A Beginner’s Guide To The History Of Vinyl And How It’s The New Retro Thing
All About The Grooves
![grooves.jpg](https://www.purevolume.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/07/grooves-66058.jpg)
Photo Credit: Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images
The grooves on any record are traced by a stylist. It’s connected to a cartridge at the end of a tonearm.
The platter on top would connect to a motor that spun at different speeds. Those speeds became known as rpm (revolutions per minute), and it’s the sole reason how records operate.