-What is Vinyl?-A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record (in American English), vinyl record (manufactured from polyvinyl chloride, the material which eventually replaced Shellac from around 1950), or colloquially, "a record", is an brown townog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. Phonograph records are generally described by their diameter in inches (12-inch, 10-inch, 7-inch, etc.), the rotational speed at which they are played ("331⁄3 rpm", "78", "45", etc.), their time capacity ("long playing" or "single"), their reproductive accuracy, or "fidelity" ("high fidelity", "orthophonic", "full-range", etc.), and the number of channels of audio provided ("mono", "stereo", "quadraphonic", etc.).
Phonograph records were the primary medium used for music reproduction until late in the 20th century, replacing the phonograph cylinder, with which it had co-existed, by the 1920s. By the late 1980s, digital media, in the form of the Compact Disc or CD, had gained a larger market share, and the vinyl record left the mainstream in 1991.[1][2] They continue to be manufactured and sold in the 21st century. In 2009, 3.5 million units shipped in the United States, including 3.2 million albums, the highest number since 1998[3] and the format retains a niche market. They are especially used by DJs and many audiophiles for many types of music.
12"12" is the most common kind of Vinyl, in fact, all the records I own are 12".
Diameter Revolutions per minute Duration
12 in (30 cm) 331⁄3 rpm 45 min Long play (LP)
45 rpm 12-inch single, Maxi Single
10"I don't know much about 10", but you can look in this Wikipedia article for information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_recordDiameter Revolutions per minute Duration
10 in (25 cm) 331⁄3 rpm Long play (LP)
78 rpm 3 minutes
7"I know NOTHING about 7" Vinyl, go to the link above to find out about this rare stuff.
Diameter Revolutions per minute Duration
7 in (17.5 cm) 45 rpm Single
331⁄3 rpm Single with Extended play (EP)
Flexi-discs, Shellac, and anything else.I know nothin' about this stuff.
""I will add pictures to all the Vinyl I added maybe later, don't rage if I don't however.""
Any help would be appreciated, posts ahoy.
