Whatever happened to the 12" Maxi?

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I just saw the Maxi version of Duran Durans Girls on Film on VH1 (surprisingly erotic with lots of nudity) and it got me wondering.
Whatever happened to the 12" Maxi?

I mean, I know what happened to the actual format. It’s dead with the rest of vinyl (apart from DJ pressings) and I know the cd-single has taken the role of both 7" and 12" because there’s no physical reason for two formats. But to my knowledge the cd-single is dying as well, with no sales.

Does that mean the death of the remixes and extended versions too? Or am I just listening to the wrong music now - a lot of music really doesn’t lend itself to either.
But looking at my record collection I just own a huge fucking bunch og 12" and extended play cd-singles.

Another interesting part of watching that video (apart from the gratious nudity) was that a video even existed. That means that song had two videos and I don’t recall that happening often - was those extended versions mostly an 80’s phenomena? (I think I have at least 12 different extended versions of the major Frankie Goes to Hollywood singles and I know they really pushed the format).

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I thought this thread was about feminine hygiene

But remixes and such should be MORE possible with the internet and MP3 formats and such.

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The 12" maxi is in my pants! Bam!!

C’mon now. Don’t feed us straight man lines like dat!

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The 12" remix was definitely a 80s phenomena. It was a way for rock bands to weasel their way into the clubs. I remember The Cult had like six different 12" remixes of “She Sells Sanctuary”.

What I really miss in this era of CDs and MP3s? Coloured vinyl.

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Amen to that. I really miss clear vinyl the most.

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all of those things still exist.

you can even get them through amazon

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My last ever vinyl purchase was the Spawn soundtrack on thre 10" red see through vinyl. Lovely.

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Oh, and I found the video, that spawned this thread.
(note to Americans - this is clearly NSFW and there’s also a lot of bad hair!)

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“The Chauffeur” was a superior DD song and video. Also NSFW.

Duran Duran had a large 12" library in their heyday. It seemed half the catalog of their first three albums had big remixes with unreleased songs as B-sides.

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My favorite DD song. The video aint bad either but its a different animal to me.