Record rotation speeds

[Irwin Schwartz]

Hi All:

Perhaps somebody can answer a burning question I've had for some time.

Why did the record industry settle on standards of 78, 45 and 33-1/3 rpm? If
vinyl continues its touted "renaissance," and perhaps a continued evolution,
will there be yet a slower standard speed in the future?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Regards,
Irwin
http://members.aol.com/midimusic

[Rail Jon Rogut]

http://members.tripod.com/~Vinylville/spindoc.html

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"Irwin Schwartz" > wrote in message
...
> Hi All:
>
> Perhaps somebody can answer a burning question I've had for some time.
>
> Why did the record industry settle on standards of 78, 45 and 33-1/3 rpm?
If
> vinyl continues its touted "renaissance," and perhaps a continued
evolution,
> will there be yet a slower standard speed in the future?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> Regards,
> Irwin
> http://members.aol.com/midimusic

[Danny Z]

Here's another good link...



http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/speeds.html











"Irwin Schwartz" > wrote in message
...
> Hi All:
>
> Perhaps somebody can answer a burning question I've had for some time.
>
> Why did the record industry settle on standards of 78, 45 and 33-1/3 rpm?
If
> vinyl continues its touted "renaissance," and perhaps a continued
evolution,
> will there be yet a slower standard speed in the future?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> Regards,
> Irwin
> http://members.aol.com/midimusic

[Arny Krueger]

"Irwin Schwartz" > wrote in message

> Hi All:
>
> Perhaps somebody can answer a burning question I've had for some time.
>
> Why did the record industry settle on standards of 78, 45 and 33-1/3
> rpm? If vinyl continues its touted "renaissance," and perhaps a
> continued evolution, will there be yet a slower standard speed in the
> future?

Ironically, most of the sales increase statistics behind the so-called vinyl
renaissance is based on a combination of boomer nostalgia and dance music.
Ironic in the context of your post, because as we all know, scratching is
largely about playing LPs at a different speed and tracking angle than
standard.

Scratching is now being digitally simulated with sound quality that
satisfies many DJs, and the boomer involvement in audio is slowly decreasing
for demographic reasons. It will be interesting to see if the RIAA sales
stats for LP for 2H 2003 and the whole year show a further decrease in
sales growth or an actual decrease.