Music has played an instrumental role as a form of art that has helped bring different cultures and societies together for many centuries. While social context and culture provide contrasting definitions within elements of music such as performance and significance, individuals have formed their own ideas as to what constitutes as music that is either aesthetically pleasing to listen to, or holds personal meaning that last for a lifetime. The ability to perform across the globe played a fundamental part in allowing artists, either solo, duets or groups, and bands within all genres to take their music worldwide in order to gain exposure during the twentieth Century.
Within this period, solo artists and bands formed their own legacy via their musical talents and songs that, either through instruments or vocals, or a combination of the two, had a major impact upon the lives of many across the world, and the music industry itself. The Beatles and Michael Jackson are archetypal examples of artists whose music influenced a mass percentage of the world population as their persona and popularity matched the quality of music which gripped several nations. Such was their success within the industry, music memorabilia is justifiably made available by specialist retailers, both in stores and online, which traditionally comes in the form of framed records that achieved platinum status in terms of worldwide sales.
As many solo artists or bands that revolutionised and shaped the future of music within their own respective era of musical production are either deceased or have stopped performing, receiving or purchasing music memorabilia is iconic towards owning a piece of musical history. Framed records that clearly indicate the artist or band and the album, both in artwork and the actual record disc, are perfect music gifts for individuals who are passionate fans of a particular artist to provide a visual symbol of their success. In addition to personal signatures, such products are usually placed within a high quality frame to provide the perfect finish to be purchased as music gifts to recognise the true quality of music that an individual or band brought to the industry.