Here is the Wikipedia article about it should you be interested in learning more. A record player installed in a car? Yes, it really happened.
The system employed a sapphire stylus with a ceramic pickup on a turntable that was installed below the instrument panel. You can find out a lot more details on this subject here.įinally, believe it or not, Chrysler Corporation created Highway Hi-Fi, an audio format that enabled the 16 RPM records to be played in their cars from 1956 to 1958. Because the Seeburg's usage was strictly intended for background music the sound quality was not a major concern. The records for this system were monaural and could play up to 40 minutes per side. The system used 16 RPM discs that were 9 inches in diameter and could be stacked on traditional 45 RPM spindle adapters. The famous Seeburg 1000 was a record player that was used exclusively to play background music in offices and restaurants. Wells' The Time Machine narrated by actor Dan O'Herlihy. Pictured at the top, left, is a 16 RPM record of H. More frequently they became the first "Talking Books" for the blind. Radio stations often used the discs for pre-recorded radio shows containing interviews, dramas, and documentaries. (For example, see this label from a 16 RPM Miles Davis disc on the Prestige label). Because good quality reproduction was not possible they were mostly used as outlets for the spoken word although there were some exceptions.
16 RPM records were too slow for proper high fidelity sound.
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