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An extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album.[1] Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes.[7] An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal".[8]
An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm long play (LP),[9] but as of 2025[update], also applies to mid-length CDs and downloads.[10] EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands.[1][11] In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as mini-albums.[1]
- ^ a b c Fuhr, Michael (2015). Globalization and Popular Music in South Korea: Sounding Out K-Pop. Routledge. ISBN 9781317556909. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
Mini-albums and EPs are shorter than full-length albums and usually contain four or five songs [...] They are less expensive and time-consuming in production than albums, and they help to popularize new groups who otherwise lack the number of songs required for a full-length album.
- ^ "EP to the Rescue! Short Albums Are a Rare Music Business Success Story". Billboard. 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
"Extended play," a format comprising eight or fewer songs...
"EP's, LP's, Albums and Mixtapes". marshall.com.EP stands for 'Extended Play,' meaning that an EP is longer than a single but shorter than an album. They typically feature between 2–5 songs and are under 30 minutes in length.
"What Is an EP? What Does EP Stand For & EP Meaning". Music Gateway"What Is An EP In Music? ( Examples, # of Songs, vs. LP )". 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-01-01.An EP, short for Extended Play, is a shorter music album with 2 to 9 songs and is usually under 30 minutes in length. EPs tend to be more concise mini albums with a much smaller price tag. The term "EP" has been used in various ways in the music industry, but today we use it most often when referring to albums with fewer than 10 tracks. In some cases, an EP may contain only three or four songs, while others might have seven or even nine.
- ^ "EP's, LP's, Albums and Mixtapes". Marshall.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2004-01-01.
- ^ "What is the difference between a Single, an EP, and an Album?". TuneCore.
- ^ "Albums vs EPs vs Singles: A Guide to Releasing Music in 2024". Ditto Music.
- ^ "What Is An EP In Music? ( Examples, # of Songs, vs. LP )". 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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- ^ "Was Ist Eine EP, Single Oder Ein Album?" (in German). iMusician.
An EP stands for "Extended Play" and refers to a music recording that is longer than a single but contains fewer tracks than an album or LP. Nowadays, EPs contain around 4–5 songs and are considered a more cost-effective ... way of producing and releasing music compared to an album. Additionally, an EP tends to be less cohesive and more non-committal...
- ^ Maes, Jan; Vercammen, Marc (2001). Digital Audio Technology: A Guide to CD, MiniDisc, SACD, DVD(A), MP3 and DAT (4th ed.). Focal Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780240516547. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ Malcolm Tatum (12 May 2023). "What Is an Extended Play?". Wisegeek.
- ^ Baca, Ricardo (January 4, 2010). "As albums fade away, music industry looks to shorter records". The Denver Post. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 21, 2010.