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In reply to the discussion: Remember 45rpm records? [View all]Thegonagle
(806 posts)32. Are you saying that the Beatles started the "make the whole album good" thing,
Last edited Sat Mar 9, 2013, 09:15 AM - Edit history (1)
and artists/groups never really tried beyond the first hit before? Or was it because 45's were the majority of sales and 12-inch LP's weren't as popular a medium yet?
Just curious. I turn 38 this year, so cassette tapes, and later CDs, were replacing 12-inches as the medium of choice as I grew up.
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Actually, that thread wasn't about 45s but a commercial 16 2/3 speed Muzak machine
pinboy3niner
Mar 2013
#3
It's the insert for a 45 to let you play it on an LP spindle. I just bought some more recently.
talkingmime
Mar 2013
#35
Are you saying that the Beatles started the "make the whole album good" thing,
Thegonagle
Mar 2013
#32
Them first record I purchased myself was "Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer"
Arkansas Granny
Mar 2013
#46
I still have a bunch, and the little yellow inserts so you can play them on a LP spindle.
talkingmime
Mar 2013
#34