What else exists?

I don't want to raise another debate about analog vs. digital, but let's talk about audio media:

First of all, we have vynil: LPs spinning on 33, varying in length from 25 to 65 mins(!), then EPs, size of the LP but spinning on 45. Then singles, with big hole, 7", spinning on 45...any other sizes?

Tapes: the standard cassette tape, officially alled "Compact Cassette", varying in length from 5 to 140 mins.There was a bigger cartridge tape in the 70's but I forgot the name.
I'm not counting big rounds of  magnetophone tapes for studio purposes; they were never aimed at home listening (am I wrong?).

There's digital media: CDs, single CDs, visit-card size single CDs. And that PlayStation CD thingie. Any others?

Of course, there's media for video storage that can be used as audio: video tapes (VHS, BETA , Video2000, 8mm, any others?), DVDs.

Digital Audio Tape: I saw it for the home usage, but I think it never gained popularity.

Are there any other, alternative media for, let's say, publishing an album?

 I'm not counting various virtual media and loads of different file types, I'm talking about pieces of plastic.

I was amazed when I discovered a flexi-disc, a sort of a rubber vynil record. Did anyone ever published a single on that?
For that matter, did anyone ever published an album as a "box set" of  ten singles rather than long playing vynil? That would be aestethically very pleasing. Or the book which pages are actually perforated flexi discs.

Did anyone ever published a record whose A side spins on 33, B on 45? What about 16 and 78?

Did anyone ever published a "box set" containing more than one different media in the package? (let's say CD and vinyl)

Anyone did a LP with a big "singles" hole? I heard the story of a band who di a record without a hole, for a joke.

What about digital era? I really doubt that anyone will ever sell their album on hard disk in Virgin or HMV...but nothing's wrong if you buy an album, open the CD box and find a USB stick inside! I would like to see that!

Do you have any ideas?

And how do you spell viyniyll??

You can still get blank MiniDiscs but I don't think many people use them due to the popularity of other digital formats.

Then there's DualDisc that has a CD on one side and a DVD on the other.

clarke2001 wrote: First of all, we have vynil: LPs spinning on 33, varying in length from 25 to 65 mins(!), then EPs, size of the LP but spinning on 45. Then singles, with big hole, 7", spinning on 45...any other sizes? And how do you spell viyniyll??

Edited by GoldenSpiral - December 03 2007 at 11:09

There was also the DCC or Digital Compact Cassette.  This was introduced by Philips in the 90s as an alternative to DAT but never really took off.

clarke2001 wrote: I'm not counting big rounds of  magnetophone tapes for studio purposes; they were never aimed at home listening (am I wrong?).

arcer wrote: Anybody else got any crap flexis?

One from the Guitar Player where Leas Paul is introducing hisnew Gibson Les Paul Recording (I think). It  might be crappy, but I thought it might be a nice idea to do an album in a form of a book with flexies (as single songs) instead of pages...

clarke2001 wrote: Vompatti wrote: Then there's DualDisc that has a CD on one side and a DVD on the other. Hm...that means it's possible to make a CD with A and B side!

Edited by darren - December 09 2007 at 05:16

arcer wrote: Anybody else got any crap flexis?

I have one that came with a Guitar Player magazine in October 1984. It features The Attitude Song by Steve Vai. 33 rpm. It's square, unlike other flexidiscs I've seen.

darren wrote: Sorry, I almost forgot to mention that The Barenaked Ladies have gone green and their albums are now available on USB sticks so that if you don't like it, you can still use the memory stick.

I am surprised more people haven't gone that route.