From: marston@osmium.mv.net
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Bob E. wrote:
>Alan Hood wrote:
>> em pinball;639049 Wrote:
>>> i am sorting out my records of oldies and goodies and i have 4 little
>>> lp 33 1/.3 records. these are 7 inch with the small hole...
>>
>> These are EP's not LP's...
>
>I think your terminology may be different than US usage. EP's were
>introduced in the 50's, and were large-hole 45 RPM records that had two
>songs per side. They were cut with finer, closer-spaced grooves than
>was usual for ordinary singles....
> "Little LP" records were 33 1/3 RPM (small hole) records with two or
>three songs on a side, and were introduced in the 60's...
I have examples of other format variations as well. I think that by now,
the term "EP" has broadened from its original meaning. I agree that the
definition of "EP" above is what it meant when introduced. Now, I think
the term "EP" is used for any 7" vinyl (up to 10" according to some) that
has more than one cut per side.
>I think "Little LP" was a
>trademarked name for one of the labels (or was it a juke manufacturer?).
I visited the headquarters of Little LPs Unlimited many years ago. They
owned the trademark. They licensed the rights from conventional record
labels for the recordings, LP cover artwork, label logo, etc. I forget
how they arranged pressing, but note that the labels on the discs look
like the labels on full-size LPs from the owning companies. This would
indicate that each owning company (Warner, ABC, Capitol, etc.) did the
pressing on behalf of LLPU.
>
>As if that weren't enough choices, you also had the "Artist of the Week"
>sets, that were four or five 33 1/3 RPM small-hole records...
>--Bob
And also those Columbia light-blue-label Special Coin-Op Release 33 1/3
small-hole discs. They had one song per side.
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