A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a musicsingle release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song.
The first maxi singles
The term came into wide use in the 1970s, where it usually referred to 7-inch vinyl singles featuring one track on the A-side and two on the B-side. The 1975 reissue of David Bowie's "Space Oddity", where the featured song is coupled with "Changes" and "Velvet Goldmine", is a typical example. By the mid-1970s, it was used to refer to 12" vinyl singles with three or four tracks (or an extended or remixed version of the lead single/song) on the A-side, with an additional two or three tracks on the B-side; the B-side would initially be used by DJs. Later, in the 1980s, a typical practice was to release a two-song single on 7" vinyl and cassette, and a maxi-single on 12" vinyl.
These first 12" maxi-singles were promotional and mostly sent to discotheques and radio stations. Examples of such promos—released at almost same time in 1975—are Gary Toms Empire– "Drive My Car", Don Downing– "Dream World", Barrabas– "Mellow Blow", The Trammps– "Hooked for Life", Ace Spectrum– "Keep Holdin' On", South Shore Commission– "Train Called Freedom", The Chequers– "Undecided Love", Ernie Rush– "Breakaway", Ralph Carter– "When You're Young and in Love", Michael Zager & The Moon Band Feat. Peabo Bryson– "Do It with Feeling", Monday After– "Merry-Go-Round", The Ritchie Family– "I Want to Dance" and Frankie Valli– "Swearin' to God".
The 12-inch single (often simply called 12") is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time compared to typical LPs. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality. This record type is commonly used in disco and dance music genres, where DJs use them to play in discos or clubs. They are played at either 33⅓ or 45 rpm.
Technical features
12-inch singles typically have much shorter playing time than full-length LPs, thus require fewer grooves per inch. This extra space permits a broader dynamic range or louder recording level as the grooves' excursions (i.e., the width of the groove waves and distance traveled from side to side by the turntable stylus) can be much greater in amplitude, especially in the bass frequencies so important for dance music. Many record companies began producing 12-inch (30cm) singles at 33⅓ rpm, although 45 rpm gives better treble response and was used on many 12-inch singles, especially in the UK.
Disco, DJs, and the impact of the 12-inch single.
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In the early 1970s, a musical sensation took over New York City. It was called Disco. Before Disco became synonymous with Saturday Night Fever, Rod Stewart, and celebrity-fueled parties, it was an underground movement powered by the innovations of young DJs challenging themselves and each other to throw the city’s most adventurous dance parties.
By 1973, their influence as musical taste makers became apparent, and a handful of unconventional dance tracks became pop crossover hits. With barely any radio airplay, songs like "Love Theme" and "Girl You Need a Change of Mind" became defining tracks of the disc...
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New Order - Blue Monday (Full 12-Inch EP) [1983]
Blue Monday is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.
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In the early 1970s, a musical sensation took over New York City. It was called Disco. Before Disco became synonymous with Saturday Night Fever, Rod Stewart, and celebrity-fueled parties, it was an underground movement powered by the innovations of young DJs challenging themselves and each other to throw the city’s most adventurous dance parties.
By 1973, their influence as musical taste makers became apparent, and a handful of unconventional dance tracks became pop crossover hits. With barely any radio airplay, songs like "Love Theme" and "Girl You Need a Change of Mind" became defining tracks of the disco era.
These songs were repetitive, hypnotic, and funky, and they were also pretty long compared to other pop hits. That presented a problem for DJs using 7-inch 45rpm singles, which fit only 3:30 minutes of quality audio on them, during their night-long sets. They needed a vinyl record that could make their most popular tracks sound powerful on a dance floor and last the whole night.
In 1976, an accidental studio discovery by Disco pioneer Tom Moulton provided the solution: A 12-inch single. By stretching one song across 12 inches of vinyl, a format typically reserved for full-length albums, those extended dance tracks had room to breath.
By the 1980s, the 12-inch single dominated pop music. It not only changed the sound of records, it allowed for music producers to experiment with length and structure.
SOURCES:
While I dug through hundreds of pages of billboard charts and oral histories of the disco era to research and write this piece a few select sources proved incredibly helpful and they are linked below. I highly recommend checking them out if you want to learn more about this story.
Books:
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster
Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970–1979
by Tim Lawrence
Articles:
Mix Mag’s collection of stories on Disco and I Feel Love
https://mixmag.net/feature/the-master-patrick-cowley-created-the-definitive-i-feel-love-remix
Red Bull Music Academy’s Disco story archive:
https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/disco-collection
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In the early 1970s, a musical sensation took over New York City. It was called Disco. Before Disco became synonymous with Saturday Night Fever, Rod Stewart, and celebrity-fueled parties, it was an underground movement powered by the innovations of young DJs challenging themselves and each other to throw the city’s most adventurous dance parties.
By 1973, their influence as musical taste makers became apparent, and a handful of unconventional dance tracks became pop crossover hits. With barely any radio airplay, songs like "Love Theme" and "Girl You Need a Change of Mind" became defining tracks of the disco era.
These songs were repetitive, hypnotic, and funky, and they were also pretty long compared to other pop hits. That presented a problem for DJs using 7-inch 45rpm singles, which fit only 3:30 minutes of quality audio on them, during their night-long sets. They needed a vinyl record that could make their most popular tracks sound powerful on a dance floor and last the whole night.
In 1976, an accidental studio discovery by Disco pioneer Tom Moulton provided the solution: A 12-inch single. By stretching one song across 12 inches of vinyl, a format typically reserved for full-length albums, those extended dance tracks had room to breath.
By the 1980s, the 12-inch single dominated pop music. It not only changed the sound of records, it allowed for music producers to experiment with length and structure.
SOURCES:
While I dug through hundreds of pages of billboard charts and oral histories of the disco era to research and write this piece a few select sources proved incredibly helpful and they are linked below. I highly recommend checking them out if you want to learn more about this story.
Books:
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster
Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970–1979
by Tim Lawrence
Articles:
Mix Mag’s collection of stories on Disco and I Feel Love
https://mixmag.net/feature/the-master-patrick-cowley-created-the-definitive-i-feel-love-remix
Red Bull Music Academy’s Disco story archive:
https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/disco-collection
Note: The headline for this video has been updated since publishing.
Previous headline: The disco invention that changed pop music
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Blue Monday is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its o...
Blue Monday is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.
Track Listing:
Side A: Blue Monday
Side B: The Beach
Blue Monday is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.
Track Listing:
Side A: Blue Monday
Side B: The Beach
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In the early 1970s, a musical sensation took over New York City. It was called Disco. Before Disco became synonymous with Saturday Night Fever, Rod Stewart, and celebrity-fueled parties, it was an underground movement powered by the innovations of young DJs challenging themselves and each other to throw the city’s most adventurous dance parties.
By 1973, their influence as musical taste makers became apparent, and a handful of unconventional dance tracks became pop crossover hits. With barely any radio airplay, songs like "Love Theme" and "Girl You Need a Change of Mind" became defining tracks of the disco era.
These songs were repetitive, hypnotic, and funky, and they were also pretty long compared to other pop hits. That presented a problem for DJs using 7-inch 45rpm singles, which fit only 3:30 minutes of quality audio on them, during their night-long sets. They needed a vinyl record that could make their most popular tracks sound powerful on a dance floor and last the whole night.
In 1976, an accidental studio discovery by Disco pioneer Tom Moulton provided the solution: A 12-inch single. By stretching one song across 12 inches of vinyl, a format typically reserved for full-length albums, those extended dance tracks had room to breath.
By the 1980s, the 12-inch single dominated pop music. It not only changed the sound of records, it allowed for music producers to experiment with length and structure.
SOURCES:
While I dug through hundreds of pages of billboard charts and oral histories of the disco era to research and write this piece a few select sources proved incredibly helpful and they are linked below. I highly recommend checking them out if you want to learn more about this story.
Books:
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster
Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970–1979
by Tim Lawrence
Articles:
Mix Mag’s collection of stories on Disco and I Feel Love
https://mixmag.net/feature/the-master-patrick-cowley-created-the-definitive-i-feel-love-remix
Red Bull Music Academy’s Disco story archive:
https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/disco-collection
Note: The headline for this video has been updated since publishing.
Previous headline: The disco invention that changed pop music
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Some songs don't just stick in your head, they change the music world forever. Join Estelle Caswell on a musical journey to discover the stories behind your favorite songs.
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Blue Monday is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.
Track Listing:
Side A: Blue Monday
Side B: The Beach
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A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a musicsingle release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song.
The first maxi singles
The term came into wide use in the 1970s, where it usually referred to 7-inch vinyl singles featuring one track on the A-side and two on the B-side. The 1975 reissue of David Bowie's "Space Oddity", where the featured song is coupled with "Changes" and "Velvet Goldmine", is a typical example. By the mid-1970s, it was used to refer to 12" vinyl singles with three or four tracks (or an extended or remixed version of the lead single/song) on the A-side, with an additional two or three tracks on the B-side; the B-side would initially be used by DJs. Later, in the 1980s, a typical practice was to release a two-song single on 7" vinyl and cassette, and a maxi-single on 12" vinyl.
These first 12" maxi-singles were promotional and mostly sent to discotheques and radio stations. Examples of such promos—released at almost same time in 1975—are Gary Toms Empire– "Drive My Car", Don Downing– "Dream World", Barrabas– "Mellow Blow", The Trammps– "Hooked for Life", Ace Spectrum– "Keep Holdin' On", South Shore Commission– "Train Called Freedom", The Chequers– "Undecided Love", Ernie Rush– "Breakaway", Ralph Carter– "When You're Young and in Love", Michael Zager & The Moon Band Feat. Peabo Bryson– "Do It with Feeling", Monday After– "Merry-Go-Round", The Ritchie Family– "I Want to Dance" and Frankie Valli– "Swearin' to God".
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A&M’s 87th-ranked Togan Takac defeated Pepperdine’s Pietro Fellin 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at No 2singles in the deciding match for the Aggies (9-2) against the Waves (2-6), who had MaxiHomberg win in three sets at No. 5 singles to tie the match at 3.
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