There's a lot of nostalgia for 7" singles, and quite rightly - the magic of the A and B remains undiminished.

But let's fast forward a bit, to an era already almost forgotten when singles were aggressively marketed and, at its worst extent, pricing was king over content. It came in a half width plastic case, or worse still, a card sleeve. How are you supposed to show that Skunk Anansie single off amongst your CDs if the spine was unreadable? Answer: impossible. To be proud of it you'd need to keep it in a particular place, where you'd show your visitor "the good stuff that was in the card sleeves".

Nowadays all Prince albums are available this way. But tell me this: what were your favourite 3-tracks from the CD single era? I think this is an area much ignored by popular culture in the rush to download. Make a cup of tea, put a single on...

My picks:

Radiohead
1) Street Spirit (Fade Out)
2) Talk Show Host
2) Bishop's Robes

The final single from The Bends, and the biggest hit; coming after the appearance of Lucky on the Help album and a sudden realisation that they were pretty good, as it goes.

Suede
1) Stay Together
2) The Living Dead
3) My Dark Star

Brett Anderson hates the A-Side. He's not a great judge.

What are your favourite 1-2-3s from the age of the CD single?