7 Songs = EP or LP?

[VincePetaccio 0]

OK, so what are everybody's thoughts? A 7-song album, runtime of about 28 minutes.

EP or LP?

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[quade 4]

The standard in the record industry has an EP as less than 25 minutes. There are exceptions, but that's usually what the cutoff is considered to be.

Edited to add
In doing a quick check, this quasi-standard appears to come from the UK.

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[muff528 3]

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The standard in the record industry has an EP as less than 25 minutes. There are exceptions, but that's usually what the cutoff is considered to be.

Edited to add
In doing a quick check, this quasi-standard appears to come from the UK.

So Thick as a Brick is 1 song, 2 sides. Total time 43+ minutes. LP? (BTW- a great album to listen to at 4:20 while lying down on the carpet between the speakers. ...or so they tell me )

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Well, remember what LP actually stands for, simply "Long Playing."

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[muff528 3]

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Well, remember what LP actually stands for, simply "Long Playing."

Yeah. I was only pointing out in a back-handed sorta way that the number of songs didn't determine EP vs LP and at the same time providing a review for the youngsters who may have not heard (of) it.

[muff528 3]

At least one site says that EP was originally developed to compete with the LP format but they played at 45 rpm rather than 33 1/3 rpm. I really don't remember this about EPs since I only bought either 45 singles or LPs.