3 Inch Vinyl covers news about and reviews of 3″ / 8ban vinyl records, turntables, and related ephemera.
The original 8ban format was produced by Toyokasei and sold by Bandai in Japan 2004. It was imported to the US by The White Stripes’ Jack White as the Triple Inchophone the following year. Crosley and Record Store Day revived the format for RSD 2019 with the launch of the RSD3 mini turntable.
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