![]() My parents occasionally drove to Shoal Lake to shop for groceries. Record players had a switch to change speeds for each record format. Major record labels used the 33-1/3 format for LPs and the 45s for single record songs. In response to Columbia, RCA Victor came up with the seven-inch 45 rpm record with approximately five minutes of music per side. Sized at 12 inches in diameter, 15 to 22 minutes of recorded music was formatted per side. Rpm denoted revolutions per minute, an indication of how fast the record was meant to spin on the turntable. In 1948, Columbia Records unveiled the 33-1/3 rpm LP. Thumbing through a collection of vinyl LPs (long playing records) evokes many memories.ĭuring my teen years an old Philips record player in my parent’s living room made it possible to listen to a modest collection of music on LPs and 45 rpm records.
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