Tuesday Twelves: Donna Summer, “I Feel Love”

I don’t own a turntable but I have a soft spot for 12-inch remixes. Generally speaking, a 12-inch single is a record that’s big enough to be an LP, but it’s pressed with unusually deep grooves and only has one track on each side. The deeper grooves give it a bigger sound, particularly in the low end, and the songs are usually presented in a extended remix.

This is a great example of a 12-inch that worked: an eight-minute version of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love.” From what I can tell, the remix producer simply took a three-minute song and played it three times in a row, but it still turned out nicely.

As I said, I’m not a vinyl collector. I like the history more than anything. …