Vinyl records replaced shellac records, which were heavier and costlier to produce. The record player was a more durable, portable version of the Edison Cylinder, which was the first mass-produced recorded audio format.
A vinyl record player operates on a turntable. A record is put on the turntable and then set into a rotation by a tonearm. A stylus needle, which is at the end of the tonearm reads the vibrating sounds and plays the record.
Personally, I would not buy a vinyl record unless I wanted to use it as a decoration. Vinyl records are dated and most people currently download music and have an iPod or MP3 player.
The lowest temperature needed to make a vinyl record pliable is 130 degree Fahrenheit. This will allow the record to be pliable for a few seconds.
A vinyl record sleeve
Your Crosley record player may wobble while playing vinyl records due to an issue with the turntable's balance or alignment. This can be caused by a warped record, an uneven surface, or a problem with the turntable's motor or belt.
Most any halfway decent record player should.
If you have a good, in mint-condition record player meant for playing vinyl records, than they are easy to use. You simply have to place the pin on the record and start the turn table so the record turns.
If you are talking about vinyl as in someone saying "I love that song, I have it on vinyl", then it is a record pressed on a vinyl material. It is also called an album or an LP (long playing). Vinyl records stopped being produced after the invention of 8-track tapes, cassette tapes, CDs and DVDs. They can still be played today on a record player or turntable attached to the stereo system.
It's all vinyl with a label attached made of paper usually glued to the center.
One can purchase a vinyl player in many places including online or at a store and either new or used. It can be bought from websites like Ebay or Amazon or in stores like RadioShack and Urban Outfitters.
The original vinyl record was made of vinyl. The original phonographic recording was made by Thomas A. Edison on a wax cylinder.
A vinyl record that runs at 33 and a third revolutions per minute.L.P=LONG PLAYER. A vinyl single record was usually a 45 r.p.m. The older type shellac (HARD & BREAKABLE) record ran at 78 r.p.m,was the size of a vinyl L.P but only contained a single song or track=to a 45 single.**Regards-- Jak andle**