Looks like Bill Gates wasn’t the only person who gets all nostalgic for a classic technological time – Apple today launched Digital 45s, a digital version of the classic vinyl 45s that made a record player a must-have music accessory decades ago.
Just like the vinyl version, you’ll get two tracks for your money: the single and the B-side. Each Digital 45 costs $2.19, which is obviously cheaper than picking up the two songs separately. Some tracks also have artwork included to really try and create that retro feeling.
Some of the tracks available include classics like John(ny) Farnham’s Age of Reason (with a B-side cover of Cold Chisel’s When the War is Over), Van Halen’s Jump (House of Pain on the B-side), Midnight Oil’s King of the Mountain (live version of Instant Karma on the B-side) and the Monkees doing Daydream Believer (Goin’ Down on the B-side).
I swear I used to have the vinyl 45 of Farnesy’s Age of Reason when I was a kid, but god knows where it ended up. So I for one am stoked that I can pick it up again on iTunes. What about the rest of you? Is this something you’re keen on investing in?
James
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 4:12 PMI’d prefer buying actual 45s from the thrift shop for 50 cents, but that’s just me. You can get some cracking stuff.
Terry OFee
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 7:45 PMWhile some of them you can get on album, there’s a few exclusive single versions available for the first time. Like the shorter mono mix of “light my fire”, and the radio version of faith no more’s “epic”. there’s some good stuff on here, and I hope they keep doing it…