tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209220937063434171.post1717741036651215377..comments2023-07-26T05:48:07.472-04:00Comments on Papa Pat Rambles: John C. Wright, Hugo Nominee, Three NovellasHabakkuk21http://www.blogger.com/profile/11928724752057162332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209220937063434171.post-41002096125149841322015-06-24T12:18:57.308-04:002015-06-24T12:18:57.308-04:00In "The Strawberry Statement," the book,...In "The Strawberry Statement," the book, not the movie, budding radical James Simon Kunen calls a radio station to ask why a particular song doesn't get more airplay. They reply that the AM stations only play 45s, and the FM stations play only LPs. I guess if you limit records-playing time, you get more advertising time in. <br />BTW, thanks for the comment. It's like getting a little Christmas present when I get a comment!Habakkuk21https://www.blogger.com/profile/11928724752057162332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209220937063434171.post-75221745172400913632015-06-24T11:11:39.063-04:002015-06-24T11:11:39.063-04:00A minor correction. 45 singles could have been sta...A minor correction. 45 singles could have been standardized at a larger size, but there was no need at the time because any song longer than 2.5 and preferably 2 couldn't get airtime, so for years artists were limited to songs less than 2.5 minutes long. So form followed function, until finally a few pioneers put out longer songs so popular radio stations had to play them.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180597757992605584noreply@blogger.com