On this day in 1948, the long playing (LP) record was introduced by Columbia Records. Before LPs, artists could only release a handful of songs at one time, meaning there was no real concept of a modern album. Columbia Records wished to play music at a slower speed, 33 and ⅓ revolutions per minute, and put multiple cuts or tracks on a single record in order to solve this issue. With the introduction of the LP record, artists could record full-length projects with around twelve songs and hold ove