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2. Twelve-inch single - Wikipedia

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   A twelve-inch Capitol Records gramophone record. The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a "single" or a few related sound tracks on each surface, compared to LPs (long play) which have several songs on each side.

3. Ten Percent (song) - Wikipedia

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   The 12-inch single was reserved for DJs until the release of "Ten Percent." Disco had already begun to exploit the 12-inch's allowance for higher volumes, better sound quality, and longer playing time, but no record companies had previously seen commercial value in the new format. [6]

4. Unusual types of gramophone records - Wikipedia

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   Another notable example of a "16 RPM" record was a 7-inch single of the song Orouburous by drone band Earth. [citation needed] The Prestige Jazz double-album MONO series are 12-inch 16-rpm discs. They can be played with a normal mono or stereo stylus (0.7 to 1.0 mil) stylus without damage. [13] 24 rpm Talking books for the blind in Europe ...

5. Take Me Home (Cher song) - Wikipedia

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   The lyrics center around the request of a woman to be taken home by her lover. It was released as the lead single from the Take Me Home album in January 1979 through Casablanca Records, pressed as a 12-inch single. Music critics gave positive reviews of "Take Me Home", highlighting its sound and melody.

6. New Order's Peter Hook on how the best-selling 12-inch single ...

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   New Order’s “Blue Monday” was released 40 years ago, on March 7, 1983, and went on become one of the most important and beloved songs of the new wave era.

7. Phonograph record - Wikipedia

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   Three vinyl records of different formats, from left to right: a 12 inch LP, a 10 inch LP, a 7 inch single. A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.