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Vinyl/Record Glossary

45 RPM: The speed used since 1949 for most 7-inch records released as singles. On the turntable, the records spin at 45 revolutions per minute.

33 1/3 RPM: Twelve-inch record. While this size is most commonly used for modern record albums, this size record is also used occasionally for singles and extended-play (EP) recordings.

78 RPM: Speed used from the 1910s through the late 1950s for 10-inch singles.

EPs or Extended Play: This term is usually used to describe a 7-inch single that plays more than one song per side. These record albums are priced at the equivalent of about $50 today.

LPs or Long Play: Technically, a trademarked term by Columbia Records (correctly printed as “Lp”) in the late 40s. Popularly, the term is most often used as a slang reference to a record album.

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