3" CDs | CD3 Singles Discography
Find rare and collectible 3 inch CDs, which are better known as CD3 singles or mini 3" CD singles. The CD3 singles collector will find cover art photos along with tracklistings / times and other release / artist data from such diverse musical artists as The Beatles, Queen, U2, Madonna and many other artists who have released tracks on 3-inch CDs.
Why a 3" CD Single?
3-inch CDs were to be the digital replacement to the 7 inch vinyl record. Record labels never settled on a suitable package thus one may find CD3 singles released in many highly unusual packages, which adds to their collectibility, but made these singles cumbersome to open and store. While playable on many audio systems some hi-fi stereo systems / compact disc players required a snap-on adaptor to turn them into a standard 5 inch CD. Because of this, 3" CD singles never sold very well and many are quite rare today. They fetch high prices and are hghly prized and collected by discriminating music fans as they often are the missing piece in many music collections and contain rare B-sides or live versions not available on the album. The United States, Great Britan, Germany and Japan were the largest makers of 3" CDs.
CD3 singles were issued for many artists / groups such as the Beatles, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Zappa, Human League, The Sex Pistols, Paula Abdul and lots of golden oldie reissues. We have organized and catalogued a large number of these highly prized compact discs so feel free to browse and add your own CD3s. Thanks!
Recently Added CD3 Singles
10,000 Maniacs : Trouble Me (CD3)
Revenge : Pineapple Face (CD3)
Bo Diddley : Bo Diddley II (Vintage Gold)
Bo Diddley : Bo Diddley (Vintage Gold)
Clarence Frogman Henry : Clarence "Frogman" Henry (Vintage Gold)
Little Milton : Little Milton (Vintage Gold)
The Moonglows : The Moonglows (Vintage Gold)
Roderick : Time Away
Malice Mizer : Illuminati (P-Type)
Mercury Rev : The Dark Is Rising
Mickey Hart : 3 Inches of the World
Jim White : Pensacola Texas
Ventures : L'il Bit Of Gold
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