Publishers editors and reviewers are also sometimes unaligned on how or why each term applies to records in general.
Old vinyl or repressed recor.
For people of a certain age seven inch 45 rpm vinyl records are what music was and is all about.
Im an avid vinyl collector and curious about the whole original press vs.
Promotional or promo copies of a record are often identified in some way and they often have a special label that indicates that the particular records was made for.
Rca records branded these as dynaflex citing innovation in vinyl production.
But it was mostly an attempt to put a positive spin on a flimsier product.
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In response to that here s a few notes on three popular terms.
Also known as singles because each side had a playing time of less than five minutes 45s.
Looking for the value of a vinyl record cd cassette or any other music format.
You can find most any lp in this book from the the most popular pop records of the 50s and 60s to the most obscure art rock records of the late 70s.
A repress is identical to an original in that it is produced from the same source as the original.
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Bits of paper were sometimes embedded in and around the edges of these wobbly new platters.
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We buy lps 45s 78s.
The center labels were removed from old records and the vinyl was then melted down and reused.
They just can t think of elvis without picturing that signature yellow sun record label or the beatles without recalling the label on all those capitol 45s with their trademark orange and yellow swirl.
The most convenient way to sell old records.
45s lps 78s 12 singles.
One factor that can affect vinyl records value is if the record in question is a promotional issue as opposed to a commercial or stock copy of the record.