longplay

Vinyl's extended format

Longplay refers to an LP record—a vinyl disc designed to play at 33⅓ revolutions per minute, holding roughly 20 minutes of audio per side.

The format dominated album releases from the 1950s through the 1980s.

In gaming, a longplay is an unedited video recording showing complete gameplay from start to finish: I watched a longplay of the original Zelda.

album

LP

Extended vinyl recording

tracks · sleeve · gatefold · liner notes · cover art · pressing · A-side · groove · stylus · platter

duration

extended

Lengthened in time or space

sustained · deep cuts · album tracks · complete · seamless

audiophile

hi-fi

Quality audio equipment

soundstage · phono · preamp · cartridge · tonearm · lossless · analog · warm sound · dynamic range · mastering

vintage

gramophone

Disc-playing sound machine

classic · collector · mono · oldies · Victrola · shellac · 78rpm · antique · crate digging · record fair

Opposites
record format/size

longplay45

Number after forty-four

single · 7-inch · short play · extended play · EP

Family

long, play, longer, longest, longish, lengthy, length, lengthen, plays

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G