Turntable for record disc

A turntable for relatively thin flexible phonographic record disc having recording grooves formed in both sides thereof, said turntable having a center locating pin and resilient means surrounding said locating pin, annular resilient means supporting the disc adjacent its periphery, an annular platen of inflexible impervious material having a flat rigid uninterrupted upper surface spaced below the underside of the flexible record disc when the disc is in a first position supported by said resilient means, a source of vacuum, turntable structure defining an annular cavity of greater radial extent than that of said annular platen and having a floor supporting said inflexible impervious platen, and said turntable structure defining internal passageways which communicate with radially extending grooves in the floor of said annular cavity, means rotatably supporting said turntable structure, fluid coupling means providing communication between said internal passageways defined by said turntable structure and said vacuum source, said turntable structure cavity having an outer wall defining annular opening means between said cavity wall and the outer periphery of said annular platen, and said internal passageways and radial grooves providing communication between said vacuum source and said annular opening means, vacuum at said opening means being adapted to draw the disc downwardly compressing both said resilient means until the underside of the disc abuts said flat rigid upper surface of said inflexible impervious platen.