Coin Slot Magazine - #025 - 1977 - February [International Arcade Museum]
by
STEPHEN A. SCHMITT, Collector
JUKE BOXES - RECORDS
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
7150 Palmer Park Blvd.
Within a twenty year period the great classic juke boxes rose to the
peak of their popularity and fell as a victim to progress.
In the late twenties the depression nearly caused the entertainment
industry to come to a halt.
Their need and desire to be entertained
were as great as the need and desire to be paid for it.
During the early
1930's the music industry began to boom with the introduction of
the "Big Band Era".
However the record industry was in a slump.
Juke boxes up until this time were not fully automatic.
were played
in consecutive order and not by selection.
Records
Also the
electric amplification had only recently been developed in the late
twenties.
There was not sufficient volume to produce a loud enough
sound to function in any sizeable establishment.
In the early thirties,
juke boxes became available with fully automatic selections. People
were able to select the songs they wanted or liked, rather than having
to take the next one on the list. Juke boxes brought the "Big Bands"
sounds to those in small towns without access to the real thing.
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