"The Broken Record" art print, chosen as the logo for the Art Inspired Music series in the digital age, offers a poignant tribute to a bygone era before the age of downloads and streaming. Phonograph records, once made from shellac or vinyl, were inscribed with a spiral groove. If a record broke, it caused the needle to get stuck, endlessly repeating the same phrase—a phenomenon that gave rise to the saying, "you sound like a broken record," a phrase often used to describe someone who is tediously repetitive.
