On this day in 1949, RCA Victor introduced the 7″ 45rpm record and 10 record player, in response to Columbia’s introduction of the Long Playing record a year earlier.
Diamonds In the Rough: Patti Smith Demos
Is It Live or Is It Memorex: Gorillaz, 4.21.10
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Download here: 3.31.14
Setlist: setlist 3.31.14
The first 45 (original plan was to use different colored vinyl for each genre):