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Phonograph record; Single (music), including the 45-rpm format; Albums. 45 RPM or the title song, by Paul Van Dyk, 1994;
The most common rotational speeds for gramophone records are 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 revolutions per minute (rpm), 45 rpm, and 78 rpm. Established as the only common rotational speed prior to the 1940s, the 78 became increasingly less common throughout the 1950s and into more modern decades as the 33 and the 45 became established as the new standards for ...
Sizes of records in the United States and the UK are generally measured in inches, e.g. 7-inch records, which are generally 45 rpm records. LPs were 10-inch records at first, but soon the 12-inch size became by far the most common. Generally, 78s were 10-inch, but 12-inch and 7-inch and even smaller were made—the so-called "little wonders". [82]
The 45 rpm speed was chosen to allow a 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 minute playing time from the 7-inch disc. [11] The 7-inch 45 rpm record was released March 31, 1949, by RCA Victor as a smaller, more durable and higher-fidelity replacement for the 78 rpm shellac discs. [12] The first 45 rpm records were monaural, with recordings on both sides of the disc. As ...
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45 RPM is the debut album by Paul van Dyk. It was released in Germany on the MFS label on December 5, 1994. It was then released on Deviant Records in the UK and Mute Records in the US in 1998. Initial copies of the German album came with a bonus disc of remixes van Dyk had done for other artists called 45 Remixes Per Minute.
Columbia used this label for its 45 r.p.m. records from 1951 until 1958. Transitional 1955 promo 45 r.p.m. label showing both the old notes and mike and new walking eye logos. In 1951, Columbia US began issuing records in the 45 rpm format RCA Victor had introduced two years earlier. [36]
45 rpm record: Analog often around 4 minutes (EP: 7 minutes) per side, up to 6 per side, in some cases even a few minutes longer. LP record: Analog typically 15–25 minutes per side (30 minutes per side for classical & spoken word), although 45 minutes is possible with tight groove spacing and no spacing between tracks. Audio cassette: Analog