To begin ; I have quite a few records. I'm a collector, but not one that pines over original UK presses in mint condition. I do have the same record in mono and stereo if there's a notable difference, and I like my records in nice shape. Every once in a while I'll stumble upon a '45 [Single] that I like, and think about how contextually awesome these little discs are.
Singles came [or come they're still made] in two flavors ; album or non album singles. As their names suggest some songs are cuts from the album in order to give the listener a taste of their upcoming album. Non album singles are songs that stand on their own, they do not appear on any album. These usually turn up on the 25th-anniversary, or deluxe edition of albums. I think the thing I like about singles is that they really gave you a peek into what band's were doing in the studio between albums. Before the internet allowing rabid fans to use any means necessary to search what their favorite band is up to ; you had the single. The single didn't fare well in the transition to the digital era. It really has no place, CD's are capable of holding 74 minutes of music on them as opposed to the LP single which could only hold a few minutes on each side. Some bands chose to throw on a music video as a hook, but it really just isn't the same. And on iTunes single's really don't make a lot of sense, they can still serve the purpose they used to Oasis proved that by releaseing the singles "The Shock of the Lightening" and "Falling Down" before their new album "Dig Out Your Soul". I just don't think that singles will ever be as prevelant as they used to be, which in one sense is really a shame.
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Singles sucked anyway. They were the over hyped pop songs that people such as yourself jerked off to. The quality was poor, and they didn't last long without getting messed up. Like your mom, just another vintage throwback single.
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