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33-1/3 rpm LP record albums

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Posted by Duff at 12:59 pm (PDT) on Sat August 13, 2011

You know, CDs have a lot of advantages over LPs... They're smaller, less prone to warping, scratches, and skipping, you don't have to flip them over to hear the other side, and all but the analog/tube zealots agree that they produce better sound.

But there are some things recording artists could do with an LP that just can't be accomplished with a CD. Two examples I can think of:

- The "runout groove" at the end of a record was usually silent, but could be used to produce an endless loop of sound, as on the original British version of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which ends with a loop of laughter/gibberish.

- On The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief LP from 1973, one side had two concentric grooves, each with different material. So what you'd hear depended on where you happened to put the stylus down. To further confuse things, both sides were labeled "Side 2". Try that with a CD!

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