Kinds Of Vinyl Records

Vinyl sales in the uk reached 2 8 million in 2012.

Kinds of vinyl records. Over the past 40 years a number of books have been published every other year or so that list the value of certain types of records. A single vinyl disc can be referred to by several different names. Vinyl records come in different speeds and sizes do you know what kind you have. Below is a brief overview of the most common vinyl formats including a brief introduction to 33 vs 45 rpm.

There are price guides for rock albums jazz albums classical albums 45 rpm singles country records and soundtrack and original cast recordings. Today s vinyl records aren t that much different from those that were introduced in the 1940s. Vinyl records new or old retain a lot of value and so long as your copy is in decent condition and there s some demand for the title you can often make a profit if you choose to sell. A 12 inch record spinning at 33 1 3 rpm.

The physical medium of vinyl in all its different manifestations is part of the appeal and joy of owning music on wax. The most convenient way to sell old records. We buy lps 45s 78s. There are four widely accepted types of vinyl records but special exceptions and oddities occasionally pop up to complicate things.

The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. In this article i try to make sense of it all. A phonograph record also known as a gramophone record especially in british english or simply a record is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. And actually there are more names than there are types of discs which is where a lot of the confusion can come from.

We have details on sizes speeds and best way to convert. 12 inch albums lps twelve inch records are commonly referred to as lps which stands for long play. Vinyl records come in all different shapes sizes and increasingly colors. Vinyl lp records enjoyed a resurgence in the early 2010s.

There are so many different types of vinyl records and so many different ways of referring to them. The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm. The styles of music and the artists have changed and a few refinements have improved their sound quality most notably the introduction of stereo sound in the late 1950s but the basic record has not. They typically play at 33 1 3 rpm although some may play at 45 rpm.

Us vinyl sales in 2017 reached 15 6 million and 16 7 million for 2018. 45s lps 78s 12 singles.