Talk:Maxi single

History

As I understand things, maxi singles first came out in the mid-1970's at the request of house disc jockeys for dance clubs; they therefore are known in the trade as dance maxi singles. Atlantic Recording Corporation, as one example, issued their maxi singles initially with a DM-series catalog number; the practice continues to this day with company-retained maxi singles, which bear a DMD-series number (short for Dance Maxi-single, Demo). - B.C.Schmerker 02:25, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Corrections to history

Actually, cassette maxi-singles were tried on the retail market from 1987 to 1991. One of Atlantic Records' first was 2-86651 "Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love," directly coordinated with the 0-86651 12" vinyl; if memory serves me correctly, the last from the same company was for "Jewel - Pieces of You" (I don't have the catalog number). CD maxi-singles were introduced in 1988 and are still with us. - B.C.Schmerker 03:20, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

"Invention", Benefits of Maxi Singles

My understanding for the maxi singles was that it allowed deeper and thus more widely spaced grooves (resulting in a more stable track but also a higher dynamic range.) It was mentioned in the French podcast C'est cool c'est quoi about vinyls. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ngufra (talk • contribs) 19:47, 14 January 2020 (UTC) see also In Conversation with Disco Don Tom Moulton

Points

Points and chart usage is not well explained. Reading the paragraph, one wonders what those "points" are about, as well as a copious lack of boobies.

Merger with 12 Inch Page Discussion

Maxi-single is really just another name for a 12 Inch record. That article also contains a section on Maxi Single. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigar (talk • contribs) 02:26, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

there is a problem with this because 12 inches is essentially a vinyl disc format, but the "single" concept spans any format

user: misteror —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.254.69.149 (talk) 20:51, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Misteror.Davemcarlson (talk) 22:34, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

First ever maxi-single?

The claim that Mungo Jerry's "In The Summertime" is the world's first maxi single is made on this page, and on Mungo Jerry's page, though oddly not on the page for the song itself. Both reference the Official Charts Company (who think that Sylvia Robinson and Sylvia Vrethammer are the same artist - so not that reliable - but that's another story).

A quick search found Mike Cooper's "Your Lovely Ways" - catalogue number DNX 2501, one before In The Summertime, so it was more than likely released at the same time if not before. It has "MAXI SINGLE" on the picture sleeve, so certainly qualifies.

First maxi single HIT? Possibly.

Personally, I'm sure there must have been more 3-track singles before this, even if the phrase "maxi single" hadn't yet been thought of. FOXSOUNDZ (talk) 11:39, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Further research - Mike Cooper released 22 May 1970 - same day as In The Summertime see Record Mirror release schedule (Page 4).

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/70s/70/Record-Mirror-1970-05-16-S-OCR.pdf FOXSOUNDZ (talk) 12:04, 6 July 2026 (UTC)