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Thirty Three & 1 ⁄ 3 (stylised as Thirty Three & 1 ⁄ ॐ on the album cover) is the seventh studio album by the English musician George Harrison, released in November 1976. It was Harrison's first album release on his Dark Horse record label, the worldwide distribution for which changed from A&M Records to Warner Bros. as a result of his ...
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.
Larger size Victor blanks were introduced late in 1931, when RCA-Victor introduced the Radiola-Electrola RE-57. These machines were capable of recording at 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm as well as 78 rpm. One could select to record something from the radio or one could record using the hand-held microphone.
The most common rotational speeds for gramophone records are 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 revolutions per minute (rpm), 45 rpm, and 78 rpm. Established as the only common rotational speed prior to the 1940s, the 78 became increasingly less common throughout the 1950s and into more modern decades as the 33 and the 45 became established as the new standards for ...
Grooves on a modern 33 rpm record Uncommon Columbia 7-inch vinyl 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 rpm microgroove ZLP from 1948. CBS Laboratories had long been at work for Columbia Records to develop a phonograph record that would hold at least 20 minutes per side. [55] [56] Research began in 1939, was suspended during World War II, and then resumed in 1945. [57]
By the time RCA Victor unveiled it, the 45 was now competing with the 10-inch and 12-inch 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm microgroove vinyl "LP" (Long Play) discs introduced by arch-rival Columbia Records in the early summer of 1948. In heavy promotion, RCA Victor sold compact, inexpensive add-on and stand-alone units that played the 45 rpm format exclusively.
Meanwhile, Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” cemented a franchise record with $74 million in its international box office debut, the largest overseas opening in the family friendly series.
Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. [5] Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, [6] the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. [7]