A record player is a turntable with an amplifier and speaker so you can play records. Without the ability to play them it's just a turntable or a record changer if it automatically does one record after another. Not cool, just the actual names.
Some vinyl is worth decent money today, you might want to check on that before you dispose of them. If you want to save any of the tunes you can buy a player that will connect to a computer through USB to save them as MPs