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Old 28-03-2012, 06:26
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Does records include albums, singles, video albums, remixes, etc. ? Or is it just albums?
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Old 28-03-2012, 06:30
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Old 28-03-2012, 07:29
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a record = recording.... meant at first to discribe a gramaphone record (as above link) of varying sizes but now means any form of recording, so to include cd's, etc.
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Old 29-03-2012, 21:03
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a record = recording.... meant at first to discribe a gramaphone record (as above link) of varying sizes but now means any form of recording, so to include cd's, etc.
Does it include downloads though as far as you are concerned.

I personally would distinguise between 'vinyl' records & CD's myself - especially now vinyl has saw a little bit of a comeback.I wouldn't class a tape recording as a record either.
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Old 30-03-2012, 08:01
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Does it include downloads though as far as you are concerned.

I personally would distinguise between 'vinyl' records & CD's myself - especially now vinyl has saw a little bit of a comeback.I wouldn't class a tape recording as a record either.
nowdays yes. as i see it if a track is recorded for release in any form its a recording. its just evolved along with the market.
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Old 30-03-2012, 09:52
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I think owing to history, record is basically synonymous with album. CD, vinyl or download are just formats to release a record/album. I don't think it would commonly be used to describe video albums or singles. Though the resurgence of vinyl does mean quite a few singles are released on the format these days.

When people say blah blah has a new record out, I would think they're talking about an album and not specifically which formats it's available on.
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Old 30-03-2012, 10:55
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I would say historically the genetic term for any recorded music is record irrespective of it being a single or an album.

Vinyl ,CD,Download are just the formats to buy the record in

The one that I find interesting is that everyone (including me) still talks about making a Video to go with a single etc.----- surely Video as such is dead
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Old 30-03-2012, 14:05
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A record is a disc that is played via a stylus on a turntable. It contains music recordings as do compact discs, cassettes, mini-discs, 8-track cartridges etc. (some of you may have to google "8-track cartridge" )


When someone says that an artist has a new 'record' out what they are referring to is a single or album and quite possibly with no regard to the format . A format is personal choice anyway - you will make your selection based on what is available. Basically it's a new release: a track or a collection of tracks (album / mini-album).

When record shops stopped selling records completely we still called them record shops rather than a music shop. A music shop was somewhere to buy sheet music or a guitar.
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Old 30-03-2012, 16:34
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Does records include albums, singles, video albums, remixes, etc. ? Or is it just albums?
it depends on the context

a tape deck records audio from an inbuilt or external microphone

a VCR records video and/or audio from either a tuner or other external source

a stenographer records what people say in a courtroom

or records can mean black vinyl round things, that could contain singles, EPs or albums
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