Amazon is selling a stylus for my record player. Does this include the needle?

Heres the link

http://www.amazon.com/AUDIO-TECHNICA-ANT3600L-Replacement-AT3600L/dp/B00066XTBA/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_b/103-7356531-5434220

Yes. Absolutely. The terms "stylus" and "needle" are interchangeable when talking about record players. It replaces the original stylus that came with the cartridge.

Around the 1950's (the Hi Fi era) there was a transition to calling them styluses (or stylii) instead of needles.

This may partly be to distinguish them from the old fashioned ones that actually resembled needles. Here's some personal history: When I was very young (showing my age) my grandmother had a mechanical accoustical Victrola Phonograph (I'm talking about one with a horn and a crank!) that played 78 rpm 10" shellac records. At the tip of the tone arm was a small steel point (not diamond tip), which you replaced by loosening a screw. The needles looked much like the broken-off tip of a very sharp pencil. Once (as kids do) I tried replacing one with an actual sewing needle. It kind of worked, except the tone arm rode very high off the record and didn't sound as good. It also created a lot of "dust" as it played. I know now that, not being the correct shape tip to ride the groove, it was scraping shellac off the bottom of the groove as it played and was damaging Grandma's records!

After reproduction became electronic instead of accoustical (and the "needles" had diamond tips - or the really cheap ones, ruby tips), they became stylii instead of needles.

Anyway, the answer is yes, the stylus does "include the needle."

Setting up stylus

STEREO NEEDLE STYLUS-SHARP STY-121 STY121 LINEAR 724-D7 $16.95

SHURE N-95ED, N95ED Turntable Needle Stylus $17.46

SHURE 95ED 95 ED Phonograph Needle Stylus $17.46

NEEDLE STYLUS ION- iTTUSB05 ION PROFILE iTTUSB TTUSB $7.49

WURLITZER STYLUS NEEDLE Shure M44-7 M55 M44MB 759-D7C $10.89

NOS Genuine Ortofon STY-14 Needle Stylus 541-DPX for TM-14 Cartridge $69.95

ARISTA VA-3D; 863-DS77 ( Vaco CN-D ) needle / stylus $7.79

STEREO RECORD PLAYER TURNTABLE NEEDLE STYLUS SHURE SS35C SC35C M25C 766-D3 $24.95

TURNTABLE NEEDLE STYLUS SHURE M92LT SHURE M94LT SHURE M96LT SHURE N92LT $28.95

Stylus Needle Turntable for SHURE Model N-95ED N95ED $15.49

GENUINE TURNTABLE NEEDLE STYLUS TENOREL 2001 N-2001D 848-DE $29.95

Compatible Audio Technica ATN3600 ATN3601 AT3600 211-D6T 4211-D6T needle stylus $8.99

Needle Stylus Cartridge GE C 660 EA80X2223 511-D7 $7.00

Vintage Signet SK305 Electronic Stylus Cleaner Phono Stylus Needle Cleaning NIB $49.99

STYLUS/Needle PHILLIPS GP311 AG-311 Cartridge 593-D7 $6.95

STYLUS/Needle Piezo Waller 030055 MS-8 Cartridge 616-D7 $7.50

PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYER NEEDLE STYLUS Thompson STC-1000 849-D7 $4.39

RECORD PLAYER PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE STYLUS UNIVERSAL TETRAD N1776 M855 M854 M853 $8.39

REPLACEMENT STYLUS FOR ADC NEEDLE # 50X/E++FOR MANY ADC CARTRIDGES 990X/E ++ $21.95

REPLACEMENT NEEDLE STYLUS FOR THE EMPIRE 1000ZEX & 999 CARTRIDGE S-1000Z STYLUS $19.95

RARE STYLUS NEEDLE FOR SHURE CARTRIDGE M-3D, M-7D & M-8 $15.95

REPLACEMENT STYLUS NEEDLE SHURE V-15 TYPE lll V15 TYPE III VN35E SERIES 764-dE $14.74

RECORD PLAYER NEEDLE STYLUS UNIVERSAL TETRAD N1776 $9.95

4111-D7C Stylus Needle ADC RK8, RSQ30 QLM30 Pfanstiehl $12.50

Phonograph needle stylus $10.00

NEEDLE STYLUS ONKYO DN8 DN9 SANYO ST-6D MGT-1 685-D7 $8.50

LP2CD STYLUS ION- iTTUSB05 TTUSB10 TTUSB NEEDLE 901-d7 Soundlab Numark Kenwood $7.50

STEREO TURNTABLE NEEDLE STYLUS Empire S100S 100S 280LT 380LT CARTRIDGE 241-D7 $14.75

STYLUS NEEDLE ION iTTUSB05 TTUSB10 TTUSB NEEDLE 901-DE D7 FISHER ST-09 UPGRADE $13.80

PHONOGRAPH TURNTABLE STYLUS NEEDLE-PANASONIC EPS-36, EPC-055TA, 661-D7 $9.69

NEEDLE STYLUS Toshiba N-250 JVC 4DT1X 4DT5X 4DT10X 4DT20X MITSUBISHI 3D37M $7.35

TURNTABLE STYLUS NEEDLE Shure N74E N75E RS1000ED RS-6E 6X M71 M74 M75 M81 760-DE $11.24

TURNTABLE STYLUS NEEDLE SANYO STP-50J MARANTZ TT-253 TT-353 799-D7 $10.19

Pfanstiehl 713-D7 (Fisher, Sanyo ST-44D) Needle/Stylus $12.75

TURNTABLE STYLUS NEEDLE-AUDIO TECHNICA ATN-71EB,AT71E NEEDLE, 206-DET $13.89

STYLUS NEEDLE Technica ATN120E AT120E ATN130E AT120E AT130 AT130E AT140 208-DE $22.95

PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE TURNTABLE STYLUS Webster WE-550 $7.50

NEEDLE STYLUS Tetrad T2MD T3MD 11D 23D 22D 43D M854-DS73 M854-DS77 N778 $7.89

PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE / CERAMIC CARTRIDGE STYLUS ASTATIC/ BSR, 700D A252D $3.25

PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE/CERAMIC CARTRIDGE STYLUS TETRAD Cartridge 10, 30, 70, 80, 90 $4.15

PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE / CERAMIC CARTRIDGE STYLUS Magnetic Styli $2.95

PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE / CERAMIC CARTRIDGE STYLUS ASTATIC/ MAGNAVOX TYPE $7.50

TURNTABLE STYLUS NEEDLE PICKERING PD07T DAT2 V15/AT1 DAC2 604-D7T D1507 604-D7T $11.85

TURNTABLE NEEDLE STYLUS SONY PS-LX295 PSLX295 PSLX200 PSLX350H 211-D6C $8.29

NEW DIAMOND JUKEBOX NEEDLE, OR STYLUS FOR ROWE, ROCK-OLA, AMI ROWE $18.75

STEREO TURNTABLE NEEDLE STYLUS SONY ND-142G ND142G VL42G VL55G VL-42G 211-D6T $8.29

Ortofon S-120 S120 Stylus Replacement Stylii Needle NEW $59.99

NEEDLE Stylus TOSHIBA N-300C Original Replacement STEREO Turntable NOS Ultra C $19.99

PHONOGRAPH RECORD NEEDLE STYLUS Dual DN-4 DN-23 DN-34 CDS-3/23 320/23 320/26 $5.95

Pfanstiehl 752-D7 (Shure A63MG,A65MG) Needle/Stylus $9.50

Generic Stylus (needle) for turntable 4211-D6 $4.99

NEW SONY ND143G, ND-143G, VL43, VL-43, VL-43G, VL43GS,E485 DIAMOND STYLUS NEEDLE $7.99

2x Ortofon OM DJ S DJS Phono Cartridge DJ Needle with Stylus Scratch Vinyl NEW $119.99

NEW DIAMOND STYLUS NEEDLE SONY ND143G, ND-143G, VL43, VL-43, VL-43G, VL43GS,E485 $5.99

100/pack Medium VICTROLA NEEDLES PHONOGRAPH Gramophone Record Metal Stylus $4.49

* SONY TURNTABLE STYLUS NEEDLE ND-127D ND-127P NEW $16.95

Genuine Shure M24H Cartridge with Needle Stylus NOS $249.99

Genuine Stanton D5107AL Stylus/Needle for Stanton 500 broadcast Cartridges $49.95

Genuine Original Pickering XV-15 400E Cartridge Needle Stylus Rare NOS NIP D400E $189.95

BRAND NEW! 2 Pack Numark GTRS Stylus Needles for GrooveTool Cartridge 901-D7 $12.99

Ortofon OM DJ S DJS Phono Cartridge DJ Needle with Stylus Scratch Vinyl NEW $64.99

TURNTABLE NEEDLE STYLUS 684-D7 Sony ND100G ND-100G $7.75

Ortofon PRO S Concorde and OM Genuine Stylus Spherical Stylii Needle NEW $31.99

2x Ortofon Digitrack Stylus Red Spheical Stylii Needle For Timecode Vinyl NEW $99.99

Ortofon Concorde and OM DJ Q.Bert Stylus QBert Replacement DJ Needle NEW $57.99

5x Ortofon PRO S Concorde and OM Spherical Stylii Genuine Stylus Needle NEW $149.99

Ortofon Pro S Turntable Needles with extra replacement stylus $199.99

Shure SS35C Replacement Stylus Styli SS-35C Needle for SC35C Cartridge NEW $24.99

NOS Sonotone 21T 21-T Cartridge Needle Stylus 21TR-S EV 149 149D Astatic 17 17D $119.50

Needle Turntable Replacment Stylus for BSR ST-3 No. 188 Made in SWISS $0.99

Needle Turntable Replacment Stylus No. 46 for Ronette BF 40 Switzerland $0.99

Needles Turntable Diamond Stylus Sony ND-120P Japan $0.99

Needle Turntable Sapphire Stylus Sony NS-119P Japan $0.99

Turntable Stylus Sony Diamond NEEDLE ND-60G NIB $4.99

New Turntable diamond NEEDLE Stylus Sony ND-114P Japan $5.49

New Turntable diamond NEEDLE Stylus Sony ND-108G Japan $4.99

Turntable Stylus Sony NEEDLE ND-136G for VL-33G NIB $5.99

New Turntable diamond NEEDLE Stylus Sony ND-100G Japan $4.99

Lot of 5 needles Turntable Stylus Sony Diamond NEEDLE ND-60G NIB $23.99

Lot of 5 needles New Turntable diamond NEEDLE Stylus Sony ND-108G Japan $23.99