In 1931 rca victor introduced vinyl plastic based victrolac as a material for unusual format and special purpose records.
Dimension of vinyl records.
Records come in three standard sizes.
At their peak in the 1950 s and 60 s the 7 inch helped to fuel the early years of rock and roll culture thanks to their relative affordability compared to more expensive 12 inch lps.
If you are a new comer to vinyl you may wonder what these numbers actually mean.
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Vinyl records typically come in three speeds.
At a certain point records can become cramped with grooves and have to expand in size to accommodate the extra music play while maintaining the quality of the audio.
The 7 inch or 45 is the most common form of vinyl single.
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The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm.
The difference in vinyl record speeds 33 45 and 78 records 33 45 78.
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Records in the 78 rpm format were usually sold with 10 inch covers but are uncommon today.
33 45 and 78 rotations per minute rpm.
One was a 16 inch 33 1 3 rpm record used by the vitaphone sound on disc movie system.
The most common sizes are seven 10 and 12 inches in diameter but size isn t the only way to identify what kind of vinyl record you have.
For singles covers of 7 inches are common because of the format s smaller size.
You may think are these related to the magical numbers from lost.
33 1 3 rpm phonograph records for home use.
Vinyl record album covers are usually 12 inches by 12 inches for lp albums.
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Us vinyl sales in 2017 reached 15 6 million and 16 7 million for 2018.
7 inch 10 inch and 12 inch.
Vinyl record sizes differ based on how much music is stored on the surface of the disk.
Vinyl record formats records come in a range of different flavors based on competition and consumer tastes.
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Vinyl lp records enjoyed a resurgence in the early 2010s.