format too. It soon became one of the world’s standard analog media.

Today, the younger generation may not even know what a LP Record is! But LP records really bring me back. Throughout my teens I was around DJs a lot and in the 1990s vinyl was still the format of choice for DJS. I still remember the smell of vinyl! I will also never forget my very first LP even though I was a VERY young age - it was Thriller by Michael Jackson and I still have it (in storage) in my home country! Do you remember your first LP Record?