On the radio at 6.45 this morning, Indie singer Ten Tonnes announced the release of his new single. Of course, it would have been possible immediately to have gone to a website, or to iTunes, and to have downloaded the recording. But for those of a certain generation the release of a single will always conjure a picture in the mind of a black 7 inch vinyl record in a paper sleeve.

The buying of a new single in school days was no casual decision, money was tight and selections …