When Did Stereo Replace Mono?

Although the record companies in the U.S. stopped pressing mono records in 1968 for sale to the public, they continued to occasionally press them for radio station use until about 1973. AM radio was still a popular format for music, and at the time, AM was mono-only.

When did music switch from mono to stereo?

In the late 1930s' and during the 1940s', music recordings, releases and technologies like early record players, sound in movies etc., were all done and configured in mono. By the 1960s' records were mass-produced and released in stereo.

What year did stereo records come out?

Although Audio-Fidelity Records offered a limited edition stereo record for industry use in 1957, consumers needed to wait until 1958 for recordings with stereo sound to become widely available for the home.