An optical identification record system is provided that combines physical record with digital music. The optical identification record system includes a record and a record player. The surface of the record is printed with optical identification codes. The record player includes a turntable, a first motor, a tone arm, a processor, a memory, and a second motor. The turntable of the record player is used to rotate the record. The tone arm includes a cartridge that reads the optical identification codes on the surface of the record to decode a corresponding audio file for playing.