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Demonstration Record for V-M tri-o-matic High Fidelity Phonographs and Record Changers. The Voice of recorded Music

Various

Artist: Various
Label: V-M Corporation
Catalog number: XLP 12992
Format: LP · Compilation · Promo
Country: US
Genre: Classical

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This demonstration record served as a sonic showcase for the V-M Corporation’s popular Tri-O-Matic record changers, which were pivotal in bringing high-fidelity playback to mid-century American homes. Because these discs were intended specifically to highlight the technical capabilities and mechanical performance of the company's hardware, they provide a fascinating snapshot of how audio equipment was marketed to consumers during the transition to the long-playing record format.

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Demonstration Record for V-M tri-o-matic High Fidelity Phonographs and Record Changers. The Voice of recorded Music has 18 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

A1a"Unfinished" Symphony
Composed By
Franz Schubert
A1bSymphony No. 5
Composed By
Ludwig van Beethoven
A2a"Pathetique" Symphony
Composed By
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A2bFrom Bohemia's Fields And Groves
Composed By
Bedřich Smetana
A2c"New World" Symphony
Composed By
Antonín Dvořák
A2dMoonlight Sonata
Composed By
Ludwig van Beethoven
A2eConcertstück
Composed By
Carl Maria von Weber
A2fIntroduction And Rondo Caproccioso
Composed By
Camille Saint-Saëns
A2gViolin Concerto
Composed By
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
A2h"Emperor" Concerto
Composed By
Ludwig van Beethoven
A3Die Fledermaus
Composed By
Johann Strauss Jr.
B1Peter And The Wolf
Composed By
Sergei Prokofiev
B2Merry Widow
Composed By
Franz Lehár
B3Romantic Reveries
B4Impromptus
Composed By
Franz Schubert
B5Music By Strauss
Composed By
Johann Strauss Jr.
B6Bach's Royal Instrument - Volume 3
Composed By
Johann Sebastian Bach
B7La Vie Parisienne
Composed By
Jacques Offenbach

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The V-M Corporation, based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, produced this demonstration record in the mid-1950s to showcase the fidelity of their tri-o-matic record changers. During this era, as the high-fidelity market transitioned from specialized hobbyist equipment to mass-market consumer home audio, companies frequently issued test and demonstration discs to prove the technical superiority of their mechanical changers and playback systems. The record served as a sonic calling card for the brand, meant to be played in showrooms to highlight the range and clarity of their hardware.

The design of these discs was primarily utilitarian, intended to demonstrate dynamic range and frequency response to potential buyers who were less familiar with the nuances of high-fidelity sound. These recordings typically featured a variety of musical genres—often light orchestral arrangements and jazz motifs—selected to test both the high-frequency reproduction of the tweeter and the stability of the record-changing mechanism. While they were not intended for general commercial release, they remain a significant archival example of the marketing strategies used by mid-century audio manufacturers to educate the post-war consumer.

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