Unusual types of gramophone records
Unusual sizes

Unusual types of gramophone records

Section Title: Unusual sizes
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Size	Uses

2 in (5.1 cm)	Peabrain zine released a 2" compilation - the ADHD EP - which includes 6 bands from Southampton and Portsmouth (The Shorts, Joythief, Shooting Fish, Black Anchor, Chemical Threat, and Baby Jugglers) who recorded a 10-second song each.

4.7 in (12 cm; 120 mm)	120 mm records. Techno artist Jeff Mills released the single for "The Occurrence" on a disc that is a gramophone record on one side, and a compact disc on the other.

5 in (13 cm)	In 1980, the British band Squeeze released a 5-inch 33​1⁄3 RPM vinyl recording of "If I Didn't Love You", backed with "Another Nail In My Heart" (A&M Records AM-1616 / SP-4802).

6 in (15 cm)	Children's records — 6-inch Little Golden Records made of bright yellow plastic were a common sight in children's playrooms in the United States from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.

8 in (20 cm)	Early American shellac records — Prior to 1910, Victor introduced 8-inch records to replace their inexpensive 7-inch product, but they were soon discontinued.

8.3 in (21 cm)	European shellac records — In the first three decades of the twentieth century European companies including Pathé, Odeon, and Fonotipia made recordings in a variety of sizes, including 21 cm.

9 in (23 cm)	Early American shellac records — Prior to 1910, nine-inch brown shellac records were issued under the Zon-O-Phone label. Emerson Records made nine inch black shellac records in the second half of the 1910s, these also appeared on client labels such as Medallion.

9.8 in (25 cm)	European shellac records — In the first three decades of the twentieth century European companies including Pathé, Odeon, and Fonotipia made recordings in a variety of sizes, including 25 cm.

10.6 in (27 cm)	European shellac records — In the first three decades of the twentieth century European companies including Pathé, Odeon, and Fonotipia made recordings in a variety of sizes, including 27 cm.

11 in (28 cm)	UK goth band Alien Sex Fiend were the first band to release an 11-inch record in October 1984.

11.4 in (29 cm)	European shellac records — In the first three decades of the twentieth century European companies including Pathé, Odeon, and Fonotipia made recordings in a variety of sizes, including 29 cm.

13 in (33 cm)	Underground hardcore punk bands in the 1990s started releasing EPs on all sizes of vinyl including 13 inches in size.

13.8 in (35 cm)	European shellac records — In the first three decades of the twentieth century European companies including Pathé, Odeon, and Fonotipia made recordings in a variety of sizes, including 35 cm.

14 in (36 cm)	Early American shellac records — Between 1903 and 1910, American companies made recordings of 14-inch records that played at the unusual speed of 60 RPM.

16 in (41 cm)	Vitaphone "talking pictures" — 16-inch discs playing at 33​1⁄3 RPM provided the sound in the Vitaphone "talking picture" system developed in the mid-1920s, the first use of the 33​1⁄3 RPM speed.

19.7 in (50 cm)	European shellac records — In the first three decades of the twentieth century European companies including Pathé, Odeon, and Fonotipia made recordings in a variety of sizes, including 50 cm.

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Unusual types of gramophone records have been produced ranging from 2 to 19.7 inches.

final_sentence: Unusual types of gramophone records have been produced ranging from 2 to 19.7 inches.