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Not to forget that the Japanese go crazy over the Ninth, so of course that work would occur to any high-minded executive as the bare minimum to put on the new-fangled disc. On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Paul Urbahns <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Paul Stamler wrote: > > > > 5" was also an attractive size because the player for a 5" disc would fit > > into the standard cutout in a car's dashboard. At the time many cars had > > radio/cassette players, and the Compact Disc was intended as a > replacement > > for the Compact Cassette, to use the formal names for each format. > > > I agree Paul that makes a lot of sense, and even though Tom Fine makes a > case fir Rock music, Rock is basically 2 - 3 minute songs compiled. > > I can see where you would take the longest classical piece (they are > usually played through at once) and develop a playing time to fit. That way > all the others should. > > But as you say physical size was important (where have I heard that line > before???) and we all remember how important the auto industry was to 8 > Tracks! > > Paul Urbahns > Radcliff, Ky >