Jukeboxes

Jukeboxes

The first jukebox was introduced in 1889. The original name of it was an Automatic Coin Operating Phonograph. It was a coin operated machine placed in a bar in San Francisco, California. It was a huge hit. At a quarter per song, the jukebox made $1,000 in only six months. The jukebox continued to be very popular until the 1930′s. Due to the depression and free radio, the jukebox wasn’t used as often as before. They remained in the facilities but did not get those precious quarters that were needed for more important necessities.

MP3 Player Jukebox

The MP3 Player jukebox is the hottest music gadget out on the market today. The Dell model is the top seller. In fact, in February of 2006 Dell announced it will no longer sell their hard drive players. This leaves them to focus on the MP3 Player jukebox. These music players use a processor for the CPU. This also serves as the interface for the menus and play lists.

You can purchase a 15 GB version of the MP3 Player jukebox for about $150 depending on the brand you purchase. The 20GB version can be found for approximately $200. The newest version to hit the market features 30GB for $300. In addition to playing music they have many other features including voice recording, and WAV file play back.

CD Jukebox

A CD jukebox is a variation of the standard jukebox. Up to that point, a jukebox played the hottest hits. With a CD jukebox, the entire CD is available to listen to rather than just the hits from that particular CD. To cover this expense, most CD jukeboxes cost fifty to seventy five cents per song.

There are digital CD jukeboxes on the internet as well. You can create your own jukebox by purchasing a monthly membership to the website. You then download the CD’s you want into your jukebox. They are set up alphabetically for easily locating and organizing. You also have the option of downloading your CD’s from the jukebox onto your own CD’s or an MP3 Player.

Musicmatch Jukebox

Musicmatch jukebox is an online, digital way to listen to your favorite music and much more. This is a great opportunity to organize your music collection, make your own CD’s, create your own play lists of your favorite songs, and the ability to place any music you want onto your MP3 Player. This Musicmatch jukebox is a feature you can find online for only $19.99 per month. If you aren’t completely satisfied you will be eligible for a full refund. It sounds like you have plenty of music to gain and nothing to lose right?

Wurlitzer Jukebox

The Wurlitzer jukebox was introduced in 1933 and continued to be manufactured until 1987. Each jukebox manufactured had a unique name rather than being called a jukebox. The Wurlitzer Company has been in the music business since 1856. They were one of the first companies who began making jukeboxes, known then as coin operated phonographs. The decision was made to stop making them in 1987 do to the digital jukeboxes that were emerging and being used.

Many of the Wurlitzer jukeboxes are collections items, with several of them worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Wurlitzer jukebox 950 model was the first design to feature the famous bubble. The remaining of these are very rare. The most popular model was the 1015 with 60,000 produced. The Centennial model came out in 1956, known also as the 2000 model. This upgrade allowed up to 200 songs to be on the jukebox. 6,000 of these were made.