Vinyl Record Album Sizes

The 7 inch or 45 is the most common form of vinyl single.

Vinyl record album sizes. If you are a new comer to vinyl you may wonder what these numbers actually mean. It was introduced by rca victor in 1949. For singles covers of 7 inches are common because of the format s smaller size. Vinyl record album covers are usually 12 inches by 12 inches for lp albums.

To compete with the lp boxed albums of 45s were issued along with ep extended play 45s which squeezed two or even three selections onto each side. Identify the record version. The most common sizes are seven 10 and 12 inches in diameter but size isn t the only way to identify what kind of vinyl record you have. At their peak in the 1950 s and 60 s the 7 inch helped to fuel the early years of rock and roll culture thanks to their relative affordability compared to more expensive 12 inch lps.

You may think are these related to the magical numbers from lost. If you re looking for where to buy records you ve come to the right place. Vinyl record formats records come in a range of different flavors based on competition and consumer tastes. Record industry association of america inc.

Build your dream record collection with our wide selection of albums including vinyl new releases bestsellers and retro classics like the beatles eagles elton john and more no matter what decade you grew up in vinyl is a fun and unique way to listen to your favorite music. 33 45 and 78 rotations per minute rpm. Records in the 78 rpm format were usually sold with 10 inch covers but are uncommon today. Vinyl bob dylan highway 61 revisited lp columbia pc 9189 like a rolling stone nm sold for 29 99 usd on 04 oct 2020 buy it now.

For example pink floyd s dark side of the moon has been pressed at least 385 times on vinyl. Introduction a true stereophonic disc record has two distinct orthogonal modulations derived from an original live recording in which a minimum of two separate channels are employed. The difference in vinyl record speeds 33 45 and 78 records 33 45 78. Standards for stereophonic disc records.

Most albums have been released more than once resulting in different release versions. Some of these releases are worth hundreds of dollars.