In music, whats the difference between and LP and an EP?
LP was usually a vinyl album (long play) See Below: Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. Usually, an album has eight or more tracks (anywhere between 25–80 minutes), a single has one to three (5–15 minutes), and an EP four to seven (or around 15–25 minutes). Some artists, especially in the days of vinyl, have released full-length albums that could fit the definition of a modern-day EP (Yes’s Close to the Edge is nearly 39 minutes long; the Norwegian band Ulver’s album Bergtatt is only 34 minutes, Prince’s Dirty Mind is seconds short of a full half hour.) Conversely, there are EPs that are long enough to be albums (Marilyn Manson’s Smells Like Children for example, which is 54 minutes long; Estradasphere’s The Silent Elk of Yesterday clocks in at 74 minutes). This is particularly the case with the rare double EP, which contains two discs. There are also some EPs which are even s
