What is Cassette single?
A '''cassette single''' is a recording of a [[single (music)|single]] song sold on a [[compact audio cassette]]. Record companies introduced this sales format in the [[1980s]]. At that time, [[vinyl record]] [[album]] sales were declining in favor of cassette recordings; the cassette single was introduced to replace the vinyl [[45 record]] in a similar way. The sales of cassette singles did not exceed vinyl single sales to the same extent as cassette albums had. As [[compact disc player]]s became more common, cassette singles were for the most part replaced by [[CD single]]s. [[Category:Music technology]]