Single is our past

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Approximately in the middle of the last century, such a new concept as a single appeared in the world. It was a composition recorded on a record, and only she was present there. Most often, songs of that time became singles, thanks to such recordings on vinyl, many musical groups and performers became famous.

A single is, as mentioned above, one single composition that was recorded on one side of the record. This name comes from the English word "single", which means "one" or "single". Often on the territory of the USSR, such records were called "long-playing" or mono-plates. Willy-nilly, but the song, which was constantly played on such a disc, was remembered by the listener for a long time and soon became his favorite composition. This played into the hands of the performer, making him more popular and in demand.

The most popular media in this area were gramophone records, the diameter of which was equal to 18 centimeters, they played a single. It was a disk that rotated at a speed of 45 revolutions per minute and very high quality.played the song. It should be noted that such records were popular both in Russia and in the USA, in Japan, that is, all over the world.

Gradually, along with the development of the music industry, vinyl discs also became more perfect. The new singles that began to be released in the 70s became the so-called forerunners of the artist's albums. As a rule, the only song on the disc was the one after which the entire release was named or the most beautiful and memorable composition. However, this technique was far from the last in the music industry. Soon, collections of remixes for a single song began to be released on vinyl discs under the name "single". Their number varied from 2 to 10.

By the end of the twentieth century, compact discs gained wide popularity, which many still use today. Initially, such records were intended only for listening, and the recorded single was still the same single composition or a series of remixes for it. True, now a track recorded on a disc could last not a limited 15 minutes, but could last up to an hour. When technology invented DVD devices, clips and reality shows began to appear on single discs that de alt with certain musical material.

But, despite all the technical progress and improvements, the best singles still remained on vinyl. These were songs that more than one generation grew up with, and those hits that are gaining their second popularity these days thanks tothe development of retro style. It is worth noting that gramophone records, on which only one composition is recorded, are also produced today, they are of a very good quality. And in this case, a single is a song that could have been written both in our years and many years ago.

In order to find and listen to certain hits that were in a single version recorded on a disc, it is best to turn to professional music lovers who collect and improve musical archives and equipment. You can also purchase a lot of interesting musical artifacts through them.