EP or LP

[Mr.Wrong]

does anyone know what these stand for..
countless arguments, hours wasted discussing this

if you are sure of the TRUE meaning tell me, opinions arent wanted
I WANT FACTS DAMNIT.

[G3N3R4L]

I always thought it was


EP - Extended Play

LP - Long Play


/shrug

[meth0dical]

googled:
EP = Extended Play: most EP's were 7" in diameter and played at 33-1/3 rpm, the same as an LP, and usually had about 2 or 3 songs per side

LP = long playing 33-1/3 rpm record (all are 12" in size, except as noted, e.g. 10"LP)

[G3N3R4L]

what would we do without google?


:069:

[sNyx]

Originally Posted by G3N3R4L

what would we do without google?


:069:

use yahoo?

[Draven GD]

wait didnt yahoo used to just use the google search inseted of haveing there own? i was just looking and i dont see anywhere that said they still do?

only i would even care.... but if you know? :)

[automatic]

ep=extended play
lp=longplay

what that means in today's market is that a 12" with one track on the a-side and one or two tracks on the b-side is a "single". a 12" with 2 tracks on the a-side and 2-3 tracks on the b-side is an "ep". a 12" with 2-3 tracks on the a-side and 3-4 tracks on the b-side could be either. a 12" with 4 or more tracks on one side and 4 or more tracks on the other is generally an "lp".

it's really up to the artist to decide, but on vinyl, generally, a "whole album" is an lp, and anything bigger than a single but not quite an album is an ep.

Is there a quality difference between EP's and LP's? Do LP's store more information/second? (analogous to a higher frequency rate in the digital world)

[automatic]

in general the more you put on a record per side (the longer the song/songs) the less widely spaced you can make the grooves, therefore the less deep you can cut the grooves, therefore the less sound quality you can get.

therefore, in general when it comes to sound quality:
single>ep>lp

i say in general because a lot of it also depends on who's cutting the metal master press plates to begin with, and how well mastered is the file that they are using to cut them.

[dj_soo]

The less tracks on a side, the better the sound quality generally since the grooves can be larger and deeper.

In the landscape of the DJ, often EPs will be a 4-track pack on 2 plates whereas an LP will often be 3-4 plates with 1-2 tracks on each side. In addition to the better ound quality, it's often a lot easier to mix on a 12" single than a 1-plate LP that has 4-5 tracks on one side. It's easier to "read" the vinyl and it's easier to control...

[automatic]

^ i was trying to avoid mentioning that you can also have an "lp" that consists of 2 or more plates.....confusing, but that's how it is. the whole package is an "lp" but any individual palte is just part of an lp.

[dj_soo]

^ well all that is pretty much just for the DJ.

To the record listener, it's usually all on one record.

But then you get into the whole "double LP" thing as well and it gets even more confusing :o

[Mr.Wrong]

alright cool thanks for the info
'extended play' just seems like it should be longer then 'long playing'

-youve saved me from an endless argument