I apologies; I did not intend to sound quite so standoff-ish, or to
challenge your relationship with SOCAN.
I understand that I am a bit naive/idealistic, But calling something an
EP just because it's under 45 minutes
just doesn't sit well with me.
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On Jan 13, 2006, at 12:09 PM, Neil Wiernik wrote:
quoted 83 lines cory Im not disputing you but as a muscian I tend to want to follow
>
> cory Im not disputing you but as a muscian I tend to want to follow
> the standard for the folks that are giving me money for my music...
>
>
> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Cory O'Brien wrote:
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>> But what about punk rock records that have 24 tracks and are only 35
>> minutes? Are they an ep?
>>
>> I tend to think like this:
>>
>> Single = 1 or 2 songs with any number of remixes or supporting tracks.
>>
>> EP = 3-5 tracks that are not a coherent release. They are usually
>> tracks that don't fit on an LP
>> but are still release worthy.
>>
>> LP = 1-99 tracks that ARE a coherent release, and/or convey a
>> specific meaning or intention.
>> My acid test for an LP is whether or not I can sit down and listen to
>> the whole thing in one sitting,
>> And walk away feeling like I've experienced something (good or bad is
>> a whole 'nother thing).
>>
>> Cory
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>> On Jan 13, 2006, at 11:30 AM, Neil Wiernik wrote:
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>>> according to SOCAN any thing less the 45 mins of music is not
>>> considered a full length...
>>> so I tend to follow the standards of the folks at socan since they
>>> provide me with money for airplay and grants to record records ...
>>> so to me any thing less then 45 mins is an ep and 46 mins and above
>>> is a full length...
>>> how ever this is candian standards...
>>> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, steven roeder wrote:
>>>> 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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