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In the [[Philippines]], the ''Minus-one'' (commonly, albeit improperly, spelled "'''Minus one'''"<ref>{{Citation|title= Minus One {{!}} Slang Define|url= https://slangdefine.org/m/minus-one-7a62.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240215033550/https://slangdefine.org/m/minus-one-7a62.html|archive-date= 2024-02-15|language=en}}</ref> without the [[hyphen]]) is a variant [[Audio mixing|mix]] of a multitrack recording, wherein the lead vocal [[Multitrack_recording|track]] of a song is muted for further commercial "exploitation". In the Philippine recording industry of the 1980s, during the heyday of [[Phonograph_record#New_sizes_and_materials_after_WWII:_45_rpm_singles,_LPs,_and_vinyl_records|vinyl records]], this variant was [[Art_release#Music|released]] as the [[A-side and B-side|"flip side"]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Merriam-Webster: Flip side Definition & Meaning|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20side|date=Apr 26 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Collins Dictionary: FLIP SIDE definition and meaning|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/flip-side|date=2024}}</ref> of a commercial song's [[Single (music)|''7-inch single'']], but generally never a part of the [[LP record|''Long Playing album'']] containing the full-featured song. Succinctly, instrumental B-Sides are often referred to as "minus one" because they typically lack the main vocal of the song's original [[:en:Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)#Downmixing|multitrack mix]].
In the [[Philippines]], the ''Minus-one'' (commonly, albeit improperly, spelled "'''Minus one'''"<ref>{{Citation|title= Minus One {{!}} Slang Define|url= https://slangdefine.org/m/minus-one-7a62.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240215033550/https://slangdefine.org/m/minus-one-7a62.html|archive-date= 2024-02-15|language=en}}</ref> without the [[hyphen]]) is a variant [[Audio mixing|mix]] of a multitrack recording, wherein the lead vocal [[Multitrack_recording|track]] of a song is muted for further commercial "exploitation". In the Philippine recording industry of the 1980s, during the heyday of [[Phonograph_record#New_sizes_and_materials_after_WWII:_45_rpm_singles,_LPs,_and_vinyl_records|vinyl records]], this variant was [[Art_release#Music|released]] as the [[A-side and B-side|"flip side"]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Merriam-Webster: Flip side Definition & Meaning|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20side|date=Apr 26 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Collins Dictionary: FLIP SIDE definition and meaning|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/flip-side|date=2024}}</ref> of a commercial song's [[Single (music)|''7-inch single'']], but generally never a part of the [[LP record|''Long Playing album'']] containing the full-featured song. Succinctly, a B-Side selection became referred to as "minus one" when the lead vocal [[:en:Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)#Downmixing|track]] is subtracted from A-Side song's original mix.


== Record production genre ==
== Record production genre ==

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In the Philippines, the Minus-one (commonly, albeit improperly, spelled "Minus one"[1] without the hyphen) is a variant mix of a multitrack recording, wherein the lead vocal track of a song is muted for further commercial "exploitation". 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" when the lead vocal track is subtracted from A-Side song's original mix.

Record production genre

45 RPM 7-inch vinyl

As a genre of record production in the Philippines,[4] 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 flipside.[5] 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.[6] In the ensuing years, tracks from minus-one flip sides were assembled by production houses for their inclusion in compilations.[7][8] Their commercial success notwithstanding, no spurious claims were made that vinyl sing-along B-Sides of OPM were an "ïnvention" or innovation.

Examples of Minus One sides

The following table illustrates early B-sides of Zsa Zsa Padilla 7-inch 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 Record Label Catalog Year Format
When I'm With You
(Rene Novelles) 		When I'm With You (minus one)
(Arranged by Dante Trinidad) 		Blackgold Records BSP-392 1985 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Eversince
(Alvina Eileen Sy) 		Eversince (minus one)
(Arranged by Dante Trinidad) 		Blackgold Records BSP-397 1985 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
To Love You
(Danny Javier) 		To Love You (minus one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		Blackgold Records BSP-401 1985 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Hiram
(George Canseco) 		Hiram (minus one)
(Arranged by Danny Tan) 		Blackgold Records BSP-404 1986 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Mambobola
(Rey-An Fuentes) 		Mambobola (minus one)
(Arranged by Homer Flores) 		Blackgold Records BSP-410 1986 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Ikaw Lamang
(Dodjie Simon) 		Ikaw Lamang (minus one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		Blackgold Records BSP-413 1986 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Minsan Pa
(Jun Sta. Maria & Peewee Apostol) 		Minsan Pa (minus one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		Blackgold Records BSP-417 1986 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Maybe This Time
(Marlene del Rosario) 		Maybe This Time (minus one)
(Arranged by Menchu Apostol) 		Blackgold Records BSP-432 1988 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Pangako
(Dodjie Simon) 		Pangako (minus one)
(Arranged by Egay Gonzales) 		Blackgold Records BSP-447 1990 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
Ang Aking Pamasko
(Tony Velarde) 		Ang Aking Pamasko (minus one)
(Arranged by Egay Gonzales) 		Blackgold Records BSP-459 1990 45-RPM 7" Vinyl
► 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 millenium years, Narda, a band from the Philippines, featured an album page in AllMusic[9] with dedicated Minus One content.

Minus one is content

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,[10] 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, and later as online material.[11] As sheer musical content, the instrumentals were a precursor to widespread recreational crooning, its provenance[12] effectively traced to the Music Minus One of the mid-1950s. As a Filipino trait[13] for festivity,[14] the allure for minus-one recordings crossed cultural barriers in the Philippines.[15][16][17]

Demise of Philippine Minus-one B-Sides

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External links

References

  1. ^ Minus One | Slang Define, archived from the original on February 15, 2024
  2. ^ "Merriam-Webster: Flip side Definition & Meaning". Apr 26 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Collins Dictionary: FLIP SIDE definition and meaning". 2024.
  4. ^ Production Genre | soundroll.com
  5. ^ Oxford Languages: flipside | Google
  6. ^ Fintoni, Laurent (2020). Bedroom Beats & B-Sides: Instrumental Hip-Hop & Electronic Music at the Turn of the Century. Velocity Press. ISBN 9781913231040.
  7. ^ "Vocal Removal and Isolation". manual.audacityteam.org. Nov-16-2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Epekto ng OPM Orihinal na Musika ng Pilipino | musixmatch (in Tagalog)
  9. ^ Minus One | AllMusic
  10. ^ "Vic, Orly & Tito: Philpop's music trio". PressReader. The Philippine Star. March 8, 2017.
  11. ^ Minus-One OPM Alternative Love Songs | Universal Records, Polycosmic, August 2021
  12. ^ Odrich, Jim (May 2016), The Jim Odrich Experience: Music Minus One Piano | Google Books, Music Minus One, ISBN 978-1-59615-056-0
  13. ^ Charles E. Griffith, Jr. (March 1924). "Folk Music in the Philippines". Music Supervisors' Journal. 10 (4): 26–64. doi:10.2307/3383136. JSTOR 3383136 – via JSTOR.org.
  14. ^ "communal celebration". Collins Dictionary. 2024.
  15. ^ "Pinoy music artists sing of love and hope for Philippines {mention of minus one)". goodnewspilipinas. May 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Quincentennial Theme Song Minus One MP3". National Quincentennial Committee Philippines, National Historical Commission of the Philippines. March 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Bagani Quincentennial Theme Song". National Quincentennial Committee Philippines, National Historical Commission of the Philippines. March 25, 2020.


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