quoted 13 lines There is no exact definition for this, but I would say 3 5 minute>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. :-)
i would tend to factor in progam length as well as the title and
importance of the tracks when considering the difference as well.
for example, a 7" or 12" single, or even a CD equivalent, could
contain 3 songs instead of 2 (especially in the latter two cases),
but usually two things are true: the title of the first track is the
title of the entire release, and the other 2 tracks are shorter. i
would also consider it a single if one or more of the other tracks is
simply a remix/alternate version of the first one. actually, i think
that goes for even if there are more than 3 tracks total, such as
depeche mode singles that have 5+ different remixers tackling the
same song, plus maybe an acoustic demo version.
on the other hand, if the 3 tracks are of equal importance and
length, and the release has a title different from any of the tracks,
then i'd consider it an EP, especially if none of the tracks appear
on a full-length album, and the release is intended to stand on its
own rather than promote an existing or upcoming album. also, a total
time of 20-30 minutes feels more like an EP than a single, which is
usually less than that (of course, the orb's "blue room" is the most
famous example of that being broken).
certainly there are exceptions or hybrids of thoseexamples that
exist, but that's what i think are the basic criteria.
d.
quoted 22 lines steven roeder wrote:>steven roeder wrote:
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>>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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