What does a 12" mean in music?
2006-06-28 14:29:42 · 5 answers · asked by mbtafan 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
before cds, tapes, and downloadables, there was vinyl, and you could buy singles of songs getting radio play. They came in a 6" version (usually just the one song, about 4 minutes on a side), or a 12" longer version with an "extended mix" or perhaps multiple versions of the song, usually 2.
2006-06-28 14:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by Petrarchan Motif 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually 12" only refers to 33 1/3 rpm LPs. 45s and 78s are smaller.
2006-06-28 21:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12" in music refers to the archaic vinyl albums that some of us used to play when we were growing up...an extended mix single was put on a 33 1/3 r.p.m. record album, which is 12" across...
2006-06-28 21:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by jay_fox_rok_god 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the diameter of a record. they are called albums if they contain several songs. if they contain one or two songs and remixes, they are called 12 inch singles.they normally play at 33 1/3 rpm.although in the eighties, 45 rpm 12 inch singles became common.
2006-06-28 21:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by grandfatherflash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means a 12 inch record. Wax, played at 33rpm's if it's an album, and 45rpm's if it's a single.
2006-06-28 21:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by elthe3rd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋