LP

えるぴー
noun
LP record; vinyl album; long-playing record
1. LP; long-playing record; vinyl album
A 33⅓ rpm vinyl record, typically 12 inches in diameter, holding around 20 minutes of music per side. Abbreviation of English "long-playing".
(むかし)のLPを(あつ)めている。
I collect old LP records.
LPの(おと)はCDより(あたた)かいと(かん)じる(ひと)(おお)い。
Many people feel that LP records have a warmer sound than CDs.
最近(さいきん)(わか)世代(せだい)(あいだ)でも、LPを()くためにレコードプレーヤーを()(ひと)()えている。
Recently, even among the younger generation, more and more people are buying record players to listen to LPs.

Borrowed directly from English "LP" (long-playing). The Roman letters are read individually: え + る + ぴー.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • LPレコード: LP record (often written in full)
  • LPを()く: to listen to an LP
  • LPを(あつ)める: to collect LPs
  • 中古(ちゅうこ)LP: used/secondhand LPs
  • LPジャケット: LP album cover/sleeve

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • レコード: record — the general term for vinyl records
  • アルバム: album — refers to a music release in any format
  • シングル: single — short record, originally a 7-inch 45 rpm disc
  • EP: EP — extended play, between a single and an LP in length