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Phonograph record

A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is a disc-shaped analog sound storage medium with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.[not verified in body] The groove usually starts near the outside edge and ends near the center of the disc. The stored sound…

Art, 78 rpm disc developments & New sizes and materials after WWII

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Early development

78 rpm disc developments

New sizes and materials after WWII

Formats

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Limitations

Preservation

Popularity and current status

Less common recording formats

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Phonograph record

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related to 78 rpm recording time · 37
Phonograph record → Another, April, At, Band, Because, Bryan Foy, But, Carnegie Drag, Carnegie Jump, Commodore Records, Eddie Condon, Embraceable You, England, Even, For, Gabler, Gallagher, Gennett Records, In, In January
related to Revival era · 15
Phonograph record → According, As, CD, CDs, Evermore, In, Jack White, Lazaretto, Nielsen, RIAA's, Taylor Swift, The, The Entertainment Retailers Association, United Kingdom, US
related to overview · 12
Phonograph record → By, CD, DJs, EP, It, LP, Phonograph, Records, Since, Single, The, They
related to New sizes and materials after WWII · 7
Phonograph record → CBS Laboratories, Columbia Records, June, LP, Research, Waldorf-Astoria, World War II
related to Naming · 5
Phonograph record → American English, British English, Columbia Records, LP, The

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records record vinyl rpm lp disc first 78 victor sound recording 45 time new one format recordings 12-inch discs phonograph

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and tape playersinstance ofleading to sales of individual components for the home0.80text
its portabilityinstance ofwere more profitable for the record companies.The more modern CD format held numerous advantages over the record0.80text
digital audioinstance ofwere more profitable for the record companies.The more modern CD format held numerous advantages over the record0.80text

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