the word "album" dates back to the 78 era when several vinyl discs were
sold together in a book like package and used in the same sense as
"photo album" (a book of photographs). So your friend is right - it
refers to vinyl. today a better term is "full length release."
cheers
CT
- s h a r o n - wrote:
quoted 10 lines My partner and I have this continual disagreement:>
> My partner and I have this continual disagreement:
>
> -- I say an "album" is a collection of tracks by an artist that constitute a release, in any format. (E.g. "I am totally enamoured with Funckarma's new album 'Solid State'. I recently received the CD from Forced Exposure and have been listening to it a lot since. Such beautiful colours! I no longer consider Funckarma brown."
>
> -- He says an "album" is the vinyl format of a release. (E.g. "Most of L'usine's EPs are albums, which we can't get because we don't have a turntable. But a lot of the tracks appear on A Pseudo Steady State anyway, so we might not be missing much.")
>
> Which one of us has the terminology correct?
>
> -Sharon in Canada
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