Favorite word to refer to an album?
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Topic: Favorite word to refer to an album?
Posted By: paganinio
Subject: Favorite word to refer to an album?
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 02:24
just collecting some words for my future reviews.
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 02:49
| release and ocasionaly work , almost never use output or purchase only extremly rare |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 02:58
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In the old days we used the word "Pressing" ------------- What? |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 03:23
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"Album" is my favourite because it doesn't differentiate between an LP, CD, SACD, cassette, ipod, etc. etc....
In the very early days of recording and record manufacture, the discs they used were 78's, only several minutes long per side, so a symphony by Beethoven took about eight or maybe ten discs to get all the music on - these were stored in a large book package resembling a photo album - hence "Album"
 The introduction of the 33 1/3 rpm Long Player must have been a relief...
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 03:26
| Album. In Finnish I might also use the word "levy" (=disc), but in English it seems a bit too concrete. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 03:50
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Vinyl, as I refer to it on many of my reviews. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 04:51
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Release is a good word if you don't know what type of release it is (on my website I use it in headings for lists that might contain anything from studio album to blu-ray disc). For studio albums I think the word "album" is best.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 04:58
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Albums. Best non specific word.
I hate the word "vinyls". ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 10:13
| I'm disappointed by the fact that there aren't many words we can use. Imagine if you're an editor on PA, you may see the word "album" 500 times a day. Oh, sad. |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 10:48
I would use "records" instead of "vinyls" ... but it's not a particularly good word either. ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 11:45
Yes. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 11:50
Records is fine, vinyls is used as a badge of superiority these days. We never, ever called them that. In the old days.
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Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 12:08
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I nearly always use the word "album". ------------- 
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 13:26
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Album for me as well.
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 15:09
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ALBUM or RECORD (for some reason, I love this word)
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Posted By: inrainbows
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 15:47
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Release fits good
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Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 22:44
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I alternate between CD, album, and release.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 02:54
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LP or CD, depending on the format. ------------- 
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 03:21
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album and releace ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 03:31
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album
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 03:37
you missed session, offering, effort, set (though a general term meaning certain songs performed), and collection  |
Posted By: Silverbeard McStarr
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 11:28
| Album. It's simple and refers to both vinyl and CD in the same time. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 19:20
| As a side note, I hate it when people confuse "LP" with "vinyl". LP is not the support! LPs can be released on Cd, vinyl, mp3, etc. |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 20:29
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I almost always use album, it simply works the best as a word. Release works well when comparing an album to others by the band or in the genre. I'd also go for record it talking about when a classic era band released an album, though since subsequent mediums didn't go obsolete then modern era bands shouldn't have their albums referred to as CDs, tapes, or MP3s. ------------- 
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 21:03
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I feel release is quite well... of course album is good and concrete... but when you need to use synonimes your'e in troubles... I like spanish more because you can say like 4 times the same thing with different words... jejeje... ------------- |