Talk:Extended play

message: When two bands are on the same record, it's sometimes called an S/T. What does it stand for? Phlebas 15:03, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)
selftitled
-darkshyne
They're more commonly called Split records. S/T stands for selftitled, where a band releases an album that has the same name as the band. Mikkel 06:03, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: @Phlebas it's also hopelessly full of inaccuracies and false information. Won't be me, but someone really needs to clean this mess up! 46.208.242.22 (talk) 20:24, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Initial comments 

message: I presume that there is a separate RIAA certification for EP format (this is probably true for other countries as well). Is there any information what a Gold EP or Platinum EP is in terms of sales? Also, is there a separate EP chart still around (there was a separate EP chart in the UK in 1960s). --FreedonNadd 23:55, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: EPs were allowed into the UK singles chart again from November 1967 (just in time for Magical Mystery Tour to get to #2) and the EP chart was scrapped. Restrictions on time, tracks and formatting gradually came in (meaning from the late 90s singles couldn't have more than 3 different tracks). Anything not a single would be counted to the album chart or possibly the budget album chart (many EPs top the budget album chart).Retro junkie (talk) 18:48, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  RIAA certification 

message: "Fans of doom metal or experimental music such as Opeth and Current 93 are very familiar with albums containing a very low track count; indeed, Opeth's eight albums all contain single-digit track counts."
Opeth are a bad example. They are neither doom metal, nor do they have a low track count.
A better example would be drone doom metal band Earth. Their second album only has 3 tracks, and the length of it clocks in at over an hour. -- Wraith 17:53, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opeth? Bad example. 

message: I think it would be more accurate to say that anything more than two tracks is an EP. Example: "They Came for Uranus" an EP with three tracks. -Litefantastic 23:27, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Number of tracks

message: I took out a bunch of stuff in the Defining EP section that assumed that the number of tracks was the easiest way to determine what was an EP and what wasn't. It had about a half-dozen counterexamples from things that had lengthy songs and there are probably hundreds more. In my experience, length is a much better determinant, though I added a few exceptions. Recury 14:54, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Defining EP

message: I have a Video Recorder from Panasonic. When I record with the  
:When I record with the SP setting , I put 2 hours on a DVD 
:When I record with the LP setting , I put 4 hours on a DVD 
:When I record with the EP setting , I put 8 hours on a DVD 
:and there is also XP...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.254.148.91 (talk) 14:26, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Defining EP for a Video Recorded, other definition ? 

message: Ok so this page is the redirect. However 'mini album', in countries like Japan and (especially) Korea, doesn't have anything to do with extended play LPs. Many new artists (I'm talking pop groups especially here) debut album is called a mini album, which means it has mabye 5 to 7 tracks, being a couple of singles, a bit of filler and a remix or two. I'm thinking that since this isn't something that is both a) widespread and noteworthy and b) not easily included in this article that it might be worth me starting a new article for Mini Album? Caspar esq. (talk) 01:49, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mini album 

message: There are issues going on with several articles regarding the definition of studio albums and EPs. Is there a link or something from the RIAA on how to clearly define what constitutes as an EP such as total time or number of tracks? This would make fixing up other articles a lot easier. Jpagan09 (talk) 04:59, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: See also my reply in the next section - it's about how the release was defined when it was released (we can tell from sources from that time, catalogue numbers, etc.), not how long it is. It's extremely annoying when editors attempt to reclassify historical releases based on their ideas about how long recent EPs/albums are and how many tracks they have. The original EPs bore little relation to many EPs released these days, and early LPs only had half the capacity of a CD and typically didn't use all of it. --Michig (talk) 20:14, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clearly defining an EP 

message: Creedence Clearwater Revival's album Green River is under 30 minutes (my copy being 29:19)  and is classified as an LP. While Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies is over 30 minutes (my copy being 30:49) and is classified as an EP. My question: How is an official LP shorter than an official EP? Green River has 9 songs while Jar of Flies has 7 so does amount of tracks count?  I believe both of my versions are the standard versions and  know for sure neither of my versions contain bonus tracks. Mrmoustache14 (talk) 19:53, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The length of albums has varied in different eras. Short albums were common in the 1960s and 1970s. Long EPs have been common since CDs became dominant. Whether a release is an EP depends on whether it was marketed as an LP or EP, not on how long it is. --Michig (talk) 20:04, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Problem

message: I see in the article a lot of history of EPs as they are now conceived.  But the history of the term "Extended Play" doesn't seem to be covered distinctly.  If there were EP's 80 years ago, is that what they were called at the time?  When and where did the term first appear, and what is the history of the extent of its use?CountMacula (talk) 11:16, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of the Term 'EP' 

message: We should separate classification of release type and the terms LP/EP/SP.
Originally there were spedific formats of vinyl, this is how they should be understood.
As you mentioned in the article EPs are equated as "Mini Albums", this is the term that should be properly used to call a medium length release, as ALbum is a full length release (usually released on LP at the vinyl-age).
Using the term EP for both vinyl format and release type is misleading and consufing/
83.13.239.255 (talk) 18:54, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  EP vs. Mini-Album 

message: I would like to learn new things  Bhad nyc (talk) 08:07, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dance and vine acting and rapper  

message: Not our fault, but there is still inconsistency in defining an EP. We cite industry as saying 25 minutes is the max length for an EP, yet there have been many EPs (Sarah McLachlan Live being but one example, with a run time longer than 30 minutes) that have exceeded 25 minutes in the CD/download era. 136.159.160.121 (talk) 21:39, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Inconsistency of definition