Around the middle of the last century, a new concept such as a single appeared in the world. It was a composition recorded on a record, and only she was present there. Most often, songs of that time became singles, thanks to such records on vinyl many musical groups and artists became famous.
A single is, as already mentioned above, one single composition that was recorded on one side of the record. This name comes from the English word "single", which means "one" or "single" in translation. Often in the USSR, such recordings were called “long-playing” or mono-records. Willy-nilly, and the song, which was constantly played on such a disc, was remembered by the listener for a long time and soon became his favorite song. This played into the hands of the performer, made him more popular and in demand.
The most popular carriers in this area were phonograph records with a diameter of 18 centimeters; a single was played on them. It was a disk that rotated at a speed of 45 revolutions per minute and very high quality reproduced the composition. It is worth noting that such phonograph records were popular both in Russia, and in the USA, in Japan, that is, all over the world.
Gradually, along with the development of the music industry, vinyl discs also became more perfect. New singles, which began to be released in the 70s, became the so-called predecessors of album artists. As a rule, the only song on the disc was the one after which the entire release was called or the most beautiful and memorable composition. However, this technique was not the last in the music industry. Soon on vinyl discs called "single" began to come out collections of remixes for a single song. Their number ranged from 2 to 10.
By the end of the twentieth century, CDs, which many still use today, gained wide popularity. Initially, such records were intended only for listening, and the recorded single was still the same single composition or a series of remixes to it. True, now the track recorded on the disc could last not unlimited 15 minutes, but had a length of up to an hour. When the technique invented DVD devices, clips and reality shows related to specific musical material began to appear on single discs.
But, despite all the technological progress and improvements, the best singles still remained on vinyl. These were songs that more than one generation grew up for, and those hits that are gaining their second popularity these days due to the development of retro-style. It is worth noting that the phonograph records, on which only one song is recorded, are issued today, they have a very good quality. And in this case, a single is a song that could have been written both in our years and many years ago.
In order to find and listen to certain hits that were singly recorded on a record, it is best to turn to professional music lovers who collect and improve music archives and equipment. Also through them you can purchase many interesting musical artifacts.