supposedly tighter and shorter.

Then when 33 1/3 rpm records came along, Jazz musicians could supposedly take longer solo's and what not. Be less constricted.

Don't know exactly what 8 tracks did that caused a different approach than then vinyl recordings.

CD's made artists sort of move away from side A, side B thing a little - supposedly, most famously Prince's "Lovesexy" CD (see I didn't say album) . Though I don't think that fully happened until mp3's became more dominant over CD's - and when cassettes were finally phased out.


Got in my peace, yup