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The most popular 12-inch singles list features releases from New Order, Joy Division, Aphex Twin, Daft Punk, and more. Of the more than 2.3 million singles contributed to the Discogs Database, nearly 60 percent of them are vinyl records.
‘Moody’, including the 12-inch remix single that followed, was big in the clubs in New York and London, even though over half of the ESG sisters hadn’t even completed high school at that point. Meanwhile ‘UFO’ is up there with the most sampled tracks of all time, making this EP one of the most influential on the history of dance and ...
From Donna Summer and Chic to Grace Jones and Cerrone, explore 12 essential disco 12-inch singles that can still light up the dance floor.
This post delves into 12 essential 12-inch singles from disco's peak period (roughly 1973 through 1982). Along the way, I'll also discuss these singles’ lasting legacy and influence, as well as the 12-inch record format overall.
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. It is named for its 12-inch (300 mm ...
The 12 Best 12-Inch Vinyl Singles Spin these tracks and connect with your inner DJ. The 12-inch single (or “maxi” single, as it was called back in the ’70s and ’80s) tends to be synonymous with DJs, conjuring up visions of dual turntables.
The best-selling 12" single of all time is Blue Monday, by New Order. It's a record found in many of the collections we buy, transcending the collector's usual genre and listening habits.
Shook Ones Part II / Shook Ones Part I (1995) [Single] 9: 9. Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five The Message (1982) [Single] 10: 10. Wu-Tang Clan C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) / Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (1994) [Single] 11: 11. Kraftwerk Computer Love / The Model (1981) [Single] 12: 12. OutKast B.O.B (2000) [Single] 13: 13. UGK
Each track on this list of classic variations was released as a 12 inch single with a corresponding original 7 inch release that was shorter (which thus excludes ‘Blue Monday’ by NEW ORDER); full length album versions that subsequently got issued as 12 inch singles are not included.
By stretching one song across 12 inches of vinyl, a format typically reserved for full-length albums, those long dance tracks had room to breathe. By the 1980s, the 12-inch single...