LP records

E650032

LP records are long-playing vinyl phonograph discs that became a standard format for distributing full-length music albums.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
LP records canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf analog audio storage format ⓘ
sound recording medium ⓘ
vinyl phonograph record ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 33⅓ rpm record ⓘ
LP ⓘ
long play ⓘ
long-playing record ⓘ
audioEncoding analog ⓘ
careRequirement avoidance of heat and sunlight ⓘ
dust cleaning ⓘ
vertical storage ⓘ
channelConfiguration mono ⓘ
stereo ⓘ
culturalRole iconic object in popular music culture ⓘ
standard format for albums in the mid-20th century ⓘ
developedBy Columbia Records ⓘ
grooveType microgroove ⓘ
introducedInCountry United States ⓘ
introducedInYear 1948 ⓘ
massMarketAdoptionPeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
material polyvinyl chloride ⓘ
notableFeature analog warmth prized by some listeners ⓘ
large album artwork ⓘ
relatively high audio fidelity for its era ⓘ
two-sided format ⓘ
playbackDevice phonograph ⓘ
record player ⓘ
turntable ⓘ
predecessor shellac 78 rpm record ⓘ
primaryCompetitor compact cassette ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ
digital audio file ⓘ
readingMechanism phonograph cartridge ⓘ
stylus ⓘ
requires anti-skate adjustment on turntable ⓘ
proper tracking force adjustment ⓘ
resurgenceReason audiophile interest ⓘ
collectability ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
sawResurgenceIn early 21st century ⓘ
signalConversion mechanical-to-electrical transduction ⓘ
signalType mechanical vibrations ⓘ
standardSpeed 33⅓ rpm ⓘ
susceptibleTo scratches ⓘ
surface noise ⓘ
warping ⓘ
typicalDiameter 10 inch ⓘ
12 inch ⓘ
usedFor classical music recordings ⓘ
full-length music albums ⓘ
popular music recordings ⓘ
spoken word recordings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Verve Folkways → musicFormat → LP records ⓘ