There is no exact definition for this, but I would say 3 5 minute songs
= an ep.
Technically, a 'single' is ONE song (or a/b side), but ep means
'extended play', so a single which is an extended mix could be an ep.
These terms are left over from the days of 7" vs. 12"s, when most (but
not all - I recall 7" eps in the 1950s which played at 33.3 rpm) things fit
into easier categories. Still, when we're talking digital media, I refer
to a single as one/two tracks which are either normal LP edits (if they
come from an LP, which is where we get the notion of 'single'). And to
muddy it up further, for example, the new Bass Communion LP is 2 tracks,
totaling about 40 minutes of music.
Then you have Pub's "Single" which clocks in at just under 70 minutes. :-)
jeff
steven roeder wrote:
quoted 16 lines do you consider three roughly 5 minute songs to be an ep or a single? i>do you consider three roughly 5 minute songs to be an ep or a single? i
>always thought of it like this:
>
>1-3 single
>
>4-7 ep
>
>8 - whatever else fits on the record full length
>
>anymore - into double record territory
>
>have i got it all wrong? is a single restricted to one song and
>a b-side / remix and thats it?
>
>
>
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