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  28th Mar 2015, 3:53 AM#1  REPORT  
musictom SUBS

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There seems to be some inconsistence in how people describe the parts of the CD packages. My thinking is that the booklet should be called that and the card with the fold on each end that goes in the jewel case behind the part that holds the CD is the "inlay". Is this right or wrong? Opinions.


  28th Mar 2015, 6:34 AM#2  REPORT  
JPGR&B SUBS

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I call the "inlay" the "jewel case backing sheet".


  28th Mar 2015, 12:08 PM#3  REPORT  
TopPopper

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Not all have booklets. Some just have a folded piece of card. I call them inserts.


  28th Mar 2015, 2:03 PM#4  REPORT  
Magic Marmalade

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I think there has been no established terminology (among the public) because nobody has cared about this kind of thing regarding CDs until quite recently.

I agree that the inlay out to refer to the back coversheet between the inside tray, and the back of the case (that the tray snaps into and holds the CD), and to a large extent, the front cover/booklet as the insert, but this term can go a little fuzzy when there are other inserts included, such as fan club posting cards, ad leaflets and such, which might also be regarded as inserts.

We did have a similar discussion in the forum about the difference between a digi-pack, and a digipak (disipackets, digibooks etc. too).


  29th Mar 2015, 11:29 AM#5  REPORT  
Dr Doom SUBS ●

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 I don't think it matters too much that different members use different terms.

I certainly don't think we should try and introduce a standard lexicon.


  29th Mar 2015, 12:51 PM#6  REPORT  
Neil Forbes

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And what of the CD itself? Too often I hear the term CD-single bandied about when the disc had three, four or even five "tracks" on it. To me the term "single" is firmly rooted in the vinyl era(thankfully continuing in some parts of the world, but regrettably not Australia/NZ), describing a 45rpm disc with one track on each side, an EP being a 45rpm disc with two(or three if squeezed hard enough) tracks per side. CDs with less than at least 30 minutes playing time or less than 10 tracks should be called either "short-play" CDs or "CD-samplers" The only term that successfully makes the transition from vinyl to CD is the term "album", a collection of songs.


  29th Mar 2015, 12:56 PM#7  REPORT  
Juke Jules SUBS

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The general verdict has been that several different edits of the same title count as a "single". Same for 12 inch singles. Otherwise there is room for your discretion to be used


  29th Mar 2015, 6:12 PM#8  REPORT  
plocky45 ●

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I think that we have rattled along well enough so far, without prescribing the use of specific terminology. The danger is engendering disputes about terminology, and then choosing terms on the basis of the preferences of a particular country or region.
It is fair to say that the vinyl single and CD single are generally different beasts, but I think it is worth retaining the CD single term; after all singles charts have relied on a (admittedly ever-changing) definition of what constitutes a single.



Edited by plocky45 on 29th Mar 2015, 6:17 PM

  30th Mar 2015, 1:12 AM#9  REPORT  
musictom SUBS

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I wasn't suggesting we introduce a naming standard. I just wondered if there was generally accepted way to describe the parts of a CD.


  30th Mar 2015, 9:11 AM#10  REPORT  
plocky45 ●

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It's a fair point music tom - I've no idea whether the industry adopts particular terminology. Like us, perhaps companies vary in their use of these terms, which could also have evolved over time.


  2nd Apr 2015, 11:51 AM#11  REPORT  
Neil Forbes

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I suggested the term "CD Sampler" because the standard diameter CD disc is under-utilised, the maximum playing capacity is 80 minutes yet many of these discs only run for up to 20 minutes(a full hour's capacity gone to waste), plus the number of tracks, sometimes 3, sometimes more and sometimes less, plus variants of the same song(or tune). The 45rpm format, by comparison, is a no-waste carrier which can hold up to 7-and-a-half minutes per side(if cut at EP pitch) in full stereo. The fact that there's only one song(or tune) to a side is what defines it as a single because, when on a turntable, one side is exposed to the pickup whilst the other is face-down on the turntable mat. With the CD "sampler", all content is accessed by the laser pickup(yes, only one track is played at a time - but that's not the point), as against the 45-single where just one track is available to play. Thus, the term "single" is applicable to vinyl 45s only. The term "album" can apply to any music collection, be it LP, cassette or CD.


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