Minus-One recordings

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

"Minus-one" redirects here. For other uses, see −1 (disambiguation).

In the Philippines, the Minus-One (commonly, albeit improperly, spelled "minus one"[1] without the hyphen) is a variant mix of a multi-track recording, wherein the lead vocal track of a song is muted for further use. In the Philippine recording industry of the 1980s, during the heyday of vinyl records, this variant was released as the "flip side"[2][3] of a commercial song's 7-inch single, but generally never a part of the Long Playing album containing the full-featured song. Succinctly, a B-side selection became referred to as "minus-one" because the lead vocal track is subtracted from the A-Side song's original mix.

The Minus-One is the patented name of the "Sing-Along System" karaoke machine invented by Filipino business executive Roberto del Rosario in 1975.[4] The term and the idea of records without vocals can be traced back to the Music Minus One company in the 1950s.[5]

Record production genre

[edit | edit source]
File:45 rpm record.png
45 RPM 7-inch vinyl

As a genre of record production in the Philippines,[6] the inclusion of a 'minus-one' Side-B reduced the production cost of a 45 RPM 7-inch "single" by foregoing the need for yet another song to occupy the 7-inch record's flip side.[7] It also encouraged buyers to "sing along" with the bonus accompaniment of the "hit single".

A "minus-one mix" would not necessarily be wholly instrumental, as backing vocals of the song's original mix may be retained. The concept of instrumental B-sides to complement their full versions became a production trend of the Philippine record industry of the 1980s, which was replicated overseas.[8] In the ensuing years, tracks from minus-one flip sides were assembled by production houses for their inclusion in compilations.[9][10]

Examples of minus-one sides

[edit | edit source]

The following table illustrates early B-sides of Zsa Zsa Padilla's 45-RPM 7" Vinyl singles released by Blackgold Records. Many such vinyl sides have since been ported to other platforms, including VCD, videoke and free video sharing websites.

Side A song Side B minus-one Catalog Year
When I'm With You
(Rene Novelles) 		When I'm With You (minus-one)
(Arranged by Dante Trinidad) 		BSP-392 1985
Eversince
(Alvina Eileen Sy) 		Eversince (minus-one)
(Arranged by Dante Trinidad) 		BSP-397 1985
To Love You
(Danny Javier) 		To Love You (minus-one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		BSP-401 1985
Hiram
(George Canseco) 		Hiram (minus-one)
(Arranged by Danny Tan) 		BSP-404 1986
Mambobola
(Rey-An Fuentes) 		Mambobola (minus-one)
(Arranged by Homer Flores) 		BSP-410 1986
Ikaw Lamang
(Dodjie Simon) 		Ikaw Lamang (minus-one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		BSP-413 1986
Minsan Pa
(Jun Sta. Maria & Peewee Apostol) 		Minsan Pa (minus-one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		BSP-417 1986
Maybe This Time
(Marlene del Rosario) 		Maybe This Time (minus-one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		BSP-432 1988
Pangako
(Dodjie Simon) 		Pangako (minus-one)
(Arranged by Egay Gonzales) 		BSP-447 1990
Ang Aking Pamasko
(Tony Velarde) 		Ang Aking Pamasko (minus-one)
(Arranged by Egay Gonzales) 		BSP-459 1990

Other examples

[edit | edit source]
  • In 1987, a song by the Filipino band, The Dawn was released as a 7-inch 45 RPM single (with minus-one) by their record label, OctoArts.
  • In the 2000s, Narda, a band from the Philippines, featured an album page in AllMusic[11] with dedicated minus-one content.

Minus-one is content, not equipment

[edit | edit source]
File:Compact-cassette-playing-in-revox full.gif

The wave of "Minus-One" vinyl B-sides brought about a genre in the Philippine record industry, harvested by the cousins Vic del Rosario and Orly Ilacad,[12] co-owners and executive producers of Vicor Music Corporation and its offshoot record labels. They released the seminal 7-inch B-sides of minus-one recordings, later grouped together as minus-one compilations on cassette tape format, Compact Disks and later as online material.[13]

As sheer musical content, the instrumentals were a precursor to widespread recreational crooning at home and outside, its provenance[14] effectively traced to the Music Minus One products of the mid-1950s. In 1975, Filipino executive Roberto del Rosario patented his sing-along invention as Minus-One, popularly known as the karaoke machine, an interactive entertainment system without vocals.[4] As a Filipino trait[15] for festivity,[16] the allure for minus-one recordings crossed cultural barriers in the Philippines.[17][18][19]

See also

[edit | edit source]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]

Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').

Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Minus-One_recordings&oldid=4973784"