Vinyl Records Explained: What Is a Locked Groove?
Every record ends in a locked groove. Discover how this engineering quirk has hidden secret messages from the Beatles, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd.
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Blue Rose Code - Bright Circumstance LP - NM/NM
Coloured Vinyl - PinkBill Ryder-Jones - Iechyd Da LP - NM/NM
Coloured Vinyl - Powder Blue | Limited Edition | Postcard | GatefoldThe Coral - Holy Joe’s Coral Island Medicine Show LP - NM/NM
Limited EditionThe Coral - Sea Of Mirrors LP - NM/NM
Coloured Vinyl - Gold Metallic | Limited Edition | Signed Insert | GatefoldRyley Walker - Golden Sings That Have Been Sung LP - EX/NM
Lyric Sheet | USIQ - Subterranea: Live At De Boerderij October 22 2011 LP - NM/NM
Booklet | Coloured Vinyl - Blue Marble | Coloured Vinyl - Orange Marble | Coloured Vinyl - Red Marble | Tri-FoldPorcupine Tree - House Of Blues - Los Angeles 2003 2 x LP - EX/NM
Coloured Vinyl - Blue Transparent | Limited Edition | GatefoldBlack Sabbath - The End (4 February 2017 - Birmingham) 3 x LP - NM/NM
180g | GatefoldPorcupine Tree - Stupid Dream 2 x LP - NM/NM
180g | Insert | Reissue | Remastered | GatefoldPorcupine Tree - Up the Downstair 2 x LP - EX/EX
Insert | Reissue | Remastered | GatefoldWobbler - Dwellers Of The Deep LP - NM/NM
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Every record ends in a locked groove. Discover how this engineering quirk has hidden secret messages from the Beatles, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd.
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