7 In Vinyl Length

The most common form of the vinyl single is the 45 or 7 inch.

7 in vinyl length.

White or black sleeves. The names are derived from its play speed 45 rpm and the standard diameter 7 inches. That s 9 mins of audio in all. 7 vinyl can hold 4 mins 30 secs each side at 45 rpm.

Vinyl sales in the uk reached 2 8 million in 2012. Just like any medium for music there is only so much space you can use to transcribe music onto. Vinyl records share the same limitation and can represent a limited playtime accurately. Longest 7 45 i know of is a b side of a bruce springsteen single at about 10 minutes but i m pretty sure that was a dmm cut.

7 8 minutes per side is pure bliss in comparison to let s say 12 14 minutes. Printed centre labels with print are included in the costs. Vinyl lp records enjoyed a resurgence in the early 2010s. 45 rpm is the most common speed for 7 inch records.

The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm. 7 cuts are supplied with paper inner sleeves and plain white or black outer card sleeves. The 7 inch 45 rpm record was released 31 march 1949 by rca victor as a smaller more durable and higher fidelity replacement for the 78 rpm shellac discs. I ve got a couple of uk 7 singles erasure s breath of life and 808 state s timebomb which have two full tracks on the b side and exceed 8 minutes but as you might expect they re cut very low and surface noise is quite noticeable.

At 45 rpm they hold around 4 6 minutes per side. A 7 inch 45 rpm record can fit approximately 5 minutes per side for a total of 10 minutes. But of course original quality and a pro vinyl masterer is very handy too.