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Events on Monday 21 June 1948 2
1948 – presentAndrzej SapkowskiThe Witcher CreatorAuthor of The Witcher saga, a global fantasy phenomenon.
1948Columbia Records introduces the LP recordLong-playing vinyl record debuts, transforming recorded musicColumbia Records unveiled the 33⅓ rpm long-playing microgroove record on June 21, 1948, offering far longer playback than the standard 78 rpm shellac disc. The format allowed entire symphonies and albums to fit on a single disc side. The LP became the dominant format for recorded music for the next four decades.