Unusual types of gramophone records
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 records have also been produced that do not fall into these categories, and they have served a variety of purposes.
Polish sound postcards, one example of unusual gramophone records (1950s)
An example of the 5-inch format resting on a 7-inch single for comparison
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.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released on 26 May 1967, Sgt. Pepper is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the roles of sound composition, extended form, psychedelic imagery, record sleeves, and the producer in popular music. The album had an immediate cross-generational impact and was associated with numerous touchstones of the era's youth culture, such as fashion, drugs, mysticism, and a sense of optimism and empowerment. Critics lauded the album for its innovations in songwriting, production and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art, and for reflecting the interests of contemporary youth and the counterculture.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The group, with disc jockey Jim Stagg, while on their final tour in August 1966
Abbey Road Studio Two, where nearly every track on Sgt. Pepper was recorded
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Studios) in 2005
