extended play

Also known as EP, E.P., EPs

group of extended play releases by an artist usually released at the same time with the same title and tracks but in different formats for consumption (digital, CD, LP)

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An extended play is a music release that's shorter than a full album, typically containing several songs released simultaneously across different formats like digital downloads, CDs, and vinyl records. This multi-format approach matters because it allows listeners to access the same music in whatever way they prefer, whether they want to stream it digitally, own a physical CD, or collect it on vinyl.

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Commons category: Extended play
exact match: schema.org/EPRelease
short name: EP
native label: extended play
equivalent class: musicbrainz.org/doc/Release_Group/Type#EP

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Extended-play vinyl record of Michael Nesmith's "I Fall to Pieces" with four tracks An extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs usually contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal".

The term "extended play" originally referred to a specific type of 45 rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard-play (SP) and 33+1⁄3 rpm long-play (LP), but, with the advent of digital media, has evolved to apply to mid-length CDs and music downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as mini-albums.