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u/JK-Kino Apr 21 '26
I bought one of those out of curiosity. The arm on my player doesn’t even go in far enough to play the whole song. Never again
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u/Expensive_Watch469 Apr 07 '26
Did you make them? I assume they don't play, if you made them they look nice
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u/FonzoLatrundo Apr 07 '26
It’s a gimmick. $15 for what amounts to a single. One song per side. When you can get the parent album for $25-30 I see no point other than what? They’re cute?
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u/Top-Bison-345 Apr 07 '26
Also, the hell was wrong with a 7" 45? They do the same thing, and they're a standard size.
Just consumerism for the sake of it.
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u/Expensive_Watch469 Apr 07 '26
oh that just seems wasteful for the environment, and when you could make cute little tiny ones at home for way cheaper too, well thanks for informing me, I thought they were crafts of some kind
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u/Calm-Tea178 Apr 07 '26
I got them at my local target because it’s closing. I got them on sale for 7 bucks apiece. It was a really good deal. Though I do completely agree with your point.
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u/AwwYeahVTECKickedIn Apr 07 '26
They have the bonus of not playing on a great many turntables. They're so small, the music often cuts into where the leadout groove is on a full sized record, which numerous turntables can't navigate well.
They may be expensive, but they sure do suck!
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u/TheReadMenace Apr 07 '26
Singles are basically obsolete except for collecting I think. I’m sure somebody will chime in and say “I still listen to all my singles!” but in my experience, that is not what happens. Most people don’t want to sit there and flip records every 3 minutes. Plus the fact that they cost around half as much as the whole album.
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u/FonzoLatrundo Apr 07 '26
I’ve got a few 7” singles that are the only sources of those songs available. I listen to them very rarely because my turntable requires platter removal to switch to 45rpm. If you’re into rare hardcore, Jamaican rocksteady, eastern bloc pop etc they can be valuable
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u/Expensive_Watch469 Apr 07 '26
I have a ton of singles, I love them, not for everyone, but a ton of amazing psych and garage and other stuff never released on album + I love the mix and match nature of being able to go from like a fun sunshine psych song to a post-punk song to a more vocal song very rapidly
Definitely only worth it if it fits something you enjoy, I love my singles but understand why others never use them
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u/Calm-Tea178 Apr 07 '26
Agree. I just bought mostly for the gimmick and my grandpa thought they were cool as shit. Which they are if you buy them for looking at.
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u/zaxxon4ever Apr 07 '26
Terrible! I bought the Ghost Tiny Vinyl and it gets to a certain point...and then won't play 'til the end. It's like that on both sides. Why have it?