The seven-inch turns 60

Forget anonymous CDs and invisible MP3s, the format that gave birth to rock'n'roll is the real future – and the fan's ultimate festishThe seven-inch single will be 60 years old at the end of this month – and has somehow managed to escape retirement or being laid to rest.Tapes, CDs and MP3s have all attempted to choke the life out of it, but this little slab of wax, plastic, vinyl – call it what you will – has managed to evade their stranglehold and sell over a million...

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