I've always said albums & singles, but I've noticed alot of music industry people prefer to say "record", like a band has a new Record out.
And then I was talking to an older person who said there are no such thing as albums to do with CD's, albums were only around when record players were.
But then I've seen the word album used on wikipedia..
Which is right?
2007-10-29 19:14:20 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
Album is right. Record actually refers to the vinyl "record" that you put on a record player. Album just refers to a collection of items, in this case songs. Another way to use album in this context is in "photo albums" therefor bands do come out with new albums today, and not records.
2007-10-29 19:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I refer to the collection of songs on a CD as an album, and I am sure you would consider me to be among those you refer to as "an older person" as I am 65. I suspect others my age and older are thinking of albums which were collections of records which were sold in binders which looked very much like photo albums. These were especially common before the "LP" 33 1/3 records were introduced.
2007-10-30 02:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by DaveNCUSA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that the term album was used to mean a collection of songs. It has nothing to do with the medium. Record would be improper now because they don't make records anymore. But an album could be on a CD or digital or tape, record, etc.
2007-10-30 02:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An "album" is a collection of things. Think "photo album" So, any collection of songs can be an album still.
A "record" is short for a "recording" True, many people associated "record" with vinyl or acetate discs, but that's all they were. . . vinyl discs.
A CD is a "compact disc" One could contain a record, a record album, or a photo album for that matter.
In context: "I just got the new Frampton album on 8-track" or, "Do you have that Frampton album on CD?"
People tend to make their era's format synonymous with "record" or "album". Since vinyl discs were around for the longest time, some folks think their way is the only way. I say, stick with the definitions.
"Oh man, did you hear the latest MC-Hammer tape?. . ." lol
2007-10-30 02:24:45 · answer #4 · answered by billybudd1313 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sound recordings originally came out on wax cylinders, then moved to flat round discs made of shellac and later of plastic or vinyl. The vinyl disc was called a record.
A record containing one song or two was called a single. If it was multiple songs, it was called an album. A collection of photographs is a "photo album"
There's no reason that a CD containing several songs couldn't be called an album. In the U.S., federal law defines one or more songs as a "phonorecord" even if it's MP3 file(s) stored on a computer.
2007-10-30 02:21:19 · answer #5 · answered by Paul R 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've heard album, CD & record. I think it's a generic term these days. There haven't been 'records' or 'albums' made in quite some time.
2007-10-30 02:19:11 · answer #6 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Album is accepted, and better than saying record in my opinion.
2007-10-30 02:18:36 · answer #7 · answered by i_invented_toast 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People still refer to music collections as 'albums' and cover art always looks like album art.
2007-10-30 02:17:45 · answer #8 · answered by kathyw 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well they still do release a limited amount of vinyl, so I have to say albums do exist. Many people swear by it.
2007-10-30 02:20:12 · answer #9 · answered by CRSP 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not at all.... they still award silver, gold, platinum records to artists... so album is very classic
2007-10-30 02:16:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋