[78-L] Not only vinyl..now at 45RPM

[Royal Pemberton]

Somewhere I have a small-hole 7" three song single from the UK that has one
song on the A side, and plays at 45 rpm; the B side has the two other songs
on it and plays at 33 rpm.   It was made in 1981.

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:59 AM, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com> wrote:

> Michael Biel wrote:
>
> > The European DJs, being smarter than American DJs, did like the better
> > sound and punch of the 12-inch 45s, but they already had overcome the
> > additional problem of European 7-inch discs which could be either 45 or
> > 33 with the small hole.
>
> --
>
> There never was a problem, and certainly not for dj's. The 7 inch small
> hole
> 33 rpm was, AFAIR, either classical or a (progressive) rock release,
> beginning in the late 1960's. (Like this one)
>
> http://www.offtherecord.ie/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=119_132&products_id=8503
> But not dance music.
> Later some punk bands, who always preferred the 7 inch, used 33 rpm to
> squeeze in more noise.
> But the format was rare, and even more so when 12 inch singles and EP's
> started to appear in the mid 1970's.
> Unless we talk about the Soviet Union, but...we don't.
> Kristjan
>
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