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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Groove on the record, one-sided 78s
Just exercising my role as class jackass. When I was a kid, we had one-sided 78s. There was only one groove on the record!
Granted, when there was a deep scratch across the surface, we'd often say that the needle jumped from one groove to the next!
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I wonder what the author mean by "groove on the record" here. As to dictionary, groove means "a long hollow space cut into a surface" but that meaning doesn't fit in the context. Nor I have any idea what "on the record" means here.
Granted, when there was a deep scratch across the surface, we'd often say that the needle jumped from one groove to the next!
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I wonder what the author mean by "groove on the record" here. As to dictionary, groove means "a long hollow space cut into a surface" but that meaning doesn't fit in the context. Nor I have any idea what "on the record" means here.
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Hi User_gary I wonder what the author mean by "groove on the record" here. This was the groove which the stylus followed in order to 'pick up' the recorded sound. If there was a scratch on the record then this would create an impression of the stylus 'jumping' from one groove to another.
- Hi User_gary I wonder what the author mean by "groove on the record" here.
- This was the groove which the stylus followed in order to 'pick up' the recorded sound.
- If there was a scratch on the record then this would create an impression of the stylus 'jumping' from one groove to another.
- 78 refers to rpm = revolutions per minute.
- Old records were made with 78 rpm - this changed later to 45 rpm (for singles) and 33 rpm for long playing records (LPs).
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78 refers to rpm = revolutions per minute. Old records were made
User_garyI wonder what the author mean by "groove on the record" here.This was the groove which the stylus followed in order to 'pick up' the recorded sound. If there was a scratch on the record then this would create an impression of the stylus 'jumping' from one groove to another.
78 refers to rpm = revolutions per minute. Old records were made
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