Re: CHAT: postcodes

 --- Tristan <kesuari@...> wrote: > Robert B
Wilson wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 00:10:46 +1000 Tristan
> <kesuari@...> writes:
> >
> >
> >>Actually, from what I gathered it's a Long Play.
> In Ancient History,
> >>these were a kind of record, but these days
> they're a kind of CD
> >>with
> >>more songs than singles, but fewer than albums I
> think. I also
> >>understand that they don't exist in America;
> apparently when an
> >>Australian LP was released in the US, they had to
> put more songs
> >>onto it
> >>and release it as an album so as not to scare the
> Americans. (You
> >>also
> >>get LP VHS tapes which are recorded at half speed
> so you can fit
> >>twice
> >>as much on.)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I just bought an LP (type of CD) here in the US not
> too long ago.  If
> >course they exist here.
> >
> Never said they didn't; just that I *understood*
> that they didn't
> because of the Aussie LP being released as an album
> in the US... or
> maybe I'm thinking of EPs...
>
> Tristan
terminology might be difference, but here (uk) :

single can have up to three tracks ( official
definition : any more and it's not eligible for the
singles charts. to get around this some songs are
released on multiple discs, which makes extra money
for the label and drives up sales figures ). available
as cds ( sometimes even 3" ) 7", 12" ( usually dance
tracks/remixes ) dvd and even cassette ( usually
things that would appeal to sprogs )

an ep usually has four or more tracks. it's not
eligible for the singles chart, and is generally used
by indie bands/labels as a way of putting out several
tracks without having the fuss of putting a whole
album together. usually appears on 7" and sometimes cd
( again 3" cds aren't unheard of )

as far as i know lp and album are pretty coterminous.
the format is usually 12" and cd. double 12"s are
quite frequent. dvds happen occasionally ( first
simultaneous cd and dvd release was sfa's rings around
the world, apparently )

i imagine the situation's pretty similar elsewhere,
but with slight legalistic changes. my understanding
of the extra tracks system was that it was done to
compensate for later release or so that people who'd
bought albums on import would buy their domestic
versions as well. of course, it also means that you
can buy _these_ versions on import and get all sorts
of weird and wonderful tracks. also, if you buy the
japanese version you _always_ seem to get a little
booklet with the full lyrics in their original
language plus a translation into japanese ; which is
nice when the original sleeve doesn't have any lyrics

bn

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