http://antiquerecordplayers.info/the-difference-between-33-45-and-78-rpm.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 22:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/the-difference-between-33-45-and-78-rpm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1583 Bfract Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:38:52 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/the-difference-between-33-45-and-78-rpm.htm#comment-1583 Those numbers refer to how many revolutions the turntable should make per minute to play the record properly. There should be some indication on the record player what speeds it can play at. Playing a record at the wrong speed would make it sound funny, like the Voice of God or the Chipmunks. I think older records were done at 78, and singles were at 45 and later albums were at 33. The 78s might sound a bit rough just because they were made at a time when recording technology was less advanced, but that doesn't mean they are bad records. Those numbers refer to how many revolutions the turntable should make per minute to play the record properly. There should be some indication on the record player what speeds it can play at. Playing a record at the wrong speed would make it sound funny, like the Voice of God or the Chipmunks. I think older records were done at 78, and singles were at 45 and later albums were at 33. The 78s might sound a bit rough just because they were made at a time when recording technology was less advanced, but that doesn’t mean they are bad records.

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