The original double album was a slightly haphazard mix of standalone singles, select album highlights, live tracks and ...

Stereo was no different. As we explore in our recent book, “ Designed for Hi-Fi Living: The Vinyl LP in Midcentury America,” stereo needed to be sold to skeptical consumers.

Stereo was no different. As we explore in our recent book, “ Designed for Hi-Fi Living: The Vinyl LP in Midcentury America,” stereo needed to be sold to sceptical consumers.

The Grammy-winner is the first living performer to achieve the feat since the chart was combined into a single list between mono and stereo albums in August 1963, more than 60 years ago.

Stereo was no different. As we explore in our recent book, “Designed for Hi-Fi Living: The Vinyl LP in Midcentury America,” stereo needed to be sold to skeptical consumers.

Conceived in the mid-1950s by RCA producers and engineers, and first issued on RCA Victor long-playing records, Living Stereo set industry standards for audio and performance excellence.