0_Apprentice
I still love listening to my old phonograph vinyl records. 
1_Wizard
I used to have a lot of records. I can't believe the phonograph was invented back in 1877.
0_Apprentice
As of 2017 there were only 48 record pressing facilities remaining in the whole world, only 18 in the United States. 
1_Wizard
Wow. That is crazy. They were originally commonly made from shellac. They didn't start using polyvinyl until the 1950's.
0_Apprentice
I was pretty sad in the 80's when CD's kind of took over, and vinyl pretty much left the market in 1991, but have since made a slight come back, thank goodness!
1_Wizard
Yes, me as well. But, a 12-inch diameter record could only play less then 5 minutes per side, compared to a CD, which can play for a lot longer. 