#45 RPM

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt (1953)

[myvinylplaylist]

Led Zeppelin: Acoustically 7” EP Australia (1972)

Atlantic Records

[luuton]

Divine - I'm So Beautiful (1984) 7" Single

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

François De Roubaix & Elizabeth Teissier – Astralement Vôtre - 7", 45 RPM - Barclay - 1975 (back cover)

[undergroundrockpress]

? And The Mysterians – 96 Tears (1966)

[sonofshermy]

[easternblocrelics]

Qualiton label generic 45 rpm (EP) record jacket from Hungary

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

january 10

1949

The vinyl record format war heats up as RCA introduces the 45-RPM, 7-inch record. It eventually replaces the 78-RPM record for "singles" - one song on each side. The format takes off in the early years of the rock era.

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

undated

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Never Let Her Go and The Riddler - Frank Gorshin (1966)

[myvinylplaylist]

The Beatles: I Feel Fine 7” Single

Side A: I Feel Fine

Side B: She’s A Woman

1975 US reissue. Apple label

Apple Records

[luuton]

Madonna - Borderline (1984)

[pulpsandcomics2]

Bill Hayes The Ballad of Davy Crockett-45 rpm 1955

[misforgotten2]

I'm surprised that the record and record player industries hadn't connived to introduce new record speeds and sizes every few years. First it would be 8" at 56 rpm and then 14" at 38¾ rpm and then 199mm at π² + (π - 0.0001) rpm.

Life - November 11th 1950