Vinyl records share the same limitation and can represent a limited playtime accurately.
7 in vinyl length.
The names are derived from its play speed 45 rpm and the standard diameter 7 inches.
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.
At 45 rpm they hold around 4 6 minutes per side.
That s 9 mins of audio in all.
7 8 minutes per side is pure bliss in comparison to let s say 12 14 minutes.
The most common form of the vinyl single is the 45 or 7 inch.
Just like any medium for music there is only so much space you can use to transcribe music onto.
45 rpm is the most common speed for 7 inch records.
7 cuts are supplied with paper inner sleeves and plain white or black outer card sleeves.
The lp was soon confronted by the 45 a 7 inch 180 mm diameter fine grooved vinyl record playing at 45 rpm.
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.
But of course original quality and a pro vinyl masterer is very handy too.
A standard 12 inch 33 rpm vinyl record can have a playtime of roughly 22 minutes per side for a total of 44 minutes.
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.
Us vinyl sales in 2017 reached 15 6 million and 16 7 million for 2018.
A 7 inch 45 rpm record can fit approximately 5 minutes per side for a total of 10 minutes.
White or black sleeves.
Printed centre labels with print are included in the costs.
Vinyl sales in the uk reached 2 8 million in 2012.