[Jukebox-list] RE: 12" singles

[David Breneman]

--- Gerald Pearce <gerald at pearce.fr> wrote:

> By the way the vast majority of the 12" singles are 45rpm.  Indeed
> I 
> think when I was living in the UK you could only ever have 45rpm
> 12" 
> singles, but I do have several 33 1/3 rpm singles too.

All the ones I've ever seen are 45, but it's not a format
a really collect because most of it is dance club music.
Part of the reason for the high speed is durability in
that environment.  With the high frequencies cut more
"gradually" than they would be at a slower speed or smaller
diameter, they're less likely to be abraded away by 
repeated and/or rough play, and "scratching" which can
cause cue burn.


David Breneman         david_breneman at yahoo.com

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