45 rpm single

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology

45 rpm single · In 1949, RCA Victor answered the LP with a small vinyl record with a large hole, which turns at 45 revolutions per minute. Each side held one song of a few minutes. The single was cheap, unbreakable and fitted in jukeboxes and portable record players. That made it the product for teenagers with pocket money. In the 1950s, rock 'n' roll was above all single music: an A-side for the radio, a B-side to go with it, and a new chart every week. The form of the three-minute pop song lasted in this way.

Listening

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  Rock Around the Clock · Bill Haley & His Comets, 1954
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  Maybellene · Chuck Berry, 1955
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  Heartbreak Hotel · Elvis Presley, 1956

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Genre Map · Technology^NL Map
• Mixtape 1: The Origins of Pop Music^NL Reader
• Mixtape 2: Youth Cultures 1950-1980^NL Reader

See also

• Technics SL-1200 and scratching
• Soundsystem
• Gramophone and the 78 rpm record
• Long-playing record (LP)
• Doo-wop
• Rockabilly
• Brill Building and girl groups