A.k.a. phonograph or gramophone records. At first, the discs were commonly made from shellac; starting in the 1940s polyvinyl chloride became common, hence the name vinyl. See also shellac records, compact discs (CDs), and compact cassettes.
The Album Art format includes all art related to music packaging.
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