Twelve-inch single
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The twelve-inch single is a type of vinyl gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a "single" or a few related sound tracks on each surface, compared to LPs which
A twelve-inch Capitol Records gramophone record
Close-up shot of a 12-inch (30 cm) single showing the wide grooves
New Order (band)
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New Order are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1980 by vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris, with keyboardist Gillian Gilbert
Twelve-inch single
…labels such as Factory Records, only ever released a handful of seven-inch singles. One of Factory's resident artists, alternative rock/dance quartet New Order, produced the biggest-selling twelve-inch record ever in the United Kingdom, "Blue Monday", selling about 800,000 copies on the format and over a million…
Promotional images of New Order in 1985; clockwise from top left: Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Peter Hook, Gillian Gilbert
New Order performing in 2005
New Order performing in 2012