On 1/13/06, steven roeder <crashsick@outgun.com> wrote:
quoted 14 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?
I've always looked at is as more of a remix vs. new songs thing. In my head
a single typically has the original version, maybe an original b-side and
then remixes of at least the title track but possibly more songs as well. An
EP is made up primarily of new tracks. I think of Aphex Twin's Ventolin as a
double single, even though it's usually called an EP. Donkey Rhubarb is an
EP, even though it's shorter in length.
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