That grading label system is as follows: Poor (P) or Fair (F): Pretty self-explanatory — this is a record in bad condition and usually has scratches, skips, warps in the vinyl that are often ...

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but since Christmas the record companies and labels have realised that while nobody can doubt the popularity of vinyl, they may have got a little carried away in the numbers they have pressed up ...

An analog audio recording pressed in vinyl. The 45 RPM record holds one song per side, while 33 1/3 RPM "Long Play" records hold an entire album (see LP). With the sound literally "carved" in a ...