Records
Author:Records could be laid on a shelf horizontally or stood upright on an edge, but because of their fragility, many broke in storage. Records made in other countries are standardized by different organizations, but are very similar in size. Records are made at large manufacturing plants, either owned by the major labels, or run by independent operators to whom smaller operations and independent labels could go for smaller runs. Records are generally sold through specialist shops, although some big chain stores also have record departments.
However, the vinyl records are easier to scratch or gouge, and much more prone to warping. There was also a small batch of “longer playing” records issued in the very early 1930s. A handful were issued by Columbia on a special 18000-D series, and labels like Crown and Perfect also issued a few 10? records playing nearly 5 hours long. During and after World War II when shellac supplies were extremely limited, some 78 rpm records were pressed in vinyl instead of shellac, particularly the six-minute 12-inch (30 cm) 78 rpm records produced by V-Disc for distribution to US troops in World War II. In the ’40s, radio transcriptions, which were usually on 16 inch records, but sometimes 12 inch, were always made of vinyl, but cut at 33 1/3 rpm. Early 45 rpm records were made from either vinyl or polystyrene.
A small number of records (such as Jeff Mills’ Apollo EP or the Hidden In Plainsight EP from Detroit’s Underground Resistance) were manufactured with multiple separate grooves to differentiate the tracks (usually called ‘NSC-X2′). Some records are pressed on coloured vinyl or with paper pictures embedded in them (”picture discs”). When auto-changing turntables were commonplace, records were typically pressed with a raised (or ridged) outer edge and a raised label area. This would allow records to be stacked onto each other, gripping each other without the delicate grooves coming into contact, thus reducing the risk of damage. Auto changing turntables included a mechanism to support a stack of several records above the turntable itself, dropping them one at a time onto the active turntable to be played in order. The orange peel effect on vinyl records is caused by worn moulds. While most vinyl records are pressed from metal discs known as ’stampers’, a technique known as lathe-cutting is used to create the original discs.
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