Different Kinds Of Vinyl Records

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.

Different kinds of vinyl records.

These records were first introduced way back in 1948. Compare these to the original columbia 12 inch lps ml 4001 at around 220 grams each. The eight main styles of vinyl records lps. In the past most long playing microgroove records were ten inches in diameter.

Records in different novelty shapes have also been produced. The two most basic types of vinyl are the regular adhesive backed vinyl and htv or heat transfer vinyl. This second one is the kind that is mostly used for fabrics because it is ironed onto your surface t shirts hats tote bags and so on. Though less common some vinyl records from the 1960s and 70s were made with extremely narrow grooves and played at super low speeds for maximum recording length.

My vinyl setup fluance rt85 turntable. Formats like 8 and 16 rpm discs could fit 90 minutes to 180 minutes respectively but they were mostly used for non music recordings. Https amzn to 2qltudr record cleaning kit. Lp stands for long playing albums.

Https amzn to 2oys97i lp 120x turntable. In most cases the albums. Besides the standard black vinyl specialty records are also pressed on different colors of pvc a or picture discs with a card picture sandwiched between two clear sides. There are two basic types of vinyl adhesive vinyl and heat transfer vinyl.

Today s vinyl records aren t that much different from those that were introduced in the 1940s. They typically play at 33 1 3 rpm although. Introduced in 1948 lp long playing albums were a huge improvement on the existing shellac 78 rpm records that were. Below is a brief overview of the most common vinyl formats including a brief introduction to 33 vs 45 rpm.

Types of vinyl records. 12 inch albums lps twelve inch records are commonly referred to as lps which stands for long play. 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.