Vinyl records come in different speeds and sizes do you know what kind you have.
Actual size of 7 inch vinyl record.
7 inch 10 inch and 12 inch.
For singles covers of 7 inches are common because of the format s smaller size.
Perfectly pressed 7 inch singles on 45 or 70 gram vinyl 7 inch records also called 45s are referred to by their playback speed of 45 rpm and their standard diameter of 7 inches.
Pick any 7 vinyl singles 1300 records 60s 70s 80s 90s 1 99each.
Us vinyl sales in 2017 reached 15 6 million and 16 7 million for 2018.
Many of the earlier long playing microgroove records were in fact 10 inches.
We have details on sizes speeds and best way to convert.
45 rpm is the most common speed for 7 inch records.
The 7 inch 45 rpm record was released 31 march 1949 by rca victor as a smaller more durable and higher fidelity replacement for the 78 rpm shellac discs.
At a certain point records can become cramped with grooves and have to expand in size to accommodate the extra music play while maintaining the quality of the audio.
Records in the 78 rpm format were usually sold with 10 inch covers but are uncommon today.
Inventing the 33 yet few used it.
Vinyl record sizes differ based on how much music is stored on the surface of the disk.
Vinyl record album covers are usually 12 inches by 12 inches for lp albums.
The most common form of the vinyl single is the 45 or 7 inch.
The names are derived from its play speed 45 rpm and the standard diameter 7 inches.
Vinyl sales in the uk reached 2 8 million in 2012.
The size of disc varied over time with 10 inches eventually becoming a popular size.
And in many cases albums would consist of multiple 10 inch lp s grouped together to form a multi disc album release.
By the time 78 became standard new methods of audio recording had emerged.
Records come in three standard sizes.
The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm.
All the above is true for 12 inch 45 records as well as the usual 7 inch format see below.
We do not recommend cutting 7 inch records at 33 rpm as the.
Vinyl lp records enjoyed a resurgence in the early 2010s.