U.S. 3-Inch CD Single World [in progess]

This is a listing of all known 3-Inch CD singles released in the United States, that have been submitted to 45 worlds, so far.
This list will be periodically updated; as more discs are added to the site*.

In the United States, the format was short-lived. Most labels didn't bother with these "mini" discs, let alone the whole CD single format.
Japan really embraced the format and their industry quickly created a standardized package, the snap pack, which every label used.
The format was well received in Europe also, with West Germany and The Netherlands producing the most.

The majority of the U.S. 3-inch discs released, contained oldies tracks. Usually between 2 and 4 tracks. Rhino, a reissue label, possibly was the most popular to embrace the format. A&M Records chose to use a clever marketing strategy: include exclusive tracks/mixes unreleased elsewhere, to sell discs.

No standardized packaging was created, in America. Discs were sold in long, short, flat different packaging, making it unsuitable for the average music shop to find a way of displaying them. An adapter was needed for players of the time to play them and most discs didn't include one. The Columbia and Epic labels released discs in cardboard outer packaging, but included a clear plastic envelope to store the disc, but without the adapter attached! Adapters were quite often difficult to attach and remove without soiling the disc. The whole thing proved awkward for the store and the consumer.
They clearly weren't a "hot seller".

Several of these discs had CSIG numbers, pressed by DADC and often confused as catalog numbers.
Those discs are included in this list, without those numbers. A separate list of just those discs can be found here.

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List of 167 CD Singles by GEMSMFAN

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	Click to View		Label		Cat#	Date	Format	Price Guide
151		Bruce Springsteen 01: Tougher Than The Rest (Live) 02: Be True (Live) 03: Chimes Of Freedom (Live) 04: Born To Run (Live Acoustic)		Columbia USA	44K 44445	1988	3" CD
152		Bangles 01: Be With You 02: Let It Go		Columbia USA	38K 68744	1988	3" CD
153		Bangles 01: In Your Room 02: Bell Jar		Columbia USA	38K-08090	1988	3" CD
154		Bruce Springsteen 01: Cover Me 02: Pink Cadillac		Columbia USA	38K-07946	1988	3" CD
155		Bruce Springsteen 01: Born In The U.S.A. 02: Shut Out The Light		Columbia USA	38K-04860	1988	3" CD
156		Pink Floyd 01: Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) 02: One Of My Turns		Columbia USA	38K-03118	1988	3" CD
157		George Michael 01: I Want Your Sex (Monogamy Mix) 02: Hard Day		Columbia USA	44K-06814	1987	3" CD
158		Aerosmith 01: Walk This Way 02: Dream On		Columbia USA	38K-07952	1987	3" CD
159		Go-Go's 01: Our Lips Are Sealed 02: Speeding 03: Surfing And Spying		A&M USA	CC 31013	1988	3" CD
160		Joe Jackson 01: I'm The Man (Live) 02: Look Sharp! (Live) 03: A Slow Song (Live)		A&M USA	CD 17550	1988	3" CD
161		The Dickies 01: Gigantor 02: Eve Of Destruction 03: Bowling With Bedrock Barney		A&M USA	CC 31018	1989	3" CD
162		Bangles 01: The Real World 02: Mary Street 03: I'm In Line		A&M USA	CC 31011	1988	3" CD
163		Sting 01: Englishman In New York 02: Someone To Watch Over Me 03: Up From The Skies		A&M USA	CC 31007	1988	3" CD
164		Simple Minds 01: Don't You (Forget About Me) (Live) 02: Bass Line 03: The American		A&M USA	CC 31006	1988	3" CD
165		Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians 01: Balloon Man 02: A Globe Of Frogs (Electric) 03: The Ghost Ship		A&M USA	CC 31005	1988	3" CD
166		Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 01: Dreaming 02: Gravity Never Failed 03: Secret (12" Mix)		A&M USA	CC 31004	1988	3" CD
167		Squeeze 01: Footprints 02: Black Coffee In Bed (Live) 03: Take Me I'm Yours (Live)		A&M USA	CC 31002	1988	3" CD

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