Re: [mb-style] Vinyl: Single vs. EP

2006-03-25 Thread Schika
999 wrote: I added a lot of vinyl releases and often I don't know if it is an EP or a single. What do you think it should be, here are some examples: 1. 7'', TrackA / TrackB 2. 12'', TrackA / TrackB1, TrackB2 3. 12'', 2 tracks on each side I've come across 2 track releases that are

Re: [mb-style] Vinyl: Single vs. EP

2006-03-24 Thread PRAEst76
On Friday 24 March 2006 04:20, 999 wrote: I've come across 2 track releases that are labeled EPs and singles with 4 tracks. But want a general answer, because most releases don't have the word EP in their title. There is no general answer here I think. EP has become a marketing phrase, a bit

Re: [mb-style] Vinyl: Single vs. EP

2006-03-24 Thread Simon Tucker
There is no general answer here I think. EP has become a marketing phrase, a bit like Limited Edition which i think is the reason the guideline says to mark a release as EP if it says so in the title. That's not true with vinyl though. EP was a specific size. SP was 7, EP was 10 (I

Re: [mb-style] Vinyl: Single vs. EP

2006-03-24 Thread PRAEst76
On Friday 24 March 2006 13:55, Cristov Russell wrote: That's not true with vinyl though. EP was a specific size. SP was 7, EP was 10 (I actually remember 2 different sizes but I think 10 was more common) and LP was 12 which is why early 12 mixes were called long play singles way back when.

[mb-style] Vinyl: Single vs. EP

2006-03-23 Thread 999
I added a lot of vinyl releases and often I don't know if it is an EP or a single. What do you think it should be, here are some examples: 1. 7'', TrackA / TrackB 2. 12'', TrackA / TrackB1, TrackB2 3. 12'', 2 tracks on each side I've come across 2 track releases that are labeled EPs and

RE: [mb-style] Vinyl: Single vs. EP

2006-03-23 Thread g0llum
Please put the format of the release into the annotation, then we'll have the information available once we're able to specify the physical media beyond the current album attributes. Currently, we're loosing lots of information if we try to fit the real ones into our limited scheme. regards,