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The Singles Scene

Ben Fong-Torres, GQ, April 1987

AMONG THE many mini-debates raging in the record business is the future of the 45-revolutions-per-minute single. It was born in 1949, came to life by way of rock and roll and now faces extinction for the usual reason: greed.

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