Unusual types of gramophone records Unusual types of gramophone records The overwhelming majority of records manufactured have been of certain sizes (7, 10, or 12 inches), playback speeds (33, 45, or 78 RPM), and appearance (round black discs). However, since the commercial adoption of the gramophone record (called a phonograph record in the U.S., where both cylinder records and disc records were invented), a wide variety of records have also been produced that do not fall into these categories, and they have served a variety of purposes. The most common diameter sizes for gramophone records are 12-inch, 10-inch, and 7-inch. Early American shellac records were
Gramophone (magazine) classical record industry. The first 50 were revealed in the May 2012 issue and on "Gramophone"’s website, and each year will see another intake of honorees into the Hall of Fame. Glenn Gould wrote a parody review in the style of "Gramophone" for the liner notes to his 1968 recording of Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony" transcribed for solo piano by Liszt. The review, which purports to be from "the English magazine "The Phonograph"" includes this passage: Unusual recordings of the Beethoven Fifth are, of course, no novelty to the British collector. One calls to mind that elegiac statement Sir Joshua committed