Re: CHAT: postcodes

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.

> So you don't need to be ancient to know what an LP is. And B-sides
> still
> exist too, although with a less literal definition from that of
> before.
>
> Disclaimer: I'm not much into purchasing music or listening to the
> radio. Most information is based on stuff I think I've talked about
> with
> my sister. Neither dictionary.com nor my revised 1st ed Macquarie
> (Aust.) contain `long-play' or 'long-playing' in any context but
> that
> referring to records. I've never been to America nor discussed CDs
> with
> an American so I can't be certain.
>
> Tristan
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