Old Thick Vinyl Records

We threw away the old phonograph which in hind sight was not smart.

Old thick vinyl records.

I picked up a bunch of vinyl records recently at a garage sale and one them a copy of abba s voulez vous measures 3mm thick and is as firm as an old shellac disc using my non analytical balance i ve determined that the disc weighs about 184 grams. In short it s all about weight. From the pantheon of 1950s jazz to the psych records of the 1960s vintage vinyl records in their original jackets deliver sound as well as sensibility. Whatshould i be looking for in the records.

No wonder contemporary artists like pearl jam and radiohead insist on releasing their new work in a variety of media with vinyl at the top of the list. Old antique 10 inch jazz lp george lewis ragtime band volume1 rare jazzman label. Rock antique vinyl records. Some may be next to the stereo but often old vinyl records are put in a box in the back of the closet in the basement or up in the attic.

The vast majority of 12 inch records that have been pressed in the 20th century weigh between 120 and 140 grams. I received about 33 1 2 inch thick edison records. Tell us what you think opens in new window or tab. I saved the records but i have no idea about value.

180 gram vinyl by contrast is significantly thicker and heavier creating a product that is widely considered to be audiophile grade but heavy duty records aren t capped at the 180 gram. What many do not realize is that some of these records may be valuable to collectors. Edison antique thick record camp songs us army no 1 and no 2. I think they might be 78 or 80 records.