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===Standard formats=== [[File:45 rpm disk "War" by Wailing Souls & Rankin Trevor 1978.jpg|thumb|right|A standard wide-hole 7-inch vinyl record from 1978 on its sleeve]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- style="background:#ccc;" ! Diameter ! Finished Diameter{{efn-ua|Original hole diameters were 0.286β³ Β±0.001β³ for {{frac|33|1|3}} and 78.26 rpm records, and 1.504β³ Β±0.002β³ for 45 rpm records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-NAB-Engineering/NAB-4th-Edition/Audio%20Recording--NAB-Engineering-4th-Edition.pdf|title=Supplement No. 2 to NAB (NARTB) Engineering Handbook; NARTB Recording and Reproducing Standards|date=1953}}</ref>}} !! Name !! Revolutions per minute !! Approximate duration (minutes) per side |- |{{convert|16|in|cm|abbr=on}} |{{frac|15|15|16}}β³ Β±{{frac|3|32}}β³ |[[Transcription disc]] |{{frac|33|1|3}} |15 |- | rowspan="3" |{{convert|12|in|cm|abbr=on}} | rowspan="3" |{{frac|11|7|8}}β³ Β±{{frac|1|32}}β³||[[LP record|LP]] (Long Play) ||{{frac|33|1|3}} || 22 |- | Maxi Single, [[12-inch single]] || 45 || 15 |- | [[Single (music)|Single]] || 78 || 4β5 |- | rowspan="3"| {{convert|10|in|cm|abbr=on}} | rowspan="3" |{{frac|9|7|8}}β³ Β±{{frac|1|32}}β³||[[LP record|LP]] (Long Play) || {{frac|33|1|3}} || 12β15 |- | [[EP]] (Extended Play) || 45 || 9β12 |- | [[Single (music)|Single]] || 78 || 3 |- | rowspan="3" | {{convert|7|in|cm|abbr=on}} | rowspan="3" |{{frac|6|7|8}}β³ Β±{{frac|1|32}}β³||[[EP]] (Extended Play) || {{frac|33|1|3}}{{efn-ua|Columbia pressed many 7-inch {{frac|33|1|3}} rpm vinyl singles in 1949, but they were dropped in early 1950 due to the popularity of the RCA Victor 45.<ref>Columbia Record Catalog 1950</ref>{{full citation needed|date=March 2019}}}} || 7 |- |EP (Extended Play) |45 |8 |- | [[Single (music)|Single]] || 45 || {{frac|5|1|3}} |} [[File:7inchsinglewithnotchedhole (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Example of 7β³ EMI single with notched center hole]] : '''Notes:''' {{notelist-ua}}
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