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The Japanese rock band Boris (known for their unique LPs; their 2006 album Pink was released on pink vinyl) pressed their 2006 album, Vein, on transparent vinyl with etched artwork on the outer two inches of the record. This causes problems with auto-start phonographs, as the actual grooves of music do not start where the needle is designed to ...
To help you in your search, we asked our vinyl experts to share their go-to tips for identifying rare and valuable records. Meet the Expert Matthew Coates , owner of Big Dawg Records and Groove ...
At the time, as a cost-cutting measure, most industry record pressing plants were using recycled or "reground" vinyl, taking old and unsold records, cutting out the center with the paper labels, then melting the rest down and reusing the material to make new records. Such "reground" vinyl records typically sounded much noisier and scratchier ...
This crack-resistant acrylic vinyl record holder is one of our top picks because it's minimal in style but offers a ton of space for your music. Think of up to 50 12-inch LPs or seven-inch singles.
The typical duration of a vinyl album is about 15 to 25 minutes per side. Classical music and spoken word recordings can extend to over 30 minutes on a side. If a side exceeds the average time, the maximum groove amplitude is reduced to make room for the additional program material.
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.
What's more, vinyl records are also redefining how we view music as an art form. They're not just about sound; they're physical, tangible art pieces—something people can proudly display, flip ...
The introduction of polyvinyl chloride in record production led to vinyl records, which played with less noise and more durability. [ 3 ] In the 1940s the market for commercial- and home-use recordings was dominated by the competing RCA Victor and Columbia Records , whose chief engineer Peter Carl Goldmark pioneered the development of the 12 ...