Old Thick Vinyl Records

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Old thick vinyl records.

Many people have vinyl records sitting around the house. What many do not realize is that some of these records may be valuable to collectors. 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. Edison antique thick record camp songs us army no 1 and no 2.

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. I think they might be 78 or 80 records. Are some tunes worth more than others. Old antique 10 inch jazz lp george lewis ragtime band volume1 rare jazzman label.

Antique box set vinyl records. Tell us what you think opens in new window or tab. I received about 33 1 2 inch thick edison records. 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.

In short it s all about weight. 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. Whatshould i be looking for in the records. We threw away the old phonograph which in hind sight was not smart.