Record players that can be classified as "players for convenience" include the automatic-drop record player, battery powered players, and the car record player. The automatic-drop record player made it possible in the 1960's and 70's to load either 33-rpm or 45-rpm records on the spindle and have the player automatically drop each record and play it, then continue on until the entire stack was played through. This allowed for hours of uninterrupted music, however, the true 'audiophile' would not own a player such as this because small surface scratches are etched onto a record when the record is dropped on a moving platter.

Battery powered players could be taken anywhere the conventional player could not, such as to the beach. As the name states, they were powered by batteries, and most likely were also able to be run off of electricity. These record players are very rare, and I have never seen one. Click here for more info.

The final record player for convenience is the car record player. It was invented in 1956 by Dr. Peter Goldmark, the developer of the 33-rpm LP record and played the seven-inch 45-rpm record at a much slower 16.66-rpms. At this speed, a seven-inch record could play for roughly forty-five minutes per side. These players were placed in the glove compartment of Chryslers, Dodges, and Plymouths from 1956 to 1959. Because of poor marketing from Chyrsler and Columbia Records, makers of this new record format, these unique car record players never really took off. Click here for more info.