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Records themselves became an art form because of the large surface onto which graphics and books could be printed, and records could be molded into unusual shapes, colors, or with images ( picture discs ).

The turntable remained a common element of home audio systems well after the introduction of other media such as audio magnetic tape and even the early years of the compact disc as a lower priced music format.

However, even as the cost of producing CDs fell below that of records, CDs would remain a higher priced music format than cassettes or records.

Thus, records were not uncommon in home audio systems into the early 1990s.