The Battle of the Speeds
The 1948 introduction of the 33 1/3 RPM vinyl long-playing record by a team of engineers at CBS Labs, headed by Dr. Peter Goldmark, was a signal event in cultural history that had roots in an earlier...
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(M. White/P. Bailey); Produced by Maurice White; arranged by EWF & Charles Stepney; Maurice White, percussion, kalimba, vocal; Philip Bailey, congas, percussion, lead vocal; Larry Dunn, keyboards; Al McKay, guitar, percussion; Johnny Graham, guitar; Verdine White, bass; Ralph Johnson, drums, percussion, vocal; Andrew Woolfolk, flute, saxophones; Fred White, drums, percussion; Rec. Los Angeles, September 1974. Columbia single 3-10090 (mx. HCO 122100); P 1975 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.