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I'm Clive.
The term record dates back to pre-1900 (so I'm told, I'm not that old!). The Edision Phonograph recorded onto tinfoil cylinders. This produced a "record" of the performance. So "record" isn't synonymous LP, though an LP will always be a record. On this basis CDs and MP3s are also records.
As for vinyl, I don't mind LPs being called vinyl, it's minor annoyance but when people say, "you've got a lot of vinyls" it just doesn't sound right to me.
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I think the term LP became confusing as a 'long player' could be applied to CD as well as the vinyl lp record. Thence vinyl lp got condensed down to vinyl - though this didn't take on until the 90s at least. The plural of vinyl is vinyl so it's correct to use 'you've got a lot of vinyl lps' but not 'got a lot of vinyls'. Incorrect use of English like this is annoying.Originally Posted by Clive
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I'm Frank.
I am to old for new-fangled terms like vinyl to describe something I have been buying for over 50 years.
I have tapes, cassettes (not many), LPs, CDs, SACDs and DATs.
I curmudgeonly-ly avoid using the term "vinyl". It irritates me, for some reason.
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I'm Nat-andthat'swhyIdrink.
Vinyl means vinyl.
LP, EP and single refer to the length or at least expected length and tracks numbers and can be CD, cassette, vinyl, reel to reel etc.
Album I suppose can mean the new LP work of an artist/band but also includes those put together as compilations or best-ofs whereas I wouldn't use LP for a best-of or compilation. It's format neutral.
Record for me has connotations of being vinyl but not strictly. I call my vinyl "records" when people know that they're likely to be vinyl. If not, I specify that it's vinyl I'm talking about..
Of course, back when there was only one real format, vinyl, you didn't need to specify.
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I'm Frank.
The highest sound quality available "back then" was FM radio IME, noticeably superior to LPs. Reel-to-reel recordings of live radio 3 concerts were also better than LPs IME.
Nowadays live broadcasts are rare rather than at 7.30 every evening :-(
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