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".
昔のLPを集めている。
I collect old LP records.
LPの音はCDより温かいと感じる人が多い。
Many people feel that LP records have a warmer sound than CDs.
最近若い世代の間でも、LPを聴くためにレコードプレーヤーを買う人が増えている。
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を聴く: to listen to an LP
- LPを集める: to collect LPs
- 中古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