History
Splits were initially done on vinyl records, with music from one artist on one side of the record and music from a second artist on the opposite side. As vinyl records have declined in popularity, this format has been done on CDs. Although there are not multiple sides to a CD, the idea is still the same. From the early 1980s through the present, the format has been used widely by independent record labels, and artists in punk rock, hardcore, grindcore, black metal, noise and indie rock circles. Splits usually receive an underground fanbase with even mainstream artists, as the success of split albums is most often not of a mainstream proportion. A recent trend is using the same philosophy for getting live gigs for emerging bands/musicians. A "split gig" is a gig with two bands, one guest and one host.
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