Measurement Of A Vinyl Record

Records in the 78 rpm format were usually sold with 10 inch covers but are uncommon today.

Measurement of a vinyl record. If you re looking for where to buy records you ve come to the right place. Welcome to barnes noble s vinyl store. Vinyl sales in the uk reached 2 8 million in 2012. Vinyl lp records enjoyed a resurgence in the early 2010s.

Records come in three standard sizes. The difference in vinyl record speeds 33 45 and 78 records 33 45 78. The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm. Us vinyl sales in 2017 reached 15 6 million and 16 7 million for 2018.

7 inch 10 inch and 12 inch. We have details on sizes speeds and best way to convert. If you are a new comer to vinyl you may wonder what these numbers actually mean. For singles covers of 7 inches are common because of the format s smaller size.

Vinyl record sizes differ based on how much music is stored on the surface of the disk. At a certain point records can become cramped with grooves and have to expand in size to accommodate the extra music play while maintaining the quality of the audio. Vinyl records come in different speeds and sizes do you know what kind you have. Vinyl records typically come in three speeds.

33 45 and 78 rotations per minute rpm.