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Music History 

Remembering the introduction of the 45 RPM record in 1949

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 45 RPM single, 7-inch single, RCA, Turntables

In June 1948, Columbia Records shocked the recorded music industry by introducing a replacement for the venerable 10-inch 78 RPM

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WTF? 

McDonalds–yes, the restaurant chain–releases a 7-inch single.

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-inch single, Chicken Sandwich, McDonalds, Tay Keith

If you follow developments in the world of fast food, you’ll know that we’re deep into what some are calling

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Music News 

The world’s most valuable 7-inch record was just sold for HOW MUCH?

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-inch single, Frank Wilson, Northern Soul, Record Collecting

I’ve never really understood Northern Soul, a peculiarly British phenomenon where obscure Motown and Motown-like R&B/soul recordings are treasured like

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Music History 

It was 70 years ago this month that the 45 RPM record was introduced, accidentally helping to give birth to rock’n’roll

March 17, 2019May 9, 2021 Alan Cross 4 Comments 45 RPM Record, 7-inch single

For the first fifty years of the recorded music industry, everyone had to make do with scratchy, fragile 78 RPM

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Gadgets 

A Handy Guide to Which Music Storage Format Sounds Best–and Why

November 10, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 7-inch single, 8-Track, Cassette, CD, FM Radio, iPod, MP3, Vinyl

I’m currently working on a children’s book for Kids Can Press which traces the evolution of the gadgets we’ve used

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Gadgets Music History 

Happy 67th Birthday, 7-Inch Single!

January 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 45 RPM, 7-inch single, Columbia, RCA

In the years after WWII, the recording industry knew that after almost fifty years, it was time to move beyond

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Music History 

A Good Question: Why Are Songs on the Radio About the Same Length?

July 13, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment 45 RPM, 7-inch single, 78 RPM

When much of my day involved setting up playlists and rotations for a radio station in complicated music schedulers, we

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Music History 

RCA’s Preview of Their 1949 Introduction of the 45 RPM Single

January 6, 2014January 5, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1949, 7-inch single, RCA, Vinyl
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