简介：Doyourememberbuyingyourfirstsingle?Whereyouboughtit?Whatitwas?Thethrillofplayingitforthefirsttime?Whatitsoundedlike?Howitmaybechangedyourlife?Lotsofusdo.Lotsofusstillhavethatsinglesomewhereinadustyboxintheattic,alongwithothertreasuredmemorabiliaofanadolescencelostinmusicandromance.Theatticofouryouth. TheJoyoftheSingleisadocumentarypackedwithstartlingmemories,vividimagesandpenetratinginsightsintothepowerofpopandrock'sfirstandmostabidingartefact-theseven-inch,vinyl45rpmrecord,asmall,perfectlyformedobjectthatseemstomiraculouslycontainthehopes,fears,soundsandexperiencesofourdifferentgenerations-allwithinthespirallinggrooveetchedonitsshinyblacksurface,labelledandgift-wrappedbyanindustryalsoinitsthrall. Intheconfidenthandsofastar-studdedcast,thefilmspinsataleofobsession,addiction,dedicationanddesire.Theviewerisinvitedonajourneyofcelebrationfromthe1950srock'n'rollgenerationtothedownloadkidsoftoday,takinginclassicsinglesfromallmannerofartistsineachdecade-fromthesmellofvinyltothedelightsoftherecordlabel,fromtheimportanceoftherecordshoptothebittersweetbrevityofthesongitself,fromstackingsinglesonaDansettespindletodroppingtheneedleandthrillingtotheintro. FeaturingcontributionsfromNoddyHolder,JackWhite,RichardHawley,SuziQuatro,HollyJohnson,JimmyWebb,PeteWaterman,NorahJones,MikeBatt,GrahamGouldman,MirandaSawyer,NormanCook,TrevorHorn,NeilSedaka,PaulMorley,RobDavies,LaviniaGreenlaw,BrianWilsonandMikeLove.…