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1.6a "Singles" - radio vs CDS/7" etc. (Smashing Pumpkins)




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This article is from the Smashing Pumpkins FAQ, by Mike Hamilton michaelh@ualberta.ca with numerous contributions by others.

1.6a "Singles" - radio vs CDS/7" etc. (Smashing Pumpkins)

Most people seem to forget that there is a difference between a radio's
and a record store's definition of the word "single". A radio station
will call anything that's been released for radio play "the new single,"
regardless of whether you can go to your local music store and buy a
copy. Many more songs are released to the radios for airplay than are
pressed on CDSs. If you're lucky, have connections, or find a cool
store, you might be able to buy a radio promo, but it's usually one track
only.

Release dates are also different- radio stations are usually allowed to
play a song several weeks before it is available for purchase on CDS
format (if it ever is). Example: on 9/29/95, radios started playing
BwBW, "the new single from SP." On 10/24, you could go to the store and
buy BwBW on CDS, with "...Said Sadly" as a B-Side (see 1.5). The next
year, Muzzle was on the radio quite often, and was still called "the new
single" even though it was never pressed and sold as a CDS. So, if you
see a release date, or wonder why the record store doesn't have "the new
single" they've been playing on the radio, keep this difference in mind.
:-)

 

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