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
Technicians recording aviator Amy Johnson, Sydney, 1930
Emile Berliner with disc record gramophone
Hungarian Pathé record, 90 to 100 rpm
The LP is an analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33+1⁄3 rpm, a 12- or 10-inch diameter, use of the "microgroove" groove specification, and
Phonograph record
…commonly 7-inch discs played at 45 rpm (typically for singles, also called 45s ("forty-fives")), and 12-inch discs played at 33+1⁄3 rpm (known as an LP, "long-playing records", typically for full-length albums) – the latter is the most prevalent format today. The phonograph record was the primary medium…
A 12-inch LP vinyl record Top: the original LP logo as used by Columbia Records
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