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From: nightwol@dircon.co.uk (Steve Fagg)
Date: 5 Mar 1997 12:24:50 -0000
Subject: Re: Under the heading of "This may not be news to anyone.."
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In article <5fflgu$k01@ionews.ionet.net>, heff <heffison@ionet.net> wrote: >In article <331B44EF.26AF@nation.nationgroup.com>, >bigz@nation.nationgroup.com says... >> I just found >>out that the 12" vinyl single of Running Up That Hill is one of pop's >>rare instances of a three-sided record -- that is, there is a double >>groove on one side which plays different versions. At least it was in >>the UK -- my Australian copy doesn't have it. > > I don't understand...how can it play different versions? Play at a >different speed? The usual way this was achieved with vinyl records was to have two parallel grooves on one side. Depending on where in the outer circumference the stylus descends it lands in one groove or the other so that either may be followed on any given playing. The musical content of the two grooves could be quite independent. One of several neat effects (such as infinitely repeating run-out grooves) that could be achieved with vinyl that are impossible (AFAIK) on CD, or even on cassette come to that. HTH TTFN Steve -- Steve Fagg (nightwol@dircon.co.uk)