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 Hall of Fame Wynton Marsalis Albrecht Mayer Anne-Sophie Mutter Emmanuel Pahud Jean-Pierre Rampal Jordi Savall Andrés Segovia John Williams Alban Berg Quartet Amadeus Quartet The King's Singers Tallis Scholars Bernard Coutaz Fred Gaisberg Klaus Heymann Goddard Lieberson Kenneth Wilkinson Gramophone Hall of Fame Launched by "Gramophone" magazine in late 2011, the Gramophone Hall of Fame is an annual listing of the men and women (artists, producers, engineers, A&R directors and label founders) who have contributed to the classical record industry. Fifty individuals and ensembles entered the Hall of Fame in its first year. A special edition of the magazine (May 2012 issue) celebrates