Why do vinyl records always spin at 33 or 45RPM? Why not every any slower speeds that would allow for more music on each side?

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Why do vinyl records always spin at 33 or 45RPM? Why not every any slower speeds that would allow for more music on each side?

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They had 16 2/3 rpm records, but the slower the speed the lower the sound quality.
The 78s had the issue of being capable of high quality sound, but short play time, as a 12″ disk gave you 4-5 min of play.

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