How New Order's 'Blue Monday' Became the Best-Selling 12-Inch Single Ever

The 12" single came in a special record sleeve designed by renowned graphic designer Peter Saville, one that looked like an 8-inch/5.25 floppy disc (the larger version of the 3.5-inch design that ...
BBC

The 12 Inch Single

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 ...
Yahoo

New Order's Peter Hook on how the best-selling 12-inch single in music history managed to lose $100,000

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) ...
The Independent

The 12-inch single: When size really matters

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Exclaim!

Burial Is Releasing a New 12-inch Single on XL Next Month

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 ...
PunkNews

Blondie to release 12-inch single of “Yuletide Throwdown”

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 ...