A new generation discovers the wonder of playing 45 RPM singles at the 33 1⁄3 RPM album speed
by Rob Beschizza from on (#1T1H5)
One must be of a minimum age (or at least obsessed with vinyl) to have experienced the normality-shattering revelation of playing a record at the wrong speed. Youtube, however, offers a great many classic tracks slowed down in exactly the manner of a 7" single played at the slower turntable speed usually reserved for LP albums.
Above, Cyndi Lauper has fun as a languid contralto. Below, Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song is transformed into sleazy industrial disco.