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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9" title="أسطوانة مطولة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أسطوانة مطولة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minialbom" title="Minialbom – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Minialbom" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%96-%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Міні-альбом – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Міні-альбом" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BC" title="Миниалбум – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Миниалбум" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP" title="EP – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="EP" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Play" title="Extended Play – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Extended Play" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzikalbumeto" title="Muzikalbumeto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Muzikalbumeto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85_%DA%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87" title="آلبوم چندآهنگه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آلبوم چندآهنگه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceirn%C3%ADn_leathfhada" title="Ceirnín leathfhada – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ceirnín leathfhada" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP" title="EP – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="EP" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B5%EC%8A%A4%ED%85%90%EB%94%94%EB%93%9C_%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4" title="익스텐디드 플레이 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="익스텐디드 플레이" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A2%D5%B8%D5%B4" title="Մինի ալբոմ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մինի ալբոմ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP" title="EP – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="EP" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttsk%C3%ADfa" title="Stuttskífa – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Stuttskífa" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9D" title="מיני-אלבום – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מיני-אלבום" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP" title="EP – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="EP" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Шағын альбом – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Шағын альбом" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP_ieraksts" title="EP ieraksts – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="EP ieraksts" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Play" title="Extended Play – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Extended Play" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6z%C3%A9plemez" title="Középlemez – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Középlemez" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP" title="EP – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="EP" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP" title="EP – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="EP" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E7%9B%A4" title="コンパクト盤 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="コンパクト盤" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-albom" title="Mini-albom – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Mini-albom" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP" title="EP – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="EP" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Мини-альбом – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Мини-альбом" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_album" title="Mini album – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Mini album" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8E%DA%98%D8%AE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%95%D9%86" title="تۆماری درێژخایەن – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="تۆماری درێژخایەن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BC" title="Мини-албум – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Мини-албум" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Extended play" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP-levy" title="EP-levy – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="EP-levy" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" 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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical recording longer than a single but shorter than a full album</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the audio format. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Extended_play_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Extended play (disambiguation)">Extended play (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"EP" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/EP_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="EP (disambiguation)">EP (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"EPs" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/EPS_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="EPS (disambiguation)">EPS (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Nesmith_EP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Michael_Nesmith_EP.jpg/250px-Michael_Nesmith_EP.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Michael_Nesmith_EP.jpg/375px-Michael_Nesmith_EP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Michael_Nesmith_EP.jpg/500px-Michael_Nesmith_EP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1399" data-file-height="1386" /></a><figcaption>Extended-play vinyl record of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Nesmith" title="Michael Nesmith">Michael Nesmith</a>'s "I Fall to Pieces" with four tracks</figcaption></figure> <p>An <b>extended play</b> (<b>EP</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction" title="Sound recording and reproduction">musical recording</a> that contains more tracks than a <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">single</a> but fewer than an <a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">album</a> or <a href="/wiki/LP_record" title="LP record">LP record</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fuhr_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fuhr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Definition_-_Billboard,_etc._2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definition_-_Billboard,_etc.-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal".<sup id="cite_ref-iMusician_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iMusician-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 <a href="/wiki/Revolutions_per_minute" title="Revolutions per minute">rpm</a> <a href="/wiki/Phonograph_record" title="Phonograph record">phonograph record</a> other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm long play (LP),<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but as of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Extended_play&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, also applies to mid-length <a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">CDs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Music_download" title="Music download">downloads</a> as well.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EPs are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands.<sup id="cite_ref-Fuhr_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fuhr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chattanooga_Times_Free_Press_2010-01-04_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chattanooga_Times_Free_Press_2010-01-04-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/K-pop" title="K-pop">K-pop</a> and <a href="/wiki/J-pop" title="J-pop">J-pop</a>, they are usually referred to as <a href="/wiki/Mini-LP" title="Mini-LP">mini-albums</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fuhr_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fuhr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by <a href="/wiki/Grey_Gull_Records" title="Grey Gull Records">Grey Gull Records</a>, were <a href="/wiki/Vertical_cut_recording" title="Vertical cut recording">vertically cut</a> 78 <a href="/wiki/Revolutions_per_minute" title="Revolutions per minute">rpm</a> discs known as "2-in-1" records. These had finer grooves than usual, like <a href="/wiki/Edison_Disc_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Edison Disc Records">Edison Disc Records</a>. By 1949, when the 45 rpm <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">single</a> and 33<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> rpm <a href="/wiki/LP_record" title="LP record">LP</a> were competing formats, 7-inch 45 rpm singles had a maximum playing time of only about four minutes per side. </p><p>Partly as an attempt to compete with the LP introduced in 1948 by rival <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Victor</a> introduced "Extended Play" <a href="/wiki/Gramophone_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Gramophone record">45s</a> during <a href="/wiki/1952_in_music" title="1952 in music">1952</a>. Their narrower grooves, achieved by lowering the cutting levels and sound compression optionally, enabled them to hold up to 7.5 minutes per side—but still be played by a standard 45 rpm <a href="/wiki/Phonograph" title="Phonograph">phonograph</a>. In the early era, record companies released the entire content of LPs as 45 rpm EPs.<sup id="cite_ref-Osborne_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Osborne-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were usually 10-inch (25-cm) LPs (released until the mid-1950s) split onto two 7-inch EPs or 12-inch (30-cm) LPs split onto three 7-inch EPs, either sold separately or together in gatefold covers. This practice became much less common with the advent of triple-speed-available phonographs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:140405_Wega-Dual-300-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/140405_Wega-Dual-300-01.jpg/220px-140405_Wega-Dual-300-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/140405_Wega-Dual-300-01.jpg/330px-140405_Wega-Dual-300-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/140405_Wega-Dual-300-01.jpg/440px-140405_Wega-Dual-300-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>EP <i>Pat Boone Sings the Hits</i>, compiling four songs by <a href="/wiki/Pat_Boone" title="Pat Boone">Pat Boone</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Introduced by <a href="/wiki/RCA" title="RCA">RCA</a> in the US in 1952, <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a> issued the first EPs in Britain in April 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-Osborne_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Osborne-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EPs were typically compilations of singles or album samplers and were played at 45 rpm on 7-inch (18-cm) discs, with two songs on each side.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-key-concepts_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-key-concepts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The manufacturing price of an EP was a little more than that of a single.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, they were a bargain for those who did not own the LPs from which the tracks were taken.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>RCA had success in the format with <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>, issuing 28 EPs between <a href="/wiki/1956_in_music" title="1956 in music">1956</a> and <a href="/wiki/1967_in_music" title="1967 in music">1967</a>, many of which topped the separate <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> EP chart during its brief existence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Other than those published by RCA, EPs were relatively uncommon in the United States and Canada, but they were widely sold in the United Kingdom, and in some other European countries, during the 1950s and 1960s. In Sweden, the EP was a popular record format, with as much as 85% of the market in the late 1950s consisting of EPs.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Billboard</i> introduced a weekly EP chart in October 1957, noting that "the teen-age market apparently dominates the EP business, with seven out of the top 10 best-selling EPs featuring artists with powerful teen-age appeal — four sets by Elvis Presley, two by <a href="/wiki/Pat_Boone" title="Pat Boone">Pat Boone</a> and one by <a href="/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard">Little Richard</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other publications such as <i><a href="/wiki/Record_Retailer" title="Record Retailer">Record Retailer</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME"><i>New Musical Express</i> (<i>NME</i>)</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Melody_Maker" title="Melody Maker">Melody Maker</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Disc_and_Music_Echo" class="mw-redirect" title="Disc and Music Echo">Disc and Music Echo</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Record_Mirror" title="Record Mirror">Record Mirror</a></i> also printed EP charts.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The popularity of EPs in the US had declined in the early 1960s in favor of LPs. In the UK, <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Shadows" title="The Shadows">the Shadows</a>, both individually and collectively, and <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a> were the most prolific artists issuing EPs in the 1960s, many of them highly successful releases. The Beatles' <i><a href="/wiki/Twist_and_Shout_(EP)" title="Twist and Shout (EP)">Twist and Shout</a></i> outsold most singles for some weeks in 1963. The success of the EP in Britain lasted until around 1967, but it later had a strong revival with <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a> in the late 1970s and the adaptation of the format for 12-inch and <a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">CD</a> singles.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The British band <a href="/wiki/Cocteau_Twins" title="Cocteau Twins">Cocteau Twins</a> made prolific use of the EP format, releasing ten EP's between 1982 and 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, seven-inch EPs marketed as "<a href="/wiki/Mini-LP" title="Mini-LP">mini-LPs</a>" (but distinctly different from the mini-LPs of the 1980s) were introduced in 1970, with tracks selected from an album and packaging resembling the album they were taken from.<sup id="cite_ref-Salazar_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Salazar-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This mini-LP format also became popular in America in the early 1970s for promotional releases, and also for use in <a href="/wiki/Jukebox" title="Jukebox">jukeboxes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BB1972_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB1972-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros. Records</a> revived the format with their "Six-Pak" offering of six songs on a compact disc.<sup id="cite_ref-sixpak_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixpak-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="EPs_in_the_digital_and_streaming_era">EPs in the digital and streaming era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extended_play&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: EPs in the digital and streaming era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the increased popularity of <a href="/wiki/Music_download" title="Music download">music downloads</a> and <a href="/wiki/Music_streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Music streaming">music streaming</a> beginning the late 2000s, EPs have become a common marketing strategy for <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a> musicians wishing to remain relevant and deliver music in more consistent timeframes leading to or following full studio albums. In the late 2000s to early 2010s, <a href="/wiki/Reissue" title="Reissue">reissues</a> of studio albums with expanded track listings were common, with the new music often being released as stand-alone EPs. In October 2010, a <i><a href="/wiki/Vanity_Fair_(magazine)" title="Vanity Fair (magazine)">Vanity Fair</a></i> article regarding the trend noted post-album EPs as "the next step in extending albums' shelf lives, following the "deluxe" editions that populated stores during the past few holiday seasons—add a few tracks to the back end of an album and release one of them to radio, slap on a new coat of paint, and—voila!—a stocking stuffer is born."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples of such releases include <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fame_Monster" title="The Fame Monster">The Fame Monster</a></i> (2009) following her debut album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fame" title="The Fame">The Fame</a></i> (2008), and <a href="/wiki/Kesha" title="Kesha">Kesha</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Cannibal_(EP)" title="Cannibal (EP)">Cannibal</a></i> (2010) following her debut album <i><a href="/wiki/Animal_(Kesha_album)" title="Animal (Kesha album)">Animal</a></i> (2010). </p><p>A 2019 article in <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> discussing <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a>' plan to release her then-upcoming seventh studio album as a trilogy of three EPs, beginning with <i><a href="/wiki/She_Is_Coming" title="She Is Coming">She Is Coming</a></i>, stated: "By delivering a trio of EPs throughout a period of several months, Miley is giving her fans more of what they want, only in smaller doses. When an artist drops an album, they run the risk of it being forgotten in a few weeks, at which point they need to start work on the follow-up, while still promoting and touring their recent effort. Miley is doing her best to game the system by recording an album and delivering it to fans in pieces."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this release strategy was later scrapped in favor of the conventional album release of <i><a href="/wiki/Plastic_Hearts" title="Plastic Hearts">Plastic Hearts</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major-label pop musicians who had previously employed such release strategies include <a href="/wiki/Colbie_Caillat" title="Colbie Caillat">Colbie Caillat</a> with her fifth album <i><a href="/wiki/Gypsy_Heart_(Colbie_Caillat_album)" title="Gypsy Heart (Colbie Caillat album)">Gypsy Heart</a></i> (2014) being released following an EP of the album's first five tracks known as <i>Gypsy Heart: Side A</i> three months prior to the full album; and <a href="/wiki/Jessie_J" title="Jessie J">Jessie J</a>'s fourth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/R.O.S.E._(Jessie_J_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="R.O.S.E. (Jessie J album)">R.O.S.E.</a></i> (2018) which was released as four EPs in as many days entitled <i>R (Realisations)</i>, <i>O (Obsessions)</i>, <i>S (Sex)</i> and <i>E (Empowerment)</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Definition">Definition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extended_play&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Definition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first EPs were seven-inch vinyl records with more tracks than a normal single (typically four of them). Although they shared size and speed with singles, they were a recognizably different format than the seven-inch single. Although they could be named after a lead track, they were generally given a different title.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples include <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_Hits" title="The Beatles' Hits">The Beatles' Hits</a></i> EP from 1963, and <a href="/wiki/The_Troggs" title="The Troggs">the Troggs</a>' <i>Troggs Tops</i> EP from 1966, both of which collected previously released tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The playing time was generally between 10 and 15 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the UK they came in cardboard picture sleeves at a time when singles were usually issued in paper company sleeves. EPs tended to be album samplers or collections of singles. EPs of all original material began to appear in the 1950s. Examples are Elvis Presley's <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Me_Tender_(EP)" title="Love Me Tender (EP)">Love Me Tender</a></i> from 1956 and "Just for You", "<a href="/wiki/Peace_in_the_Valley" title="Peace in the Valley">Peace in the Valley</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Jailhouse_Rock_(EP)" title="Jailhouse Rock (EP)">Jailhouse Rock</a>" from 1957, and <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks" title="The Kinks">the Kinks</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Kinksize_Session" title="Kinksize Session">Kinksize Session</a></i> from 1964. </p><p>Twelve-inch EPs were similar, but generally had between three and five tracks and a length of over 12 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like seven-inch EPs, these were given titles.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EP releases were also issued in <a href="/wiki/Compact_Cassette" class="mw-redirect" title="Compact Cassette">cassette</a> and 10-inch vinyl formats.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the advent of the <a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">compact disc</a> (CD), more music was often included on "single" releases, with four or five tracks being common, and playing times of up to 25 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These extended-length singles became known as <a href="/wiki/Maxi_single" title="Maxi single">maxi singles</a> and while commensurate in length to an EP were distinguished by being designed to feature a single song, with the remaining songs considered <a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-sides</a>, whereas an EP was designed not to feature a single song, instead resembling a mini album. </p><p>EPs of original material regained popularity in the <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a> era, when they were commonly used for the release of new material, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Buzzcocks" title="Buzzcocks">Buzzcocks</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Spiral_Scratch_(EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spiral Scratch (EP)">Spiral Scratch</a></i> EP.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Baca" title="Ricardo Baca">Ricardo Baca</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Denver_Post" title="The Denver Post">The Denver Post</a></i> said in 2010, "EPs—originally extended-play 'single' releases that are shorter than traditional albums—have long been popular with punk and indie bands."<sup id="cite_ref-Chattanooga_Times_Free_Press_2010-01-04_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chattanooga_Times_Free_Press_2010-01-04-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-Definition_-_Billboard,_etc._2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definition_-_Billboard,_etc.-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the United States, the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a>, the organization that declares releases "gold" or "platinum" based on numbers of sales, defines an EP as containing three to five songs or under 30 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Gold_and_Platinum_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gold_and_Platinum-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, <a href="/wiki/The_Recording_Academy" title="The Recording Academy">The Recording Academy</a>'s rules for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> state that any release with five or more different songs and a running time of over 15 minutes is considered an album, with no mention of EPs.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the United Kingdom, an EP can appear either on the album or the single chart. The <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Chart Company</a> classifies any record with more than four tracks (not counting alternative versions of featured songs, if present) or with a playing time of more than 25 minutes as an album for sales-chart purposes. If priced as a single, they will not qualify for the main album chart but can appear in the separate Budget Albums chart.<sup id="cite_ref-UKCS_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UKCS-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UKCA_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UKCA-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An intermediate format between EPs and full-length LPs is the <a href="/wiki/Mini-LP" title="Mini-LP">mini-LP</a>, which was a common album format in the 1980s. These generally contained 20–30 minutes of music and about seven tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-Strong_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Double_EPs">Double EPs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extended_play&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Double EPs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Tone plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-Tone" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section's <b>tone or style may not reflect the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles#Tone" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">encyclopedic tone</a> used on Wikipedia</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> See Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles#Tone" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">guide to writing better articles</a> for suggestions.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A double extended play is a name typically given to <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_records" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl records">vinyl records</a> or <a href="/wiki/Compact_discs" class="mw-redirect" title="Compact discs">compact discs</a> released as a set of two discs, each of which would normally qualify as an EP. The name is thus analogous to <a href="/wiki/Double_album" title="Double album">double album</a>. As vinyl records, the most common format for the double EP, they consist of a pair of 7-inch discs recorded at 45 or 33<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> <a href="/wiki/Revolutions_per_minute" title="Revolutions per minute">rpm</a>, or two 12-inch discs recorded at 45 rpm. The format is useful when an album's worth of material is being pressed by a small plant geared for the production of singles rather than albums and may have novelty value which can be turned to advantage for publicity purposes. Double EPs are rare, since the amount of material record-able on a double EP could usually be more economically and sensibly recorded on a single <a href="/wiki/Gramophone_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Gramophone record">vinyl LP</a>. </p><p>In the 1950s, <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a> had released a number of double EPs by its more popular artists, including <a href="/wiki/Les_Paul" title="Les Paul">Les Paul</a>. The pair of double EPs (EBF 1–577, sides 1 to 8) were described on the original covers as "parts ... of a four-part album".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1960, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Meek" title="Joe Meek">Joe Meek</a> released four tracks from his planned <i><a href="/wiki/I_Hear_a_New_World" title="I Hear a New World">I Hear a New World</a></i> LP on an EP that was marked "Part 1". A second EP was planned, but never appeared; only the sleeve was printed.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first double EP released in Britain was <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Magical_Mystery_Tour" title="Magical Mystery Tour">Magical Mystery Tour</a></i> film soundtrack.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NeaversonBeatlesMovies_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NeaversonBeatlesMovies-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Released in December 1967 on EMI's <a href="/wiki/Parlophone" title="Parlophone">Parlophone</a> label, it contained six songs spread over two 7-inch discs and was packaged with a lavish color booklet.<sup id="cite_ref-NeaversonBeatlesMovies_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NeaversonBeatlesMovies-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the United States and some other countries, the songs were augmented by the band's single A- and B-sides from 1967 to create a full LP –a practice that was common in the US but considered exploitative in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-NeaversonBeatlesMovies_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NeaversonBeatlesMovies-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Style_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Style Council">Style Council</a> album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cost_of_Loving" title="The Cost of Loving">The Cost of Loving</a></i> was originally issued as two 12-inch EPs. </p><p>It is more common for artists to release two 12-inch 45s rather than a single 12-inch LP.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Though there are 11 songs that total about 40 minutes, enough for one LP, the songs are spread across two 12" 45 rpm discs. Also, the vinyl pressing of <i><a href="/wiki/Hail_to_the_Thief" title="Hail to the Thief">Hail to the Thief</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Radiohead" title="Radiohead">Radiohead</a> uses this practice but is considered to be a full-length album. In 1982 <a href="/wiki/Cabaret_Voltaire_(band)" title="Cabaret Voltaire (band)">Cabaret Voltaire</a> released their studio album "<a href="/wiki/2x45" title="2x45">2x45</a>" on the UK-based label <a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade</a>, featuring extended tracks over four sides of two 12-inch 45 rpm discs, with graphics by artist <a href="/wiki/Neville_Brody" title="Neville Brody">Neville Brody</a>. The band subsequently released a further album in this format, 1985's "<a href="/wiki/Drinking_Gasoline" title="Drinking Gasoline">Drinking Gasoline</a>", on the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a> label. </p><p>Double EPs can also contain the work of multiple artists split across different sides, akin to <a href="/wiki/Split_album" title="Split album">split albums</a>. An example of this is the <i><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_Double_(EP)" title="Dunedin Double (EP)">Dunedin Double</a></i> EP, which contains tracks by four different bands. Using a double EP in this instance allowed each band to have its tracks occupying a different side. In addition, the groove on the physical record could be wider and thus allow for a louder album.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jukebox_EP">Jukebox EP</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extended_play&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Jukebox EP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Filben_Maestro_juke_box_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Filben_Maestro_juke_box_01.jpg/180px-Filben_Maestro_juke_box_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Filben_Maestro_juke_box_01.jpg/270px-Filben_Maestro_juke_box_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Filben_Maestro_juke_box_01.jpg/360px-Filben_Maestro_juke_box_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A 1948 Filben FP-300 Maestro jukebox, 78 rpm</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 1960s and 1970s, record companies released EP versions of long-play (LP) albums for use in <a href="/wiki/Jukebox" title="Jukebox">jukeboxes</a>. These were commonly known as "compact 33s" or "little LPs". The jukebox EP was played at 33<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> rpm, was pressed on seven-inch vinyl and frequently had as many as six songs. What made it EP-like was that some songs were omitted for time purposes, and the most popular tracks were left on. Unlike most EPs before them, and most seven-inch vinyl in general (pre-1970s), these were issued in <a href="/wiki/Stereophonic_sound" title="Stereophonic sound">stereo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extended_play&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_EPs_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of number-one EPs in the United Kingdom">List of number-one EPs in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extended_play&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFFuhr2015" class="citation book cs1">Fuhr, Michael (2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=UFHeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT91"><i>Globalization and Popular Music in South Korea: Sounding Out K-Pop</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Routledge" title="Routledge">Routledge</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781317556909" title="Special:BookSources/9781317556909"><bdi>9781317556909</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 21,</span> 2017</span>. <q>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.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Globalization+and+Popular+Music+in+South+Korea%3A+Sounding+Out+K-Pop&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=9781317556909&rft.aulast=Fuhr&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DUFHeCQAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPT91&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtended+play" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Definition_-_Billboard,_etc.-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Definition_-_Billboard,_etc._2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Definition_-_Billboard,_etc._2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230501080522/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ep-music-business-success/">"EP to the Rescue! Short Albums Are a Rare Music Business Success Story"</a>. Billboard. 2014-08-19. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/ep-music-business-success/">the original</a> on 2023-05-01<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-12-31</span></span>. <q><span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Extended play," a format comprising eight or fewer songs...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=EP+to+the+Rescue%21+Short+Albums+Are+a+Rare+Music+Business+Success+Story&rft.pub=Billboard&rft.date=2014-08-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fpro%2Fep-music-business-success%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtended+play" class="Z3988"></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://marshall.com/live-for-music/moving-on-up/eps-lps-albums-and-mixtapes">"EP's, LP's, Albums and Mixtapes"</a>. <i>marshall.com</i>. <q>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.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=marshall.com&rft.atitle=EP%27s%2C+LP%27s%2C+Albums+and+Mixtapes&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmarshall.com%2Flive-for-music%2Fmoving-on-up%2Feps-lps-albums-and-mixtapes&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtended+play" class="Z3988"></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.tunecore.com/hc/en-us/articles/115006689928-What-is-the-difference-between-a-Single-an-EP-and-an-Album">"What is the difference between a Single, an EP, and an Album?"</a>. TuneCore.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+is+the+difference+between+a+Single%2C+an+EP%2C+and+an+Album%3F&rft.pub=TuneCore&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.tunecore.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Farticles%2F115006689928-What-is-the-difference-between-a-Single-an-EP-and-an-Album&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtended+play" class="Z3988"></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dittomusic.com/en/blog/albums-vs-eps-vs-singles-a-guide-to-releasing-music">"Albums vs EPs vs Singles: A Guide to Releasing Music in 2024"</a>. Ditto Music. <q>An EP (Extended Play) refers to a half-length body of work, features between 4–6 tracks and has a running time of roughly 15–22 mins (but can be up to 30 minutes).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Albums+vs+EPs+vs+Singles%3A+A+Guide+to+Releasing+Music+in+2024&rft.pub=Ditto+Music&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdittomusic.com%2Fen%2Fblog%2Falbums-vs-eps-vs-singles-a-guide-to-releasing-music&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtended+play" class="Z3988"></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hiphopmakers.com/what-is-an-ep-in-music">"What Is An EP In Music? ( Examples, # of Songs, vs. LP )"</a>. 2023-07-07<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-01-01</span></span>. <q>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. 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asociaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_Productores_de_Fonogramas_y_Videogramas" title="Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas">AMPROFON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie" title="Bundesverband Musikindustrie">BVMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Music Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI (worldwide)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-M%C3%BAsica_Brasil" title="Pro-Música Brasil">PMB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">PROMUSICAE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SNEP" title="SNEP">SNEP</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Publishers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BMG_Rights_Management" title="BMG Rights Management">BMG Rights Management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Publishing" title="Sony Music Publishing">Sony Music Publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Publishing_Group" title="Universal Music Publishing Group">Universal Music Publishing Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Chappell_Music" title="Warner Chappell Music">Warner Chappell Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Music_Publishing" title="Disney Music Publishing">Disney Music Publishing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Record labels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Record_label#Major_labels" title="Record label">Major</a></b></i>: <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music" title="Sony Music">Sony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">Warner</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Independent_record_label" title="Independent record label">Independent</a></b></i>: <a href="/wiki/Concord_(entertainment_company)" title="Concord (entertainment company)">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_independent_UK_record_labels" title="List of independent UK record labels">Independent UK record labels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allied_Artists_Music_Group" title="Allied Artists Music Group">AAMG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retailers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_music_store" title="Digital music store">Digital music stores</a> (<a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fnac" title="Fnac">Fnac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMV" title="HMV">HMV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaspien" title="Kaspien">Kaspien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Megastores" title="Virgin Megastores">Virgin Megastores</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CTS_Eventim" title="CTS Eventim">CTS Eventim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live_Nation_Entertainment" title="Live Nation Entertainment">Live Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LiveStyle" title="LiveStyle">LiveStyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ticketmaster" title="Ticketmaster">Ticketmaster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_genres_and_styles" title="List of music genres and styles">Major genres</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">Blues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easy_listening" title="Easy listening">Easy listening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">Electronic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Experimental_music" title="Experimental music">Experimental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">Folk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">Gospel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">Hip hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_music" title="Latin music">Latin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metal_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal music">Metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New-age_music" title="New-age music">New Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">Reggae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">Rhythm and blues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_music" title="World music">World</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sectors<br />and roles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Album_cover#Design" title="Album cover">Album cover design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire" title="Artists and repertoire">Artists and repertoire (A&R)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disc_jockey" title="Disc jockey">Disc jockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_industry#Business_structure" title="Music industry">Distribution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_law" title="Entertainment law">Entertainment law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_education" title="Music education">Music education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_executive" title="Music executive">Music executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_and_fashion" title="Music and fashion">Music and fashion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_journalism" title="Music journalism">Music journalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_publisher" title="Music publisher">Music publisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_store" title="Music store">Music store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_venue" title="Music venue">Music venue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">Musical instruments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_audio_store" title="Professional audio store">Professional audio store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Promoter_(entertainment)" title="Promoter (entertainment)">Promotion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_promotion" title="Radio promotion">Radio promotion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Record label</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Record_shop" title="Record shop">Record shop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_crew" title="Road crew">Road crew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talent_manager" title="Talent manager">Talent manager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tour_promoter" title="Tour promoter">Tour promoter</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Production" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arrangement" title="Arrangement">Arrangement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">Composer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyricist" title="Lyricist">Lyricist</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conducting" title="Conducting">Conductor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disc_jockey" title="Disc jockey">Disc jockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_production" title="Hip hop production">Hip hop producer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horn_section" title="Horn section">Horn section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Record producer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_section" title="Rhythm section">Rhythm section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orchestration" title="Orchestration">Orchestrator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Session_musician" title="Session musician">Session musician</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Backing_vocalist" title="Backing vocalist">Backup singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghost_singer" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghost singer">Ghost singer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vocal_coach" title="Vocal coach">Vocal coach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghostwriter" title="Ghostwriter">Ghostwriter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audio_engineer" title="Audio engineer">Sound engineer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Recording_format" title="Recording format">Release<br />formats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> <small>(<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Extended play (EP)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twelve-inch_single" title="Twelve-inch single">12" single</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cassette_single" title="Cassette single">Cassette single</a>, <a href="/wiki/CD_single" title="CD single">CD single</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maxi_single" title="Maxi single">Maxi single</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Album</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Double_album" title="Double album">Double album</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mixtape" title="Mixtape">Mixtape</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">Music video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Promotional_recording" title="Promotional recording">Promotional recording</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phonograph_record" title="Phonograph record">Phonograph record</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8-track_cartridge" title="8-track cartridge">Eight-track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compact_Cassette" class="mw-redirect" title="Compact Cassette">Compact cassette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airplay" title="Airplay">Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_download" title="Music download">Music download</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_streaming_service" title="Music streaming service">Music streaming service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live shows</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Concert" title="Concert">Concert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concert_tour" title="Concert tour">Concert tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concert_residency" title="Concert residency">Concert residency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_festival" title="Music festival">Music festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_competition" title="Music competition">Music competition</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Record_chart" title="Record chart">Charts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA Charts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentina_Hot_100" title="Argentina Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Argentina Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brasil_Hot_100" title="Brasil Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Brasil Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hot_100" title="Canadian Hot 100">Canadian Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_Chart" title="Circle Chart">Circle Chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G-Music" title="G-Music">G-Music chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">Irish Singles Chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">Italian singles chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">GfK Entertainment charts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Monitoring_Africa" title="Entertainment Monitoring Africa">Entertainment Monitoring Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon charts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">New Zealand singles chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone_charts" title="Rolling Stone charts"><i>Rolling Stone</i> Top 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sino_Chart" title="Sino Chart">Sino Chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SNEP" title="SNEP">SNEP singles chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_singles_chart" title="UK singles chart">UK singles chart</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Publications</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/HitQuarters" title="HitQuarters">HitQuarters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Press" title="Hot Press">Hot Press</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(magazine)" title="Mojo (magazine)">Mojo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Musica_e_dischi" title="Musica e dischi">Musica e dischi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smash_Hits" title="Smash Hits">Smash Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops_(magazine)" title="Top of the Pops (magazine)">Top of the Pops</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Music_television" title="Music television">Television</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Channels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Channel_V" title="Channel V">Channel V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuse_(TV_channel)" title="Fuse (TV channel)">Fuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mnet_(TV_channel)" title="Mnet (TV channel)">Mnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV2" title="MTV2">MTV2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Tres" title="MTV Tres">Tr3s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Much_(TV_channel)" title="Much (TV channel)">MuchMusic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Factory" title="The Music Factory">The Music Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VIVA_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="VIVA Media">Viva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Country_Network" title="The Country Network">The Country Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Idol_(franchise)" title="Idol (franchise)"><i>Idol</i> franchise</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Popstars" title="Popstars">Popstars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Academy" title="Star Academy">Star Academy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Four_(franchise)" title="The Four (franchise)">The Four</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(franchise)" title="The Voice (franchise)">The Voice</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor" title="The X Factor">The X Factor</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rising_Star_(franchise)" title="Rising Star (franchise)">Rising Star</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Achievements</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_award" title="Music award">Music award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">Best-selling music artists</a> <ul><li>In: <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists_in_Brazil" title="List of best-selling music artists in Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists_in_Finland" title="List of best-selling music artists in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-certified_music_artists_in_Germany" title="List of highest-certified music artists in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists_in_Japan" title="List of best-selling music artists in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_female_music_artists_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling female music artists in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <small>(Females)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-certified_music_artists_in_the_United_States" title="List of highest-certified music artists in the United States">United States</a></li> <li>Genre: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Latin_music_artists" title="List of best-selling Latin music artists">Latin</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nationality: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Belgian_music_artists" title="List of best-selling Belgian music artists">Belgian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists_in_Brazil#Best-selling_Brazilian_artists_worldwide" title="List of best-selling music artists in Brazil">Brazilian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_biggest-selling_British_music_artists" title="List of biggest-selling British music artists">British</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_estimated_best-selling_Italian_music_artists" title="List of estimated best-selling Italian music artists">Italian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Swedish_music_artists" title="List of best-selling Swedish music artists">Swedish</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums" title="List of best-selling albums">Best-selling albums</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_country" title="List of best-selling albums by country">by country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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