A recording apparatus includes a recording head for effecting recording on a recording material in accordance with recording information; first feeding means including a grip roller and a pinch roller disposed downstream of the recording head with respect to a recording material feeding direction; second feeding means including a grip roller and a pinch roller disposed upstream of the recording head with respect to the recording material feeding direction, wherein the recording device effects recording on a recording material fed by the first feeding means and the second feeding means, and wherein the first feeding means and the second feeding means have recording material feeding speeds which are different from each other; anda one-way clutch provided for the grip roller of one of the first and second feeding means which provides a lower recording material feeding speed, the one-way clutch being idly rotatable by a tension of the recording material.