1979 Harris AM Stereo demo LP (Side A)

Harris V-CPM was one of five AM Stereo broadcasting systems proposed to the FCC in the late '70s. In 1979, Harris put out this 45 rpm LP (also available on reel-to-reel tape) to demonstrate the performance and tout the advantages of their system. The Harris V-CPM system was the most technologically advanced and arguably the best performing AM Stereo system, but it was also the most complex and costly to implement. In 1984, Harris modified their system to be compatible with Motorola C-Quam, which was becoming the de facto standard for AM Stereo, and began building Motorola-licensed C-Quam equipment for radio stations. In 1993, the FCC belatedly chose Motorola C-Quam as the USA's single standard for AM Stereo broadcasting, after Australia and Canada had already done so in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Numerous C-Quam AM Stereo stations remain on the air today worldwide, but along with the Magnavox, Kahn/Hazeltine, and Belar systems, the Harris system has long since been rendered defunct. Side B contains many music samples which will unfortunately have to be edited in order to avoid copyright restrictions. I also had to cut off the ending of this side due to a copyright restriction which would've blocked this video in some countries.