![]() ![]() Children's records were manufactured in this size from the early 1900s (Little Wonder Records) all the way up to the late 1950s (Spear, Lincoln, Little John, Robin Hood, Simon Says, etc.).Underground hardcore punk bands in the 1990s started releasing EPs on all sizes of vinyl including 5 inches in size.Due to space restrictions of the grooves, both songs were mixed as monaural. In 1980, the British band Squeeze released a 5-inch 33 1⁄ 3 RPM vinyl recording of "If I Didn't Love You", backed with "Another Nail In My Heart" (A&M Records AM-1616 / SP-4802). ![]() Although dubbed a 5-inch record, to be usable in most compact disc players, the record can be no bigger than 120 mm or about 4.7". Techno artist Jeff Mills released the single for "The Occurrence" on a disc that is a gramophone record on one side, and a compact disc on the other. Disks in this format continue to be manufactured, particularly in association with Record Store Day during which 3" singles are made available exclusively through participating stores. They experienced a resurgence in the United States because of the interest of Jack White who released White Stripes singles in this format.
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