Video: When cars had vinyl record players
Can you imagine gearing up for a road trip and bringing a stack of vinyl records to play on the road? Back in the 1950’s and 60’s that was a reality for lucky owners (like George Harrison pictured above) of the car vinyl record player. The most popular model was made by Columbia Records and called the ‘Highway Hi-fi.’ I have to imagine the record skipped quite a bit while driving down a bumpy road, but back then it was the only option for portable music. Do you want to prove you are the ultimate vinyl snob? There are still some of these units on eBay. Check one out in action below:
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