Phonograph record
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A phonograph record or a vinyl record is a disc-shaped analog sound storage medium with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the outside edge and ends near the center
Three vinyl records of different formats, from left to right: a 12-inch LP, a 10-inch LP, a 7-inch single
Conductor and cast members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with acoustic recording horn at His Master's Voice, c. 1924
Technicians recording aviator Amy Johnson, Sydney, 1930
Emile Berliner with disc record gramophone
The overwhelming majority of records manufactured have been of certain sizes, playback speeds, and appearance. However, since the commercial adoption of the gramophone record, a wide variety of record
Polish sound postcards, one example of unusual gramophone records (1950s)
In the early 1920s, the Edison Records "Diamond Disc" label – here featuring the popular duo of Billy Jones and Ernest Hare – were intended for playback at 80 rpm.
Flexi disc program sheets such as the Interface Age "Floppy ROM" were distributed by computer hobbyist and video game magazines during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
A short stack of small chocolate records, with a special record player made in 1904