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Questions tagged [vinyl]

For questions about the vinyl medium, including LPs, EPs and 45's (aka singles)

The term "Vinyl" is typically used to describe records, LPs, EPs, 45's, 78's, and other terms used for phonograph discs. Vinyl is actually a chemical compound (polyvinyl chloride) which was first used in the production of records in the late 1800's.

For further information, please see the Wiki article for Gramophone Record.

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Should I store my vinyl records side by side or in piles?

What is the safest way to store my vinyl records: Side by side or in piles? I don’t care about ease of access or collection organization, only about preservation.
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What was the first vinyl record to have a repeating loop in the run-out groove?

I have heard a few vinyl records that have a short snippet of sound in the innermost groove of the record, such that if your player doesn't auto-return the arm, you hear an endless loop. What was the first record to have this feature?
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Standard vinyl vs Audiophile/Weighted vinyl - What's the difference?

I remember back in the days of my youth when everything was released on vinyl, you'd sometimes hear about "audiophile" vinyl or vinyl with a specific weight (which I think was 180g). What's the difference in this vinyl? Why is the weight of vinyl…
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What's the reason behind the poor sound of picture discs?

Coloured vinyl is treated in another question. While I'm not sure I would hear the difference between a normal and a coloured vinyl record, picture discs has a noticeable worse sound quality. What is the reason behind this?
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How to Clean Vinyl Records

My records are getting a little dusty, how can I clean them without damaging the grooves? Does dust affect sound/playback quality?
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Are the releases from Mastercuts available on vinyl?

I'm a music fan and I collect vinyl records. Lately I've been using discogs.com which is a very good site for buying records. But I want it on vinyl and for instance I want to buy the releases from Mastercuts that came in the 90s and those are…
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Vinyl grooves look like scratch

I got here a few records which looked if they are scratched. The scratches (if they are scratches) look like grooves. (They lay exact in the same direction as the grooves) But if I listen to this records, you hear nothing, just music. No cracks or…
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How to connect a record player to Last.fm?

I've become an avid user of Last.fm. It's always fun to look back and see what I've streamed over the past week, month, year, etc. It provides a lot of really useful functionality that my main listening app (Spotify), doesn't provide natively. But…
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What to do with electrically charged vinyl

I begun buying vinyl LPs some weeks ago. Some records are very electrically charged. This is mainly the case for new records, not for used ones. Is there a method to uncharge them?
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Why do people sometimes offer a double of a LP or EP?

I was looking for vinyl on Bandcamp and some other spots and a few artists provided the option of buying two of the same record. Why do people mainly buy doubles? Are doubles for collecting use or for people who play a lot and want a backup or one…
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Record Player Needle Replacement

What qualities does a needle that needs to be replaced show? I'm using the needle that came on my record player that I got a few months ago, so I assume the needle is of low quality.
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Changes in pitch when playing vinyl on relatively new turntable

Recently I bought a new turntable, TTUSB Numark, and I just started to notice that there are some pitch changes when I play records. I believe that this was initially not the case. At first I thought that it might be the vinyl record itself, but…
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Looking for the record store from MI: Rogue Nation

The opening scenes of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation feature a vinyl store with lovely old-school decor. Unfortunately, the store is an invention, and the location is a laundry in real life. Is the one in the movie based on a particular,…
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How should I store The Raveonettes' Pe'ahi limited edition vinyl with gel-filled sleeve?

The limited edition of The Raveonettes 2014's Pe'ahi album comes with a gel-filled sleeve. Stored in vertical position, all the gel that fills the sleeve goes down, with the risk of pressing too much the vinyl on the bottom side, damaging it. Stored…
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Are some vinyl players more forgiving to skips and crackles than others?

Just like the title suggests, are some vinyl players more forgiving to crackles and skips than others? Does the weight of the "needle head" play a part in this perhaps? I am asking this, because used records I buy quite often skips, or even worse,…
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