CR>  C>Also, this is the first time I'd ever seen UK singles.  They are
 CR>  C>different than U.S. singles in that the labels aren't stickers, but 
 CR> are
 CR>  C>rather painted onto the vinyl.  What's more, they don't have that big
 CR>  C>hole in the middle.  Well, it's sort of there, it's just not as thick
 CR>  C>as the rest of the vinyl, and the hole is the size of an LP hole.
Actually very few UK singles have the info printed directly; most have a
sticker just like in America.
In Britain singles are/were primarily for record decks, and the
multi-players allowed you to stack up 10 or so to play one at a time;
the spindle held them in place through the small hole and the ridgeing
just outside the label was meant to ensure that the singles didn't slip
over each other and screw up the sound.  I believe in America single
production was geared more towards the Jukebox, where having a large
hole meant that the mechanics of picking up a single and threading it
onto a center spindle requires less accurate setting up with a bigger
hole to aim for.  I guess y'all use a plastic gizmo to play singles on
your player at home?  The hole in the middle *could* be punched out for
Jukes in England which is why the plastic is thinner.
 SD>> Maybe they're made to be punched out if necessary (the thought just
 SD>> occurred  to me).
Yup!
 TTYL, Chris
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