album
Bound memory keeper
An album is a collection of items gathered in one place.
Originally a blank book for photographs, stamps, or autographs: a photo album, a stamp album.
In music, an album is a collection of songs released together, whether on vinyl, CD, or streaming platforms: Their new album drops Friday.
The term persists even as physical formats fade.
Preserved account or achievement
playlist · compilation · recording · studio · producer · artist · band · lyrics
Book for preserving mementos
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- photographImage from a camera
- pictureVisual depiction of something
image · keepsake · memento · memory · family · wedding · baby · vacation
Rotating music player
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- groovesNarrow carved channels
- analogComparable equivalent
- audiophileSound quality enthusiast
phonograph · cartridge · platter · tonearm · needle · 45 · 78 · hi-fi
Optical data disc
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
MP3 · digital · disc · reel-to-reel · DAT · 8-track · FLAC · lossless
Recalling past experiences
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- yesteryearTime not long past
flashback · retrospect · sentimentality · wistfulness · keepsake · souvenir · heritage · legacy
Bearing someone's signature
- rareSeldom found or seen
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- collectorOne who gathers items
- exclusiveLimited to one group
memorabilia · vintage · signed · numbered · promotional · bootleg · import · out-of-print
record
Preserved account or achievement
track · playlist · compilation · recording · studio · producer · artist · band · lyrics · melody
scrapbook
Book for preserving mementos
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- photographImage from a camera
picture · image · keepsake · memento · memory · family · wedding · baby · vacation · collection
turntable
Rotating music player
audiophile · phonograph · cartridge · platter · tonearm · needle · 45 · 78 · hi-fi · mono
CD
Optical data disc
streaming · MP3 · digital · disc · reel-to-reel · DAT · 8-track · FLAC · lossless · boxset
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
yesteryear · flashback · retrospect · sentimentality · wistfulness · keepsake · souvenir · heritage · legacy · memoir
autographed
Bearing someone's signature
exclusive · memorabilia · vintage · signed · numbered · promotional · bootleg · import · out-of-print · sealed
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- objectsbasket, bowl, bucket, jar, jug
- purchasesbook, clothing, groceries, food, shoes
- AlbumsThriller, Rumours, Pet Sounds, OK Computer, Abbey Road
- photo albumBound collection of snapshots
- album coversVisual packaging for recordings
- solo albumSingle-artist musical release
- Compilation albumGathered recordings, one release
- wedding albumCollection of ceremony photographs
- live albumRecording from actual show