[78-L] Classical 12 inch 78 albums

[Michael Biel]

I know this, but I figured we might as well make sure that postings on
78-L be correct in the use of such a basic term.  This ain't OyVey.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com


 
> From: Dan Van Landingham <danvanlandingham at yahoo.com>
> > I once owned a Victor 12 inch of the Bach-Gounod arrangement of
> > "Ave Maria" with Schubert's "Ave Maria" on the reverse.
> 
> This is not an album. It is just one record. Albums are books with
> several records in pockets.
> 
From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
I'm afraid common sense is in the minority now. Any CD release is called
an "album" these days, whether it has one disc or multiple discs. The
"album" label was put on LPs almost from the very beginning of their
existence. So this egregious and nonsensical error is fully engrained
into the public's lexicon and there's nothing we can do about it.
 
Cary Ginell