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  • February 02, 2010 21:39
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February 02, 2010 21:39

What is the difference between a single and an EP (extended play) single?
I thought an EP had a longer playing time, for example several songs on 1 side or that an EP runs at 33 rpm, so longer running.

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  • February 02, 2010 21:56
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February 02, 2010 21:56

A standard EP has the same format as a single (7 inch), but contains 4 songs. On each side 2. Extended Play is often mentioned on the label. It can also be played at 45 rpm. But of course there are exceptions :-) There are EPs that indeed run at 33 rpm. EPs were always released in a photo sleeve, while singles were often sold in a factory sleeve.
In the 1960s, an awful lot of EPs were sold in France. In the Netherlands a lot less because they were quite expensive.
The maxi-single made its appearance in the late 1960s. Initially it was also 7 inches and also ran at 45 rpm, but usually contained 3 songs. Not much later you got the maxi single on 12 inches.
The Beatles collection area contains many EPs from the sixties.

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  • May 03, 2010 21:44
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Indeed FranS, later you got the maxi-single on 12 ".
These can usually be turned at 45 rpm, but sometimes also at 33 rpm.

And now we are talking about speed; once, very earlier we also had 16 rpm. These were 10 "big / small. Will look in my father's old record collection for some examples. Come back to them !!

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May 04, 2010 14:19

My first Philips record player did indeed play 16, 33, 45 and 78 rpm :-)
Would be nice if you could add those 16 rpm records.

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