LP

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. long playing; long play:

   1. a vinyl phonograph record played at 33 1/3 rpm and typically containing seven or more tracks, or one or more long classical pieces.

   2. a full-length music album, typically comprised of ten to twelve songs: called LP as an evolution of the traditional long-playing record, albums in other formats are not known by the underlying expanded form, and identified only by the abbreviation.

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L.P. ² American  

Or l.p.

abbreviation

1. long primer.

2. low pressure.

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LP ¹ British  

noun

1. 1. a long-playing gramophone record: usually one 12 inches (30 cm) or 10 inches (25 cm) in diameter, designed to rotate at 33 1/ 3 revolutions per minute Compare EP

   2. ( as modifier )

      an LP sleeve

2. long play: a slow-recording facility on a VCR which allows twice the length of material to be recorded on a tape from that of standard play

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LP ² British  

abbreviation

1. (in Britain) Lord Provost

2. Also: lp.  low pressure

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L/P ³ British  

abbreviation

1. letterpress

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Other Word Forms

• mini-LP noun

Etymology

Origin of LP

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

While much of the music on the LP seems to unfold in the shadows, several tracks are lighter in mood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lady Gaga has been so busy over the past five years, one can be forgiven for forgetting that she hasn’t released a solo LP since 2020’s “Chromatica.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Man, if my chest hair wasn’t going visibly gray and I was instead a lanky, chiseled Zoomer with a hit LP I might feel the same way about top buttons.

From Los Angeles Times

To many musicians Batson’s age, the LP is an old-fashioned artifact, but it’s important to him.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the group's fifth LP, released a year before the death of singer Jim Morrison in 1971.

From BBC