Van Halen released 13 singles in Japan between 1978 and 1984 that are collected in a new 7” vinyl set from Rhino. Each replica single features the original sleeve artwork and comes housed in a cigarette-style box. Two versions of THE JAPANESE SINGLES 1978-1984 are available: a black vinyl version and a limited edition version of 750 copies on red vinyl, which is available now at Rhino.com. AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2X0Qq33 (affiliate)
EDIT: This video was originally released on Patreon a year ago, but I decided to share it here as a tribute to the mighty Eddie Van Halen who recently passed away. I was a massive fan of his music and he will be greatly missed.
Once upon a time the 45 and the LP were rival formats. This video tells the story how RCAs beef with Columbia ended up shaping the future of popular music.
This is a video about the Format War of 1949. Things like 12″ 45s, 45 RPM Albums, EPs, 16rpm records, Polystyrene singles and 45s with a raised stepped ridge around the centre that aids grip when stacked don’t feature in this story because they were introduced after the conclusion of this particular story.
Regarding the question posed at the end – a few people have mentioned that the record players in their country had single adaptors. This was not unusual. I’ve demonstrated a few turntables on this channel with the built-in 45 adaptors. If your turntable didn’t have a built in adaptor – you could buy one. However that’s the result – not the cause. The records came first – the players accommodated the type of records sold in that country. A country could have chosen to go with small or large holes – the decision on which way they went was the thing of interest – what was the common denominator? Why was a large spindle hole chosen in Germany, but a small one in the UK?
We think we have an answer – it seems that Commonwealth countries went with the small hole and countries with a US armed forces presence after the war were more inclined towards the large hole. However if you know any other info on this – please share.
Music Shown: Cuphead – Soundtrack Dream Theater – Distance over Time + Blu-Ray 5.1 Pantera – The Complete Studio Albums (BOXSET) The Posies – Frosting on the Beater Escape from Synth City Megadeth – Warheads on Foreheads (BOXSET) Death – Leprosy Ghost – Ceremony and Devotion The Rick & Morty Soundtrack The Lazys – Tropical Hazards The Waterboy Soundtrack (?!?!) Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood Castlevania – Symphony of the Night Great White – Shot in the Dark Journey – Soundtrack Jack Russell’s Great White – He Saw it Comin’
As a musician, I draw inspiration from all sorts of genres of music. Here are my FAVORITE 15 ALBUMS that are NOT Hard Rock or Metal
Albums Shown:
Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygene
Dave Brubeck Quartet – At Carnegie Hall
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
Queen – A Night at the Opera
Daft Punk – Discovery
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic / Aja
Weezer – Maladroit
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Prince – Purple Rain
His Name is Alive – Livonia
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
Pink Floyd – The Wall / Animals
The Cars – Heartbeat City
Here are 16 vinyl records I have added to my music collection over the last couple months. Those albums include:
Dream Theater – The Astonishing
Bloodbath – Grand Morbid Funeral
Ozzy Osbourne – Tribute
Conan the Barbarian Soundtrack
Zero 7 – Simple Things
Whitesnake – Come An’ Get It, Ready an’ Willing, Ain’t No Love
Stryper – No More Hell to Pay
KISS – Music from The Elder
KISS – Alive! The Millennium Concert
Cocteau Twins – Stars and Topsoil
Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood
Halestorm – The Strange Case Of…
Halestorm – Into the Wild Live: Chicago
Rob Zombie – Everybody is Fucking a UFO
Vinyl records are fun to collect with so many shapes, speeds and sizes including laser etching, colored vinyl, elaborate covers & sleeves and much more. Here are some of the highlights from my music collection! Continue reading Vinyl Records Music Collecting Highlights→
