Why Buy 45 RPM Vinyl Records?

[@ThePdcoleman]

I decided that sometime in the future I am going to own a jukebox. So I started collecting 45s so that I would have a decent collection when it happens

[@ihalloway]

Listening to whole album vs to Singles . Well atleast w singles you can have custom play playlist instead those greatest hits which are poorer quality and not as collectable

[@alexakaa.charlesross8919]

Also would love to do this

[@myrecordcollection5602]

Me too. A juke box is in my future

[@Thievius333]

It doesn't even have to be so obscure. Case in point: Fleetwood Mac and their song "Silver Springs" which was going to be on Rumours but was cut at the last minute. However, it DOES appear as the b-side to the hit "Go Your Own Way" on 45. And while it has popped up on various compilations and special edition albums, the original 45 version has NEVER been reissued as the master tape has since been lost, seemingly forever. So the only way to listen to the original is on a 45 rpm single.

[@freeman10000]

I really enjoy collecting and playing 45's. It is a truely fun format.

[@jerickzane]

Sometimes the audio on the 45 pressings is recorded louder than on the LP. I am very fond of my 45 collection.

[@17valley]

You should be! It takes so much more time and patience to find a gem in a pile of old 45s

[@SmartDave60]

Isn’t it true as well that since 45s are recorded at a higher speed that they contain more information and therefore have higher quality sound?

[@dububro]

_Mastered_ louder They generally used the same recordings.

[@dububro]

@@SmartDave60 they're also smaller, so the grooves are shorter than the outside grooves on LPs. idk exactly how it measures but I imagine the seconds per inch on the outside of an LP is similar to the seconds per inch on the outside of a 45.

[@KofolaDealer]

Sometimes it's music that wasn't released on an LP or even digitally! I have so much music that didn't get to the internet era and it's basically forgotten

[@mrob75]

been buying 45s since the 1960s...Yes, I'm old! I'm so glad that this video is not bashing the classic 45 rpm!

[@rawselectmusic4395]

I generally buy 45's because it's preferred format for DJing these days. When trying to DJ with LPs, it's easy to get bogged down with way too many options and not have a clear idea what I want to play. Also, again from a DJ point of view, LP's volume and sound quality can vary wildly, whereas 45's tend to be more or less consistent. But above all else, I just like 7" records. There's something strangely appealing to me about having an exclusive track on 45. Dug the video man. Keep spreading the good word about vinyl!

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Thanks man. And interesting perspective about the DJ angle when it comes to 45s. I'm sure not having to carry as much weight from gig to gig makes you happy!

[@rawselectmusic4395]

Devoted to Vinyl That too!

[@robsemail]

“...45s tend to be more or less consistent.” Yeah, but with some important exceptions as I remember. Especially with discs sent out to radio stations and deejays, the formulation of the vinyl included a considerable quantity of oil, because that produces a high-quality pressing that will stand up to the abuse the disc will get when it becomes a hit and goes into hot rotation on Top 40 radio. Starting with the Arab oil embargo of the early 70s, some record labels reduced the oil content of their vinyl during times when oil prices were high, and records produced in these pressings are much more susceptible to scratches and “queue burn”. I remember the labels Epic and Columbia were particularly bad about producing low-quality discs, except for the promo deejay copies.

[@17valley]

Ever spin 10”? I ordered a single recently expecting it to come on a 45, and it’s a 10” picture disc. Very cool.

[@lordXAVIJAANBJERGNOG]

Yes, please promote this so people keep buying my singles and I can get rid of half of my collection!

[@beatsbyblu6374]

never bought a 45 but been producing music for the last year and half and someone dear to my heart gave me 50 45 records

[@geoffgeoff1798]

Lovely video...collected 45s since '74...they're interesting and it a piece of culture history. Love that you get 1 song on a side.

[@HitsTownUSA]

99% of the time, the version on the 45 was the "Hit Version" played on the radio. In the 60's dedicated mono mixes can differ from the stereo LP version, in the 80's the Hit Version on 45 may be an edit of a remixed version instead of the LP version which can be disappointing

[@jimm6095]

Exactly!

[@bouyaharumuchi]

Thanks for that, so that means that a 1980s 45" singles don't sound much better than the lp version it was edited from? or maybe even worse?

[@HitsTownUSA]

@@bouyaharumuchi extended instrumental bridges may be edited or a early fade at the end or edited intro if the 45 derived from the LP version. Many times the 45 is a edit of the 12 inch mix.

[@MegaMoviesrock]

They are often overlooked and thus, I find some cool 45s. As a Beatles fan, most of the 45s released during their active days had songs that were not on any of their albums. 'Hey Jude' is one the best examples of this.

[@billspencer4761]

I love 45s , I love to watch them spin as they play inside a jukebox. They’re mixed hotter than 33s. I love the mystery of the b-side, which is sometimes better than the A-side, and sometimes unavailable in the other formats. I love the labels they can be very creative +++++Love the picture sleeves when available.

[@anthonyrbrockman]

I love collecting 45s because I often find 45s more exciting than album releases, especially with country, rock, soul, and r 'n' b records. Also there are times when you just want to hear a particular song and you just aren't interested in listening to a whole greatest hits LP. Many 45s I have collected are scratched or worn, but I still enjoy listening to them.

[@umno806]

The thing I love about collecting 45s is that they’re often available for dirt cheap at used record stores. I often come out with an armful or two of those guys :)

[@Evan-tj1te]

Ahaha! I love that Richard Pryor album. My dad used to call it "That Boy's Crazy" instead of using its actual title

[@charlievelez6247]

Not so much now, but when I was kid, it was a matter of economics. I would buy 45's because of a particular hit song I heard on the radio. Only if I really enjoyed the music AND the artist/band would I then take a risk and spring for the LP.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing.

[@keleonicky]

I had a small collection of 45s from childhood until 2014. I started collecting again after 2014 and have a at least 3,000 45s. I like organizing them by labels and year.

[@cartervanpelt]

And I thought I knew everything about my favorite format... but I never heard about the color coding scheme! Thanks for this. 45s are great because they provide a way to understand the history of dance music and DJ culture. They are clutch when you have a DJ set in a poorly lit environment where cue-ing an album track would be difficult, and as you explained, there are worlds to discover in obscure artists or non-album cuts.

[@ThatVinylChannel]

The color coding scheme goes back to when RCA first released the 45 format. But, eventually they gave it up around the mid 1950's or so. Eventually colors were used for atheistic purposes and not for genres past that time.

[@biggstile]

Practical topic perspective to pass along. You really are devoted to Vinyl 🙂

[@bloqk16]

As myself a Baby Boomer, and accumulating vinyl [note I didn't say 'collector] since the mid-1970s, I'm impressed with the presenter's background knowledge about 45s, given his youth. Something else to note about what makes 45s special: Sometimes record companies will have a "B" side song that's not on the artist's album. That was the case back in the mid-1970s when Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album was widely popular, where the "Go Your Own Way" song from that album was released as a 45, with the "B" side song being "Silver Springs," a song title not on the Rumours album. And "Silver Springs" did generate buyers' interest as it got radio airplay in California. Many months later, after "Go Your Own Way" had fallen off the record charts, and that 45 was deleted from the Warners catalog, customers were coming into the record store I was working at, asking for "Silver Springs." Nothing could be done to fill their song request, so those customers had to seek out used records retailers for that title, and pay a lot more than the 88 cents [US] that Tower Records was selling its 45s at that time.

[@luiscastro7101]

There are a lot instances where the 7 inch or 45 vinyl release of a song contains a particular mix or edit hard to find elsewhere. And sometimes even the B side is a hidden gem that may or may not be available on any other format. Thanks for the video!

[@Solitaire001]

I know that from experience. There's an ABBA song named "Crazy World" and I had it as the flip-side of the "Money, Money, Money" 45 and for a long time it was the only way to get the song.

[@electroanalogic8849]

In europe most of the 45 rpm are 12 inch singles and maxi-singles (insane quality) nobody name them 45`s, just 7inch , small vinyl.

[@techieandmusic]

@Devoted to Vinyl Great video bro. My very first time seeing your channel here. I am just starting out collecting 45's. I have two so far in my favorite artists of today. Underground hip hop.

[@nickg.371]

I buy 45's to discover music, especially garage rock/ psychedelic music from the 60's

[@Sammeep02]

I began collecting a few years ago. For about a year I collected both LPs and 45s. Then I took a 3 year break, and now I'm weaning myself back into collecting by starting with 45s only and then progressing to LPs.

[@TheBudgie29]

I have been DJing since I was 13, I am 61 now and In the UK. I have been buying 45's since the day I started DJing. Then when I did the Clubs they were all Promotional. I have about 60,000+ and 800 12" singles and about 400 of the top LP's as well. Thousands of CD singles and LP ones as well. I have the Original copy's of all the Yvonne Carroll singles, Yours Is a Boot, but still a nice Item to have. Thanks for showing them. And keep looking out for more. I have a channel dedicated to the ones that will never be on CD or any other format other that the original Vinyl Record.

[@gregsanders9585]

I started buying 45s basically from day one. As a kid, I couldn't afford too many albums and 45s were relatively cheap and as a "top 40" guy I was drawn straight to them. Once I started collecting, I immediately discovered what a thrill it was to re-discover old songs that I heard many years before and had forgotten about. That really got me hooked, so much so that here I am many years and many thousands of 45s later. And there's another very good incentive to collect 45s ... some of them can be worth a small fortune now. I've never known such a great investment potential.

[@hellacia8151]

I have some 12" records that spin at 45 rpm. These contain extended tracks that are around 6 minutes and were intended for DJ use

[@JEEPSTR78]

I have 1000’s of 45’s. I started buying them 2 for 5$ as a kid of the 80’s in the hopes that one day I would have a vinyl jukebox. A few years ago i located a 1986 NSM City IV, the one I used to play at arcades as a kid! I love it and the records are so fun to watch. I’m a kid again.

[@aVinylDaniel]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A KZbinR THAT FINALLY MENTIONS THE MUSIC SCARCITY OF 45 RPM VINYL. PRAISE! I collect Northern Soul 45s mostly so a lot of Northern Soul music is very rare and hasn't been re-released. Therefore I collect 45s. :D

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

No problem -- thanks for sharing your love of Northern Soul 45s!

[@albo1506]

As of now there are 139 comments, and no one has mentioned the all importent b-side. The side where you find the stuff that somehow didn’t fit on the artists album. Sometimes more interresting material than the hit or what’s on an album. Or there are altenate versions of the a-side. Sometimes you get the instrumental version - very nice for dj’ing. So remember to flip the 45. Good stuff to be found.

[@pgh45rpms]

Back in the day of Top 40 radio, a band had to prove itself with a bonfide hit or two before they were even considered lp-worthy.

[@papenaysh]

Our debut 45 is coming out soon, we are excited to join the vinyl world!

[@WarpedRecord]

Great video. I don’t know why so many record collectors look down on 45s, but I don’t let the snobs get me down. I started out collecting 45s as a child because they were cheaper and more accessible. Then I mostly bought LPs for decades, but recentlyI switched back to mostly 45s. In addition to the better sound quality, they allow me to take a more active role in my listening. I keep my Billboard pop, R&B and country books handy to look at the chart position. I’ll mix up the genres if I’m feeling adventurous, or sometimes I’ll stick to a certain genre or era. I have a lot of promos and test pressings of obscure acts that are fascinating. At about three minutes per side, there’s always something different to keep my attention. Two other big advantages of 45s: They often have unreleased songs, remixes or live tracks as the B-side, and singles with picture sleeves are a great keepsake.

[@oleplanthafer7034]

45's are brilliant for DJs for three reasons: a) no dead weight to carry around b) superior audio to LP c) the ideal physical framework for playing any vinyl records has (in recent years) been found to be 47rpm on 6.5 inches - RCA got pretty close to this in 1949!

[@etangbose4755]

I love the Richard Pryor behind you

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Etang Bose Thanks my friend!

[@gbanger2575]

I am a dj. That's one reason I collect them. The other main reason is often the b side is a previously unreleased or non LP track. Sometimes these do get a re release later, but often they don't and if they do it's generally on unofficial bootlegs.

[@d.p.jvandeelen5390]

Good work 👍. I buy 45s because of sound quality,. But also because ‘DJ-ing’, to get much more variarty. I think it’s the most active way to listening to music. Greetings from Rotterdam. holland

[@SmokeyMcPotProductions]

Wow, a handsome, handsome dude who talks all about one of my favorite hobbies..?? Subscribed before the video was even halfway done. I look forward to your content! I only have about 2 dozen or so 7 inchers, and maybe a dozen or so 10’s. I’ve always collected physical music, since probably around 12 years old... cassettes, CDs, records, DVDs... but once everything went digital in the early-mid 00’s, I stopped buying anything I could archive digitally and focused strictly on vinyl for collecting. I’ll never forget it though - the first 2 45’s I’ve ever bought were Zombies “Time Of The Season” and INXS “Need You Tonight”... completely randomly, at a new and used bookstore. I’ve never really bought them for anything other than collecting... I’ll listen to every record I buy at least once though. The last 45 I got came with Nine Inch Nails’ “Broken” as a secret bonus disc... and The Brobecks’ “Violent Things” did the same. So yeah, I’m mostly in it for LPs, but whenever I come across a 45 that appeals to me and I can afford it, I’ll definitely go for it. You’re knowledgeable, have a friendly demeanor, passionate about music, a vinyl enthusiast, and absolutely adorable. Those little smiles you flash here and there melted my heart! And you’ve mastered that “oops I forgot to shave” sexxy stubble look. I’m so glad I randomly found your channel... a hot dude that talks about records. Can’t wait to check out more of your content. Sorry for such a long comment BTW, I tend to do that when discussing something I’m passionate about, especially music related stuff. Hope you have a great day // night, good lookin!

[@mikestubbs5242]

I'm no stranger to vinyl (my life-partner is kind of a big deal seller- regular visits from buyers from Sydney, Amsterdam, and twice yearly from the gang at the HMV in Shibuya!) and my perspective is- a 45 collection is SPECIFIC and has a POINT OF VIEW. The fact that the 45 landscape stretches longer and wider just makes that all the more so. 45s seem so much more INTENTIONAL- and weirdly, that was baked in to the format from day One (just look at how the FIRST 45 players were DESIGNED to stack and create your own playlists).

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

I am OBSESSED with 45 rpm records right now. I seem to walk out with at least 2 every time I go into a thrift store! I've found so many amazing songs from artists like Lionel Ritchie, Eric Clapton, Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar, even Billy Idol and Fleetwood Mac! If nothing else, the reason why I love collecting these old singles is because it's just so fun! It's like going on a treasure hunt, combing through history, picking out genuine diamonds in the rough. It's fun swapping out the records one by one, like manually choosing a playlist as you go. Also, not putting down LP's at all, it's more accessible if you just want to listen to the hit songs of particular artists!

[@bentokley1052]

I collect 45's because I love listening to doo wop. Also sometimes I want to listen to just one song and artists sings rather than counting through the different groove lines on an lp to find a song. It is more convenient. Also I find new songs I didn't know a particular artist I liked had sung when i collect 45's.

[@RockinJohnnyaitken]

I love them grew up with them, love the colour ones, I also love auto changers so singles are great for them as you can stack them up. Also sound wise is better because of the speed I hear but I haven't compared that much.

[@brianbaker2759]

I collect doowop 45s, and it’s amazing how many groups there were that never made it big....

[@timothyhawes4066]

I am a Northern Soul 7inch singles collector they are hard to find on original pressing so worth collecting I love 45 rpm records

[@lordexcellent5610]

The last point is spot on, i love songs from Jean Drejac, but some of them are completely unavailable, I have almost given up, but then I found one one of his 45s on eBay being dumped for 2$.

[@xargos]

45 RPM records are a great way to discover music for those willing to focus more on the content of a record than the sound quality. It's easy to pick up lots of 50 or more cheaply on eBay. I recommend having a cartridge that takes cheap styli on these generally beat up records just in case, but it can be a lot of fun.

[@robbiesimpson63]

As a kid I'd buy 45s of songs on the radio because didn't always have money to buy an album.

[@PrankZabba]

45s have always been in my life. It was a great way to collect records as a kid. Lately now I've been snagging a whole lot of awesome oldies I need to clean and catalog. Doubt I've hit 1000 again. But some 45s are just insane. It's like how people go on about that RL pressing of Zeppelin II being so loud that its unique. You know your 45 is loud when you can pretty much hear it playing right off the needle. Like the Jackson 5's ABC. Canadian pressing. Not sure if the US copy would be the same. But also the promo copy of Banapple Gas by Cat Steven's. It's so loud that it pretty much is the equivalent to what's brickwalling these days. But that's because it's a radio promo. Not like a normal promo record. I'm convinced these records are cut way louder to compensate for the compression of the radio signal before it leaves the station. So, if you cut your record louder. Then it sticks out more. And somehow, A&M may have nailed it. White label one side. And a white label with color of some sort. Mono. Stereo. I have a few that are like that. Now, an easy way to usually spot these records is that it will be on the label that it's for radio use only. Or maybe mention something about airplay only on it. Compare them to a normal stock copy and I can almost guarantee you they will be different. Unlike the later 45s with the small hole and promo ring around it. Because that's just stock copy before the large hole is put in it.

[@playboyv12]

I've finally gotten back to a hardcore vinyl rig and collecting lots of vinyl recently. I'm a music lover and audiophile so I chase sound quality constantly, more than most. What I've noticed is that there's definitely potential for 7" records to sound better than LPs, but that's not always the case. It depends on the mastering, and also to some extent the wear of the 7" (styrene I'm told is not that good). For many of the classics recorded in analog back in the '70s and early '80s, the LPs often sounded very good (or good enough if I may say). However, if you really like a song then chasing it on 7" 45 RPM would be worth it. These days I always go for the 12" single (at either 33 1/3 or 45 RPM) over all other formats for songs I love. The 7" 45 I noticed was just about all that existed prior to the early '80s, so for artists like Fleetwood Mac, Earth Wind and Fire, The Eagles, etc. that's about all you will find (however I came across some 12" Steely Dan singles recently). Your last issue is getting a good non worn copy. This often necessitates spending more money (or luck if bargain shopping). I've lucked out to not have disappointing sounding 7"s but I picked up Bee Gees "How Deep is Your Love" and it disappointed. It didn't sound noisy but the tonal balance was off. I'm assuming it was maybe overplayed or possibly played on a table with too high a tracking force. I heard other Bee Gees 7" ("How Do you Mend a Broken Heart" in particular) that sounded really good. So the 7" 45 is worthy to chase, and sometimes the only format for a vinyl single!

[@pgh45rpms]

Great commentary. I've bought 45's since age 7 and currently own more than 5,000 seven-inchers. Like you pointed out, 45rpm can be the only source available for some material. Often a 45 version differs from an lp version (edited in some way or a different take, perhaps). Singles also have enhanced bass frequencies compared to an lp. The 45 was geared for AM radio, which lacked the full spectrum of sound coming from a six-transistor radio.

[@barfoonisland2003]

I have over a thousand 45's in my collection. Been a collector since I was about ten years old. I'm 69 now. Finally, I have a 1986 AMI juke box in my living room to play my collection. I am a rpm 45 addict with no know cure. lol

[@antonisvelissarakos1024]

I am addicted to 45s... Seriously

[@frschoonover1]

Nice video and very entertaining. I also have an enormous 7 inch singles collection in my own right, which includes music of various genres. I started buying them as a kid and have never stopped buying them either brand new or second handed. However, not every 7 inch record is 45rpm. There have been 7 inch records pressed that can be played at 33 1/3rpm and even at the now obsolete 16rpm. Plus, there have been times when a single has one song on the A-Side and two songs on the B-Side. The Irish band U2 did this with most of their singles, but the sides had different speeds. The A-Side could be played at 45rpm, but if you flip the single over to listen to the B-Side, you had to change the speed to 33 1/3rpm. At one time, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Paul McCartney released 7 inch records where there was one song on the A-Side and two songs on the B-Side, but the speed remained the same, which was 45rpm. Also, the vast majority of 7 inch records were not pressed on vinyl, or its equivalent vinylyte, but were injection molded on polystyrene, which made the records easily breakable. That process was started when Bell Records was founded by Arthur Shimkin in 1952 as they released numerous 7 inch records that could be played at 78rpm. Bell continued this procees with their 7 inch records well into the 1970's and it became the standard for the vast majority of record labels as they would use polystyrene for their singles. The only difference was that the labels had to applied manually on these types of singles while vinyl and vinylyte singles were pressed along with the label. The only few labels to continue to use vinyl, or vinylyte, were Atlantic (although occassionally they used polystyrene), Motown (although I have a rare polystyrene Motown Jackson Five single in my collection), Capitol and MCA. Warner Bros, would use both vinylyte and polystyrene depending on where the single was made. RCA used vinyl for their 7 inch records initially, but switched to polystyrene in the 1980's while reverting back to vinyl as the 1980's were winding down. Bell later became Arista in 1974 after Clive Davis took over the label. Polystyrene singles were not the best quality as they tended to wear out much quicker than those on either vinyl or vinylyte. The records would start hissing after several successive plays and a white substance would appear on the surface of the record. Back then, if you wanted a vinyl 7 inch record, you had to seek out 7 inch records from overseas to get vinyl singles as vinyl and vinylyte are much better than polystyrene as a whole. I subscribed and signed up for notifications. Keep them coming.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

You're right--not every 7" is a 45 RPM record. I have a small handful of 12" LPs that play at 45 RPM. Thanks for subscribing and sharing your story.

[@dougpodpeskar3756]

I like 45s for the rarities that pop up when you least expect them. You can also find EP's (extended play) with 4--6 songs per record. And they're more fun.

[@boppinbob767]

A longtime collector with a large 45 rpm collection. Anyone who knows yvonne carroll and has the harptones lp in their video is the bomb. I have subscirbed. Found your vids to be really well done.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching.

[@TheAccusationNetwork]

Great background info on 45s. Should have thought of that with my own singles video. ;)

[@redpillguru111]

Thank you for the knowledge. I just started collecting this was really helpful.

[@neilforbes416]

3:40 There were, of course, the ever-growing legion of "one-hit-wonders" that graced the charts for the briefest time and were never heard from again, like the Irish girl, Dana, who won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with "All Kinds Of Everything", I have a German-issue copy on the Decca label, issued by Teldec GmbH. Sadly it's only mono but a lot of records were in stereo back then, even records by one-hit-wonders!

[@rocknroller4488]

I see the Haprtones LP in the background! Love that record, one of my favorite lps that I own.

[@NealAmmerman]

I still ❤my 45’s.. I have some originals back to 1955

[@jackiehooks8613]

I have about 1,000 45 records use to buy them at Woolworth's for 64 cents and yes I'm old as dirt.

[@nickspann20]

Just found this channel, very good content.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Nick Spann Thanks Nick!

[@stephenmkeer]

I buy “45’s” or 7” (which is what we call them here in the U.K) because they give me a quick fix of a track I really love. But the one down side,is that you have to stay close to your turntable because they don’t last long. I like picking up 12” singles when I can,they run for longer (obviously).👍

[@jeffreyhubbard4354]

recently started collecting 45s, i love finding "new" songs from the 1950's and realizing i can only listen to it on 45. buying random lots of 45s has become an addiction.

[@willparrott3820]

Just subscribed!!! Depending on the pressing, I love the excellent sound of 45’s, but I also enjoy finding those rare mixes found only on the single release...example Eddie Money, “Two Tickets to Paradise”

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Will Parrott Very cool-thanks for sharing! 👍🏾

[@chrishinnant3924]

I have a newer model automatic record changer. I can put about 7 45s on the changer and get about 20 to 25 minutes playing time. I have about 12 big crate full of 45s and a big closet full albums. I love my 45s more

[@cryptidproductions3160]

There's also a nostalgic aspect to singles since they're such an important part of their era. One of my favorite bits of my collection is the small pile of 80s singles I've amassed that include a VG copy of Scandal's The Warrior still in the picture sleeve.

[@josephmagedanz4070]

Yes, I buy 45s to play on the RCA 45 players that I restore. A perfect match, both visually and acoustically. It's how it was meant to be. Thanks for your channel.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

No problem - - thanks for watching.

[@appaloosa1]

#2 is my reason. 60s garage rock is by far my favorite genre

[@vinylcity1599]

Awesome channel find! Subbed immediately! I grew up in the early to mid 80s, so I bought my share of 45's! They sound spectacular if you can find them in good shape!

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@doowopp45]

I prefer 45's for multiple reasons. First, I love jukeboxes which play 45's. Second, control. With a 33 you stuck with a playlist that someone else chose. I have a 45 changer. I can put a stack on of my choosing. And third, I too love the history.

[@rpmcanada1971]

About 90% of my collection is 45s, I got thousands of them! The last 10% splits between LPs and 78s. The smaller 7" format is easier to handle, and can be quickly taken out of sleeve, and back in after listening. If handled very carefully, they even can remain sleeveless in a safe place, picked up and quickly dust wiped before each play. While LPs, 78s, and other vinyl formats obviously outperform cheapo digital, the 45 has a higher speed (than 33 1/3) so it stores a bit more data per second, and is on microgroove, so it sounds different than 78s, although a late 50s HI-FI 78 will be the top if in decent condition. The 45 is the perfect compromise for its size (it's compact), access to the desired track, and fidelity. As I said earlier, all vinyl formats beat digital by far, provided all recording processing is 100% analog from the master tapes. Vinyl pressed from digitally mastered music, I feel it's just a loss of space, no matter the speed or size. Vinyl from true analog tapes are masterpieces to own. The only downside I would see of 45s, is that they often put a shorter version than the LP version. In these cases, I like to own both formats, so the full-length version can also be enjoyed on the LP, but in many cases, the 45 must be kept as well because of a non-LP B-Side! The industry then, in the 70s and 80s, found a way to have people buy both formats, but then they got lost with CDs and digital! :-)

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Thanks for sharing your comment--great to read!

[@12lb.toothbrush11]

Northern Soul DJs from the UK sought out rare US soul singles in the seventies. Some of those records are so rare and often some the priciest records around. Like you said some artists never found commercial success but they left a legacy of some great music on 45 rpm records.

[@austinlevin7949]

I have over 1,000 45s. Mainly from the 1950s to the early 1960s. I specialize in rare Doo Wop, R&B, Soul, and Rock n Roll/Blues 45s. Also 98% of my 45s are original 45 RPM pressings. Second, I have the RCA 45s that Devoted to Vinyl talked about, as well as the first Record Player, the RCA Victor 45j from 1949 which is restored and works, and I have a second RCA changer which dates from 1955 which is also working. Finally I have that Yvonne Carroll 45 check out the flipside of Laugh or Cry by Yvonne Carroll it's a great Doo Wop Ballad called: This Magic Moment by The Neons a Killer Side on a rare 45.

[@Vince3C]

Some songs were originally released as a single and were never on an original studio album. An example is Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom." It was released as a single and later included on compilation albums and as a bonus track on remastered studio albums. People who are into that kind of history might like having the song as it was originally released.

[@corc1992]

You forgot to mention the main reason and that's the sound quality. 45s in majority of cases sound better than regular 33 rpm LPs or 12"s because 45s play faster. The music had to be cut slower which results in the musical information taking up more space on a vinyl record but the grooves are more accurate and that leads to a better sound quality. It's like video games. A game plays better the higher and smoother the framerate. More frames in a second translate to smoother transitions from one frame to another.

[@dougr.8653]

You are accurate about sound quality. I like to collect 45's just because it sounds much better than regular 33's and even CD's. Its dynamic range can't be beaten.

[@meebzorp]

I have a huge collection of 45's. Most of them are in mint or near mint condition. Most are radio dj promos, including many on colored vinyl. Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash on SUN records gold vinyl and much more. Plus records cut from cereal boxes in the 60's. I love the sound, the nostalgia, and how rare they are.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

pat walsh Very cool 👍🏿

[@seand67]

Love your channel.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Thanks very much 👍🏿👍🏿

[@goregore6259]

Where I live their is a local record/video/game shop. They don’t sell singles but sell albums for $2, definitely worth the money if you can find a good artist.

[@Smuckeroni]

I buy singles every now and then, the record shops in my area usually have some really nice and cheap singles in great condition. It's also nice when there is an album that only has like 1 song that I care about, I can just buy the single cheaply on Discogs so I don't spend a bunch of money on an album when I don't care about more than 1 song. Also 7 inch singles are just charming to me. Small little records with a song that I like on that I just put on the turntable and then switch out for another one, I like it.

[@maccasdisco]

45s are great always loved them.

[@stephenmolnar3393]

I still buy 45's. I been buying 45 singles since I was 6. I am now 62. In the 80's I started my own DJ business where I spun vinyl before CD's came around. 5 years ago I purchased a used 1969 Wurlitzer Statesman Jukebox that holds 100 - 45's. I have around 1,500 singles (estimate) and many have picture sleeves. I have 60 different Elvis 45's with picture sleeve- 40 are original, many more without the sleeve. I have a dozen Beatles singles with picture sleeves, all original and on rare labels like Tollie, Vejay, Swan, MGM. Monkees 45's with pictures sleeves, I have a Grand Funk We're An American Band single on clear gold vinyl. Green and Red Bryan Adams Christmas singles. After I purchased the Jukebox I searched out and bought some rare prog rock and classic rock 45's (Genesis, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, Alice Cooper, Mott The Hoople, Wings, etc..) and many were imports.

[@makimakipapura7543]

1:20, nice Fats Waller record, I own a different copy but same album.

[@rvegas81]

I was alittle surprised. It reminded me of CDs.

[@AnnaDMaya]

I'm a simple person. I see MJ vinyl records, I subscribe. Great content! :D

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Ha! Thanks for subscribing!

[@jmad627]

I grew up on the :45 because they were so much more affordable. For several years now, I look for the picture sleeves. Beatles in particular.

[@80sMusicJunkee]

I been buying 45s since the 80s and I still buy them today. In fact, I purchased two of them on eBay today

[@daniellaubach7544]

Yes i agree i got into the 7 incher's back in the late 60"s been doin that since.

[@joshtowens]

Great video, man! After watching your video I checked out some of Yvonne Carroll’s songs on Spotify and really enjoyed her work. It’s a shame that some of the great’s work falls between the cracks over the years. You asked the question “Why do you collect 45s?” Here’s my reasons. 1. Like you said, some of the stuff is scarce and only available on 45. 2. They take up less space and are not as cumbersome to move as a bunch of LPs. I move around quite abit. 3. I own a RCA Victor record changer EY2 from 1950 that I LOVE listening to 45s through. Especially the ones from the 50s and early 60s. Nothing like that sound. I LOVE it! 3. I’m hoping to finally buy a jukebox one of these days. I am seriously eyeing a Wurlitzer 1015 one more time 45rpm jukebox, a Seeburg M100C, the model used in Arnold’s on Happy Days, and I know this last one doesn’t play 45s but an original fully restored Wurlitzer 1015 jukebox from 46-47 that plays the 78s. I think those are absolute beauties!!

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Thanks for watching. I agree, Yvonne was very talented. Those are all great reasons. When do you think you might end up getting the jukebox?

[@Paperbagman555]

Does 45rpm really sound ‘better’ than 331/3? Cool video btw! Very true about finding random songs that you can’t find on the internet, I think 45s are more fun for crate digging than LPs. Also some older EPs were on 7” and eps are my absolute favourite to collect on vinyl. They often have rarer B-sides from popular artists that didn’t get much radio play

[@bikemike1118]

Some people (fans) say that 45rpm records tend to sound a bit better. Given a good record player and according stereo equipment…Disadvantage though is that one side is often only 10-12 minutes..so you have to get up often to turn the disc (which me as a CD listener would actually annoy).

[@skuzzbunny]

i generally go for 12" 45's for the loudest, deepest grooves (of usually "modern" dance music) but sometimes 7"s are just the best available option, or much more accessible than extreme rarities..... i do know a few DJs that spin 7"s exclusively though, and they definitely have a fun time doing it!!!!!)

[@otisbowman5643]

I restored a 1950 Rca record player, now I can play my Sun Elvis records!

[@17valley]

Kid Galahad, best Elvis soundtrack

[@dean6816]

I've just bought a 12" single and does not have the mix I want, so having to buy 45!!!!!

[@stevejohnson1321]

My understanding is that the 45 are acetate rather than vinyl. The wear factor tends to be worse. If you can find a tune you like and it's not beat up, it won't hurt to give it a spin.

[@bobsoldrecords1503]

The Yvonne Caroll single you're showing is actually a counterfeit. A huge number of records big on the Northern Soul scene have suffered that fate.

[@NeuroplasticityReprogram]

Care to elaborate? Why would some one counterfiet this? How could they counterfiet without the master?

[@freakmagnet2737]

I want to start a small business, i don't live in USA, but I have ordered 80 7" sealed singles and EPs, I find them so pretty I think people will like then specially if they are new, and also they weight so little I think I will not be spending much on the shipping. I hope in the future I can tell you how tjis experiment will go, I think people will love them and they will sell like hot bread, but we'll see.

[@gilbertolopez9004]

The reason for buying 45's is simple, the versions on the record are somewhat different from the album mix, usually shorter, edited or remixed and such version may be unavailable anywhere else plus the fact that the version in 45 is the one which went to radio airplay. What I hate with some labels is their use of styrene vinyl instead of vinyl. Why? Because styrene wears out faster and are more easily breakable as opposed to pure vinyl records. Currently I do own close to 10 thousand 45's RPM's, mostly from middle 70's to early 90's when the format disappeared! Finally, 45's RPM records usually have a B-Side which is not available in the LP or album, thus they are pretty rare, including instrumental versions of the A-Side hit which are very good for Karaoke parties.

[@doowopp45]

I agree with you. I love 45's. In addition to your reasons my reasons are I have owned jukeboxes in the past and need them for that. However my biggest reason is control. To me an album is a collection of preselected music that someone else decided on. I want to choose my own playlist. I wish more modern artists would release on 45. I very rarely find a new artist that has full album of good songs. I mostly collected 50's and 60's music but there are some new songs I like. For example "Dream Girl" by Anna of the North. I checked out her other songs on the album with "Dream Girl". I'll just say they didn't suit my tastes. If she released on 45 she have a guaranteed sale from me. Many other artists would also get my money.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

doowopp45 Great points 👍🏾

[@jimsteele3423]

I do buy 45s love them I really enjoy my 45s my 12inch LP Album too

[@chrismarshall5014]

Great video I’m into vinyl collecting because of the history it’s nice to see younger peeps into it for the same reason. I’ve found many 78s that there is no trace of on the internet. I’d like to transfer these to a digital format so they aren’t lost again. You seem pretty knowledgeable, Do you have any ideas on how to go about this?

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

I believe something like the Audio Technica AT-LP120xUSB can do this. I know it can play 78s, although you probably need to get a stylus that works specifically with shellac records. But that turntable does have the ability to digitize records.

[@draxoronxztgs1212]

Well, I have cd's and tapes with songs from the 80's and 90's that doesn't exist on Spotify nor youtube that is great. Streamed services are good for the most BUT is NOT a perfect platform to rely on in every case. This is why I still use a stereo for my music that takes vinyls from 16⅔ to 78 RPM's, 10,5" Reel-to-Reel tapes, 8-track tapes and compact cassettes. Also it has an external BT receiver for my phone when I want to go in 2024 listening mode.😄 Then there is some wire recordings from the 40's and 50's too in my collecton that I also got the equipment to play.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

Great points 👍🏾

[@radio19]

Hi, continue to educate on 45 rpm, 33 1/3 rpm and 78 rpm. It's needed especially for those that were born after 1990,thanks.

[@DevotedtoVinyl]

👍🏾 Thanks for watching!

[@radio19]

@@DevotedtoVinyl You're welcome, I still play them as well.