How to Dispose of Old Vinyl Records
Q. What was the last 78 rpm record?
1959
In just ten years, 78s plummeted to only 2% of music sales. And in 1959, the last US-made 78 record was produced.
Table of Contents
- Q. What was the last 78 rpm record?
- Q. Is there a market for old 78 rpm records?
- Q. Can you play 78 records on a modern turntable?
- Q. What’s the difference between 78 and 33 records?
- Q. Are 78 records worth money?
- Q. How do you dispose of 78 rpm records?
- Q. Do you need a special stylus to play 78 RPM records?
Q. Is there a market for old 78 rpm records?
Is there a market for 78 records? There’s a thriving market for classical recordings on 78 – in fact some of the most expensive recent sales of 78s on eBay are of very early (pre-1910) classical works on obscure labels.
Q. Can you play 78 records on a modern turntable?
Answer: Yes, Audio-Technica’s popular AT-LP120-USB and AT-LP1240-USB turntables will allow the platter to play at the 78 RPM speed. But the correct speed is only part of the solution – a proper 78 RPM stylus should also be used when playing 78 RPM records on your turntable.
Q. What’s the difference between 78 and 33 records?
78 RPM records have no grooves, meaning they can only hold one song. 33 RPM records can hold nearly an hour’s worth of music, which is why they are also referred to as LPs (long playing).
- Sell old vinyl records on eBay.
- Sell records at a garage sale or flea market.
- Place a classified ad in your local paper or in your local area of Craigslist.
- Call your local library and see if they accept donations of vinyl records.
Q. Are 78 records worth money?
Are 78 records valuable? Tefteller said in a phone interview. He said that on average a rare jazz 78 might sell for $1,500 to $5,000, whereas sales for a comparable blues record would start at $5,000.
Q. How do you dispose of 78 rpm records?
If you have old 78s you’d like to donate, the Great 78 Project will accept your old 78 records and digitize them to post online. But reading their FAQs, it does not appear they will ship those old records back to you.
Q. Do you need a special stylus to play 78 RPM records?
Please note that a 78 RPM stylus with a diameter of 3 mil is necessary for shellac records (pre-1958) and a stylus with a diameter of . 6 mil is designed for 78 RPM vinyl records.
