Cassette single
Two U. S. cassette singles and their cardboard slipcases: Donald Fagen's "Century's End" (1988) and the Rolling Stones' "Mixed Emotions" (1989)
Media type	magnetic tape
Encoding	analog signal
Capacity	generally less than 10 minutes total (2-3 songs), sometimes repeated on both sides
Read mechanism	tape head
Usage	audio playback

A cassette single (CS, also known by the trademark "Cassingle" or capitalized as the trademark "Cassette Single") is a music single in the form of a Compact Cassette. Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic New Jersey) is an American Musician and Songwriter. " Mixed Emotions " is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1989 album Steel Wheels. Magnetic tape is a medium for Magnetic recording generally consisting of a thin magnetizable coating on a long and narrow strip of Plastic. Mifu01jpg|200px|thumb|right|Chinese calligraphy written in a language content format by Song Dynasty (A An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature (variable of the signal is a representation of some other A tape head is a type of Transducer used in Tape recorders to convert electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and vice versa The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound The first commercial release of a cassette single appears to have been the Go-Gos' song "Vacation" b/w "Beatnik Beach" by I.R.S. Records, which trademarked the "Cassingle" name, in 1982, although the recording industry resisted the format. For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978 Vacation was the Go-Go's second Album, released in 1982, on I IRS (International Record Syndicate Records was a Record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg [Capitol & Columbia tried several cassette singles in 1984-1986. ] The format was finally introduced on a wide scale in 1987, when vinyl record album sales were declining in favor of cassette recordings; the cassette single was meant to replace the 45 record in a similar way. A gramophone An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public A gramophone ^[1]

Originally, most cassette singles were released in a cardboard sleeve that slipped over the outside of the release. This was then usually shrink wrapped in plastic. "Shrinkwrapped" redirects here For the album see Shrinkwrapped (album. Some singles contained one song on each side, much as 45s had done, but others repeated the songs on both sides. In some markets, cassette singles generally used the same packaging as standard cassettes, a plastic box with a paper insert.

As the cassette maxi-single was released, more intricate packaging was incorporated that looked similar to the packaging of a regular cassette release. A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks (generally an a-side song and a b-side song These were placed in regular plastic cassette cases with a paper/cardstock insert. Unlike a full-length cassette album, these were generally only one two-sided inlay instead of a fold-out. Maxi-singles usually contained 4 versions of a single song, ie: unique mixes & edits, but some contained versions of 2 different songs.

Insert from the "Winter" cassette single by Tori Amos. Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Like many British cassette singles, it was sold in a regular cassette box with a paper insert.

Although the cassette had reached a high level of popularity by the late 1980s, due to the ubiquity of mobile devices such as the Sony Walkman, the boombox and car audio cassette players, cassette singles never eclipsed gramophone records to the same extent as cassette albums had done. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Walkman is a popular Sony Brand used to market its portable audio and Video players BoomBox is an American Rock band, which was founded in 2004 by singer/songwriter Zion Godchaux on the Guitar / Lead vocals and producer/DJ Car audio/video (car AV is a term used to describe the sound or video system fitted in an Automobile.

Cassette Singles around the world

Australia

In Australia, cassette singles were popular until the late 1990s. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Australian cassette singles suffered from a lack of packaging and design when compared to their UK or European counterparts. Record companies such as Virgin and EMI would use a standard design for all releases, which featured a square copy of the vinyl artwork on the cover and standard typography and record company logos on the inlay card. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) Rear cover artwork was not used.

United Kingdom

The first cassette single in the UK was released in 1978, with the song "Howard Hughes" by The Tights. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Tights are a English Punk rock band from Worcester. The band's only two singles were released by the Cherry Red Records The ZTT label made good use of the format by 1984, with singles by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Art of Noise and Propaganda being issued in unique versions on cassette. ZTT Records is a Record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, producer/engineer Frankie Goes to Hollywood ( FGTH) was a UK dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s Art of Noise were an Avant-garde Synthpop group formed in 1983 by producer Trevor Horn, music journalist Paul Morley, and session Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people

The BPI began recording sales of cassette singles in 1987, and they were first made eligible in the UK Singles Chart in 1989, due to the song "Hand On Your Heart" by Kylie Minogue selling enough on the format to make her debut at number 1 in the chart (something no female had ever done at the time) combined with vinyl and CD sales, but instead entering at number 2 due to the format not being eligible. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) " Hand on Your Heart " is a pop &ndash dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Mike Stock, Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. A gramophone A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The rules were quickly changed so that they were included in sales. They were sold as a low-cost alternative to CD singles, sold alongside the CD version, but at a somewhat lower price (often £2. A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single 29 compared to £3. 99 for the CD), and often with fewer "bonus" tracks.

The peak year of cassette singles was 1995, when 22 million were sold - 32% of all singles on all formats released that year, and a weekly average of just under 400,000 shipped. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 They continued selling steadily for the rest of the 1990s, but by the beginning of the 2000s many forms of prerecorded audio cassettes were being phased out, and sales rapidly dropped from 20 million in 1999 to under 1 million in 2003, after which they were no longer stocked by most retailers. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In June 2004 the BPI announced that not a single one had been reported as shipped in the first quarter of the year. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

However, it is still an eligible format for the chart and still occasionally sells. Music Week announced in February 2005 that 22 had sold in one week, and in January 2008 it reported that 715 were sold in the year 2007, a 45% increase from the previous year. Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

United States

Bryan Adams' "Heat of the Night" b/w "Another Day" was released as a cassette single by A&M Records on March 13, 1987, making it the first to be released in the U. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) S. after the industry had agreed to introduce the format on a wide scale and to begin phasing out the production of 45-rpm singles. In contrast to the earlier Go-Go's single, which was packaged in a regular cassette box, the Bryan Adams single was issued in a unique outer snap-open soft black plastic case with a red colored cassette shell. This case was not used on later single issues and most companies issued them in the new low-cost cardboard slipcase packaging with only one or two opting for the regular type cassette box.

Norway

In Norway, cassette singles were introduced in 1981 with the experimental release of four singles that already were hits as vinyl singles. The format did not take hold.

The Netherlands

In The Netherlands, Cassette Singles were introduced in 1991 to tackle the fall in singles sales for both vinyl and CD formats. All major record companies worked together to ensure all major titles would be released on CD, vinyl and cassette simultaneously. Also, every cassette single carried the same artwork and special logo.

However, the format did not catch on, due to the increasing popularity of the CD single after 1992. Hence the cassette single was quietly withdrawn from the Dutch market at the end of 1992. The Dutch publich had never shown much interest for compact cassettes, anyway. Even during its heyday in the 1980s, sales of cassettes were only a small percentage (never higher than 5%) of the total record sales in The Netherlands.

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