On the lighter side of collecting, I thought this might bring a smile to your face, as you see collector’s back then were just as anxious to find that rare record, as they are today!

33 rpm, 45 rpm, EP, 12-inch, Lp, Single ??... You are stepping into the vinyl record universe and you are puzzled by the different names you hear. This article is designed for you... Most frequent standards: 12-inch vinyl record = 33rpm = album - Lp = diameter size of 30 centimeters. 7-inch vinyl record = 45rpm = SP =

Wikipedia article about Phonograph cylinder

Record stores are a little bit like urban legends nowadays; the types of places you have to know people to get to the good stuff, through a door in the back and a ladder to the basement where you might find boxes of the owner's dusty 45's that have been there for years. And even those places are rar

The company stopped producing vinyl records in 1989

78-RPM Spanish Language Record Sleeves. 78-rpm record sleeves not only provided space for record labels to advertise their other artists and releases, but were occasionally beautiful works of art . Here’s a selection of Spanish language, 78-rpm sleeves from the Arhoolie Foundation’s Strachwitz Frontera Collection.

Vintage Vinyl 78 RPM Records and Storage Album Six vinyls, plus one broken one, seven total Several scratches on each record. I have not played them or cleaned them. Storage Album 10.5" x 12" and is in very good condition. Red and Gold Holds 10 Records Inside there are zero markings.

Seen at Urban Ore in Berkeley, CA.

Dinwoodey’s Good Furniture is making room for more furniture by offering the Widdicomb phonograph at half price. The store, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, put this large advertisement in th…