# How Did That 45 RPM Record Revival wrk Out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394 "2008-12-31T20:29:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/1 "2008-12-31T20:29:20Z")
A few years back, the recording industry (in a fit of senility) decided o try to revive the 45 RPM vinyl record. Why they thought this was agood idea is beyond me-the audio CD had been fully established by then, and who still ad turntables (that ran at 45 RPM)? Anyway, did they ever sell these things in any significant quantities? are they still made?😕 ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/2 "2008-12-31T20:36:23Z")
Wow – never have heard a thing about this. Nothing at all. Did this push have any kind of a profile? This happened in the 2000s? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/3 "2008-12-31T20:45:39Z")
Don’t know about the question, but I’ve got a box of old jazz and swing 45s that I bought at a garage sale, if anybody wants them. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/4 "2008-12-31T21:06:31Z")
There is a certain truth to the OP’s claim. > [@](#): > > Two-thirds of all singles in the UK now come out on in the 7in format, with sales topping 1m. Though still a far cry from vinyl’s heyday in 1979, when Art Garfunkel’s Bright Eyes alone sold that number and the total vinyl singles market was 89m, the latest sales are still up more than fivefold in five years. [The Guardian - July 2007](http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/jul/16/musicnews.music). ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/5 "2008-12-31T21:37:42Z")
Oh perfect timing! I got a USB turntable for xmas…just in time to convert any vinyl I get back into mp3s, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/6 "2009-01-01T04:35:20Z")
Even better timing - I 've been digitally recording a bunch of old 45s for later Ipod loading and just saw this thread. Now playing - “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” (The Tokens). And that’s some of the good stuff. Earlier I recorded C Company’s classic Vietnam-era song, “The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley” (hint: he’s the misunderstood good guy in this one). 45s will never die. For one thing, I don’t have enough gasoline. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/7 "2009-01-01T09:22:17Z")
I didn’t hear about any revival, but I have had fun going through old 45s in my moms attic. I’ve also thought it would be cool to find and collect old records as a hobby like in the movie Ghostworld. The only people I know who are buying new vinyls are Djs. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/8 "2009-01-01T09:28:53Z")
I’d like to see a cite that the 45 was ever revived by ‘the industry’ (however that is defined), but it never died off in the first place. It died back instead, to a core market of audiophiles who insist they can hear a difference between vinyl and digital media. I’m unaware of any double-blind tests that support their claims, but the music industry isn’t run on logic so vinyl is still being pressed. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/9 "2009-01-01T11:06:38Z")
I have so much vinyl :(. Four copies of ABBA’s arrival is plenty. Fortunately I have storage space and a turntable. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/10 "2009-01-01T12:28:17Z")
I knew a few labels (mostly indies, I think) still do a few releases on vinyl, but I was surprised when I saw what appeared to be an LP of _Chinese Democracy_ in a store. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/11 "2009-01-01T14:06:05Z")
I think my sister still has all our old 45s. I played them to death. I get a little misty just thinkin’ about 'em. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/12 "2009-01-01T18:54:20Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > I knew a few labels (mostly indies, I think) still do a few releases on vinyl, but I was surprised when I saw what appeared to be an LP of _Chinese Democracy_ in a store. Yes, it’s true. Chinese Democracy is available on an LP. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-45-rpm-record-revival-wrk-out/479394/13 "2009-01-02T14:24:28Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Yes, it’s true. Chinese Democracy is available on an LP. Well, when G&R started recording _Chinese Democracy_, the 33 1/3 format was cutting edge.