Ernie Smith on Nostr: In the late 1980s, the record industry saw a modest lag in 7-inch single sales and ...

In the late 1980s, the record industry saw a modest lag in 7-inch single sales and used the opportunity to replace 45s with cassingles, or cassette singles.

Looking at the data in retrospect, it feels like a terrible decision.

It doesn’t help that cassingles are kind of a pain in the ass to use. (At least in my opinion.)

https://tedium.co/2024/07/27/music-industry-cassette-single-cassingle-history/

new @tedium #music #history