Two compilations out now celebrate in different ways the invention of a format that changed the course of popular music: the 12-inch single. It is taken for granted today by dance fans, indie ...

From the mid-1970s, the humble 45 rpm 7 inch vinyl single was joined by a much grander relative: the 12 inch single. Blue Monday by New Order (pictured) was released as 12 inch single in 1983. Music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Order's Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner, and Peter Hook in the 1980s. (Photo: Steve Rapport/Getty Images) ...

How does it feel to have the best-selling 12-inch single of all time? Ask New Order, and they'll tell you just how they feel (probably sore, since they ended up losing money). In the first few years ...

Following some whispers and rumours, it's been confirmed that Burial — the enigmatic and secretive British producer — will be releasing new music on XL Recordings after making his name on Hyperdub. XL ...

Blondie will release a 12-inch single for their new Christmas song "Yuletide Throwdown." That's out today in Europe via Capitol records, with Norht American distribution expected soon. The record ...

Ceremony have released a new 12-inch single just before their upcoming tour. The single has "Vanity Spawned by Fear" on the a-side and "California Poppy" on the b-side. It's out via relapse and you ...