[78-L] Albums

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
> It is true that that the term "album" was used throughout the LP era, but
> usually to refer to a record containing several songs.  This, of course, 
> evolved
> from the fact that an LP was equivalent to an album of 78s.  But I don't 
> think
> the term "album" was used as often to refer to an LP with one work on it 
> unless
> you are referring to a collection of such records -  you might look at a 
> shelf
> of records and call them classical albums, but I don't think you'd look at 
> a
> recording of Schubert's 9th and call it an album.
>
> I don't hear the term applied to a CD very often, simply because "CD" is 
> easier
> to say.
>
> But I agree with Dr. Biel, I have never heard of a single 78 referred to 
> as an
> album.
>
1) Nonetheless, most of to-day's artists usually refer to a release (often a 
CD
or a group of .mp3 files) as "our new album"...?!

2) IIRC, at least (RCA) Victor issued a very few single 78's in special 
packaging;
these were sometimes numbered as "albums"...!

Steven C. Barr