tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post3885342259239355746..comments2024-03-24T10:37:39.446+00:00Comments on The Vinyl Word: Shortest and longest singlesNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534654679371832525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-34449212952978514592013-02-13T13:15:06.924+00:002013-02-13T13:15:06.924+00:00'Stay' was a hit in the UK, (reached the t...'Stay' was a hit in the UK, (reached the top ten), but there was a later cover by the Hollies which is probably remembered more (even though it was pretty poor). It's amazing how low some of the scores on Pointless are sometimes -it seems that only about 70 per cent of people even know the name of the Prime Minister! Just shows how thick many people in the UK are!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534654679371832525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-69959637673558972122013-02-13T13:09:17.730+00:002013-02-13T13:09:17.730+00:00*Every song and artist, I should have specified. D...*Every song and artist, I should have specified. Daniel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-21823093291344064612013-02-13T13:06:21.772+00:002013-02-13T13:06:21.772+00:00Wait, noone could name 'Stay' by Maurice W...Wait, noone could name 'Stay' by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs? Christ, that was a US number one and even if that went unnoticed here, I thought the film Dirty Dancing had a bafflingly huge fan base, many of whom could name every song included in it (which 'Stay' was.) Disappointed! Lol. Daniel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-6309323868963131532013-02-10T19:54:29.339+00:002013-02-10T19:54:29.339+00:00Best age Nick!
JSBest age Nick!<br /><br />JSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-5462195013268655092013-02-10T19:07:01.953+00:002013-02-10T19:07:01.953+00:00Good detective work John. If only I had iTunes I c...Good detective work John. If only I had iTunes I could have checked for myself - but as you know I'm stuck in the vinyl age!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534654679371832525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-66700498805421078602013-02-10T13:37:03.980+00:002013-02-10T13:37:03.980+00:00Didn't see that episode of Pointless sadly. ...Didn't see that episode of Pointless sadly. Never thought either 'Stay' or 'Some Kinda Earthquake' could ever be described as such.. Made me interested just how many good 45's come in under 100 seconds (or 1:40) and it's quite revealing:<br /><br />Just gone through my iTunes and excluding alternative takes, album tracks and unissued stuff the shortest commercially tracks on 45 I can find are the Johnny Cash 45 Gordon Fleming noted. The Small Faces' 'Just Passing' comes in a full second longer at 1:14. US issue of 'Some Kinda Earthquake' at 1:19. Larry Page's awful cover of 'Big Blonde Baby' outstays it's welcome even at 1:24. Elvis' 'Party' is 1:27; Sanford Clark's 'New Kind of Fool' is 1:28. Ersel Hickey's 'Bluebirds Over The Mountain' at 1:30. The Phantom 'Love Me' is 1:33. Buddy Knox 'The Kisses (They're All Mine)' is also 1:33. The great 'Whistlebait' by the Collins Kids is 1:34. Thomas Wayne's 'Saturday Date' is only 1:35. Big Al Downing 'Down on the Farm' is only 1:36 and still has time for 2 instro breaks. Cliff Bennett 'You Got What I Like' is only 1:37 as is Buddy Holly's 'Baby I Don't Care' and Adam Faith's 'What Do You Want'. At 1:38 come Gene Vincent's 'Anna annabelle', The Beach Boy's 'Little Deuce Coupe'. Finally ,along with Maurice Williams, at 1:39 we have Charlie Gracie and his 'Cool Baby', TFTW Housebands favourite by the Nightraiders 'Cottonpickin'.<br /><br />I won't bother with long songs (anything over 2:59 loses my attention..)<br />John SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-7936157239924744222013-02-10T11:31:53.410+00:002013-02-10T11:31:53.410+00:00The Johnny Cash certainly must be a contender for ...The Johnny Cash certainly must be a contender for the shortest double sider and if there's a 50s or 60s single that's shorter than My Treasure I would be surprised. Thanks for the info!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534654679371832525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-29457811427227696432013-02-10T09:50:54.497+00:002013-02-10T09:50:54.497+00:00Shortest single I have (shortest double sider even...Shortest single I have (shortest double sider even) is SUN 363<br />JOHNNY CASH My Treasure (1:13)<br />b/w Sugartime (1:46).<br />Longest probably DION Born To Be with You (just under 7 minutes)<br />Gordon FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com