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2. Twelve-inch single - Wikipedia

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   A twelve-inch Capitol Records gramophone record. The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a "single" or a few related sound tracks on each surface, compared to LPs (long play) which have several songs on each side.

3. LP record - Wikipedia

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   The LP (from long playing [2] or long play) 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 (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk.

4. Album cover - Wikipedia

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   Around 1910, 78-rpm records replaced the phonograph cylinder as the medium for recorded sound. The 78-rpm records were issued in both 10- and 12-inch diameter sizes and were usually sold separately, in brown paper or cardboard sleeves that were sometimes plain and sometimes printed to show the producer or the retailer's name.

5. Unusual types of gramophone records - Wikipedia

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   Test pressings were made at the normal 12-inch and 10-inch sizes in addition to the 7-inch sizes noted below for both 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 as well as 16 + 2 ⁄ 3. However, with mastering facilities of the period only going as low as 16 rpm, the quadruple-speed mastering required to get a playback speed of 4 rpm was deemed to have an insufficient audio ...

6. Phonograph record - Wikipedia

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   Three vinyl records of different formats, from left to right: a 12 inch LP, a 10 inch LP, a 7 inch single. A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.

7. United Record Pressing - Wikipedia

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   Various unique vinyl sizes including 5", 8", 13" Liquid center vinyl - A record that contains a small amount of colored water in its center section. Triple-decker record - A 12-inch vinyl that contains a 7" inside its center section. The 12" must be broken to reach the 7". Tri-color vinyl - A record that has three separate colors in the same ...