the song "Full Circle", from The Byrds' 1973 reunion album, was not released as a single in the United Kingdom until August 1975, more than two years after The Byrds' reunion had come to an end?
the first single from In the Room Up There, Australian band Elora Danan's debut album, was entitled "Door, Up, Elevator" and "inspired by elevator music, and the etiquette that goes on in elevators"?
Question 1: Singles have generally been more important to artists who sell to the youngest purchasers of music (younger ________ and pre-teens), who tend to have more limited financial resources.
Question 2: In ________, the commercial and artistic importance of the single (as compared to the EP or album) has varied over time, technological development, and according to the audience of particular artists and genres.
Question 7: The 7″ 45 rpm record was introduced in 1949 by ________ as a smaller, more durable and higher-fidelity replacement for the 78 rpm shellac discs.
Question 8: ________, however, has followed a different commercial pattern, and the single, especially the 12-inch vinyl single, remains a major method by which dance music is distributed.
Question 10: A related development has been the popularity of mobile phone ________ based on pop singles (on some modern phones, the actual single can be used as a ringtone).
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