Records & Players

I have a pretty large record collection of music from the 1920s-present. Many of them I got for free or very cheap from craigslist, garage sales, thrift stores, etc. I prefer listening to music in its original format - for some reason it just seems more authentic to me. Even better than listening to records is listening to them on period correct equipment. I am a 45 RPM nut, with the majority of my collection being made up of the little 7" discs. However, these little guys are a pain to play on a modern turntable as you have to get up every three minutes to change the song. That is where the good old Radio Corporation of America comes in. When they introduced the "45" in 1949, it was intended to be paired with a changer unit that automatically transitions songs. I have four of these little changers and they are great. IMO, they (or some kind of changer) is required to really be a serious 45 RPM listener and not get sick of flipping records constantly. I have included some adversting and a "family photo" of some of my changers.

	Ad Promoting the model 45-EY-2 (1952), probably the most common changer.
	Ad featuring Vaughn Monroe advertising the original line of changers in 1949.
	Here are two of my changers and one I repaired for a friend: sides are 45-EY-2 and center is 9-EY-3.