What was the first 12 inch single?

Ten Percent
In 1975 Salsoul Records offered “Ten Percent” by Double Exposure as the first commercially released 12‐inch single. The boom in disco and discoprogrammed radio soon made the large format single indispensable for listeners who wanted full‐length disco versions of songs unavailable on other record formats.

When did 12 inch records come out?

1948
Columbia — and specifically engineer Peter Carl Goldmark — is credited with introducing the 33-1/3 rpm 12-inch LP in 1948. It became the most popular format for recorded music for some two decades — until the compact disc (which, by the way is 120 mm in diameter) took hold in the early 1980s.

What was the first 12 inch single in the UK?

But these megahits were released in the traditional pop way, as seven-inch singles. The Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight may have been the UK’s first proper 12-inch hit single in 1979. Straight out of the New York clubs, it was just the type of music the format was meant for.

What is the biggest selling 12 inch single of all time?

Blue Monday
On March 7th, 1983, New Order pioneered dance music with the release of the best selling 12 inch single of all time—Blue Monday, whose initial run sold over 700,000 copies. The song (now used to name the depressing 3rd Monday of January) is perhaps the most acclaimed and even influential synth-pop track of all time.

What was the first record album?

LPs to the present day In 1948, thanks to CBS, we were introduced to the world’s first LP (Long Play) record. Created by Peter Goldmark, this vinyl record had a capacity of around 21 minutes per side and was 12 inches wide, playing at a speed of 33 1/3 RPM.

What means EP album?

extended play
EP commonly stands for extended play, a musical recording which is popularly understood as shorter than a full album (about four to seven tracks).

What was a single in the 1970s?

“Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen. “Heart of Glass” – Blondie. “I Love You Love Me Love” – Gary Glitter. “Don’t Give Up on Us” – David Soul.

Who was the first club DJ to remix a 12 dance single which also served as the first commercially sold 12 record?

The growth of the 12-inch in the mid- to late-70s was fast and furious, starting with 135 listings in 1975 and ending at over 10,000 by 1979. An initial dip in the early ’80s led to a glorious renaissance by 1985, with 12-inch singles averaging around 29,000 listings per year from 1985 to 1989.

Did Blue Monday lose money?

The single’s original sleeve, created by Factory designer Peter Saville and Brett Wickens, was die-cut with a silver inner sleeve. It cost so much to produce that Factory Records actually lost money on each copy sold.

What synth did New Order use?

Re: Synths on New Order’s Techinque The Roland D-50 had just been released a couple years earlier and found its way on all of the “dance” tracks on Technique, especially the “Fantasia” preset. Lots of Roland TR-909, TR-808 & TR-727 on the dance trance.

What was the first album cover?

The packaging and presentation of recorded music was transformed when Alex Steinweiss, an art director and graphic designer at Columbia Records, created the first Album cover using graphic design in 1939. Steinweiss was born in March 24, 1917, in Brooklyn.