[net.records] LP vs EP

dce@tekecs.UUCP (David Elliott) (09/26/83)

Does anybody know if there's an official limit for the minimum size of
an LP? I have noticed that the B-52's "Party Mix" is called a
mini-album, since it has fewer songs and less time than most albums.

When is a record a "single" or a "maxi-single" or an EP or an LP?

			David

rjr@mgweed.UUCP (09/27/83)

EP means "extended play" and refers to 45's that had more than one
cut per side. LP (long play) refers to 33 1/3 discs.

dce@tekecs.UUCP (David Elliott) (09/29/83)

That may have been true long ago, but that can't be true now.

Example : I have quite a few 12" records with only 3 or 4 songs
and are 33 1/3. I have also had 7" 33 1/3's. I even had a 5"
record that played at this speed, and one that was 33 on one side
and 45 on the other.

Speed just doesn't seem to play a part anymore.

			David