Fifty
years ago, the 45-rpm "single " created an entire culture
based on the frenzied three-minute playing time.
In
the sixties this was surpassed by the dinner-plate-size slab of
vinyl known as the LP.
In
the 1990s, the CD arrived and suddenly artists had a full hour
to fill. So they filled it with second-rate offerings.
"They
have a couple of songs and then the rest isn't very good. They're
just trying to get the royalty rate for twelve tracks." Stephan
Jenkins of rock group Third Eye Blind.
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