Perhaps the singles scene isn’t hopeless or moribund after all. Those 7-inch vinyl beauties – known as 45 rpm singles – may not be relegated only to museums and yard sales. When the 5-inch compact ...

DEAR JERRY: Because of the popularity of the 45 rpm singles in the 1950s, which label was the first to cut back on the production of 78s? DEAR WILL: You may recall my column referencing how Columbia, ...

This box is as impractical as it is beautiful. There are 11 CD singles, pressed to look like 45 rpm singles (complete with "grooves"). By Billboard Staff This box is as impractical as it is beautiful.

Some bands play original material. Other bands play cover songs to put a dance floor in motion, which can translate into hearing Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration,” Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” and Chappell ...

Most fans of vinyl are happy collecting 33 1/3 RPM albums, 7-inch 45 RPM singles, and the odd 12-inch. A subset dig for rare 78 RPM discs, especially the blues recordings of the 1920s and ’30s. But ...