The Record Vacuum By Ronco (Commercial #1, 1978) 

I miss Woolworth and Woolco takes me back, that is where I would find lots of LPs (sigh).

My dad worked for Ronco back in the 70s and 80s. He told me "cordless electric" was a buzzword they came up with so they didnt have to say that it needed batteries, which most Ronco items did, usually C cells or D cells

Another reason to jettison the vinyl and switch to CDs!

Just went to Walgreens they didn't have any. Definitely would have been a perfect Christmas gift this year.

Yes, DexterVane, the Spin Clean Record Washer is an excellent product! You can actually see how much dirt collects in the bottom of the wash basin!

All my moms records from the 60's and 70's still play good.

Him: protect your records Also him: (pulls record off by just grabbing it with one hand)

I had a Ronco Record Vacuum, but now I use the Spin Clean Record Washer!

I had and still have the velour brush that you just hold over the record while it spins, came in a super fancy dust free case.

you can see the cars candy-o album cover in the background at 0:11, weird coincidence because i was listening to the cars before i clicked on this video lol

I'm pitching the MP3 vacuum. It t also cleans WAV and .OGG!

0:33. That dude is going to get his needle vacuumed. Hope he has protection.

I'm 27, and an avid record collector. I've seen this product advertised on the back of some of my records. I could really use this seriously.

I remember that my family had one

These Machines were VERY effective! People just used to LOVE to hate anything made by Ronco! It was a snobby thing. (like today people shopping anywhere other than M & S) This Machine had two foil strips which were wired up to the power which would neutralise the static; if they didn’t clean that well, they definitely stopped the Records from gathering dust! It was also like a vacuum cleaner inside, and so it actually sucdks up the dust from the surface of the Record and blow it out of a little vent at the back. Finally, there were two sponges that you could dab with cleaner fluid that the Record ran through at quite a speed which allowed it to be dry and not get too wet by the time you removed it! All round, not a bad little Gadget! Despite what you think, Ronco sold MILLIONS of these at the time - stores couldn’t get enough of them! In fact. I can recall our Woolworth putting a couple of pounds on the price when they kept selling so fast! Not sure why, but the British version was a totally different shape, slight bigger and noisier, and I believe more effective. I have both types, and the British one is way more efficient which surprised me, since the US usually does things better.

dreaming I was here purchasing cheap records and a record vacuum to boot nice 👍😊 flux capacitor we need you

still waiting on that Ronco Record Vault lol

Walgreens is where I get all my hifi equipment

Never saw one of these in the flesh, but the commercial used to make me nervous: if the mouth of the vacuum didn't touch the record, it wasn't going to pick up much dust, and if it did, it was going to scratch the record. Didn't see how it could work.

Now people listen to music on iTunes, Deezer, Spotify, etc. One day music companies will stop making CDs. Nowadays I can tell if a car to two years old or newer. If it has a CD player, it is at least three years old. If it does not have a CD player, it is two years or newer.

I can't afford not to get one....

"in fact, get two or three" 😏 What I just noticed - the small imperfections when zooming & panning as this (I guess) had to be done on the fly with the camera, no digital post production where you can essentially just take a hi-res total and do all the zooming later (eg. the music video for REM's "Imitation of Life" being an easy to observe example)

I tried to market an MP3 vacuum and failed miserably.

"Honey, who is he talking to?" 0:41

YES!!!

Disc Washer man myself

Oh Ron Popeil...is there anything you didn't sell the public for $12.99 plus shipping and handling?

Looks funny.

Things used to be simpler.

Wow what’s that gorgeous song at 0:38?

i wonder how many RPMs it spins the record at whilst cleaning it.

It's was rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball for me..Buy two or three?..🤭

How come I never heard of that?

Not since the Food Dehydrator Debacle! :-P

Is it just me or did I see this guy on an episode of Matlock or maybe Salvage 1 ?

The customer service here leaves something to be desired....guy handed the lady her purchase with no eye contact and no thank you!😕

whats that jazzy song threy compared?

0:38 : Yeah, right...

Does anyone know the song at 0:35?

Does it still work?

Hmm he didn't say anything about a money back guarantee, so I'm still skeptical.

They say it works with 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm records. What about 16's?

That actor looks very familiar. Anybody know who he is?

I'd be willing to let mine go to a good home. Asking $1,800 usd.

Ronco and Ktel 8 track tapes always sounded better then the records. My 8 tracks still play great static free. Vinyl sucked with pops and constant velocity issues. Wish new titles were on 8 track tapes.

I just bought one at GOODWILL (8/17/2013) for $2.06 LIKE NEW!!!

It's like a "CD", 'dark'- only bigger, pressed in vinyl, and played anywhere from about a minute to over a half-hour on each side, depending on what speed it was recorded at, and what was featured on it....and you played them on a turntable, with a tone arm that had a needle on it, and that needle "tracked" the grooves on the record, and that's how you heard whatever was on them. oh, you poor kid, you don't even know what a "record" is....*sigh*

That's no good for us cylinder users.

Stacey likes whiskey and soda, while Debbie likes gin and tonic, and Marianne prefers Fuzzy Navels, Arlene likes White Russians, Patty Black Russians...

They were utter rubbish along with the ronco magic broom that never picked a thing up 😖

The UK version of this propelled one's records across the room like some clay pigeon shooting range! Useless crap

Records and tapes sucked. I still buy CDs because they sound better than most mp3 downloads. Pay for an I-tunes song and shit quality. I just buy the cd and put it on my laptop.

Wish I had those too so I can keep my Albums & 45's clean.