How do you record on a record?

I am pretty sure a silver record is 100,000 or 250,000 sold...Gold is 500,000 sold and platinum is 1,000,000 sold

500,000 sales on a single or album is needed for a gold record

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4620483_vinyl-record-sound-compared-cd.html

record studios

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