LP

¹

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.

L.P.

²

Or l.p.

abbreviation

1. long primer.

2. low pressure.

LP

¹

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

LP

²

abbreviation

1. (in Britain) Lord Provost

2. Also: lp. low pressure

L/P

³

abbreviation

1. letterpress

Other Word Forms

• mini-LP noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of LP¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

On her 2014 LP, “1989,” she finally severed herself from country music, and needed to show the world she could be as dominant in the pop arena, and she succeeded commercially and artistically.

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Raymond Stewart, of Stewart's Music Shop in Dungannon in County Tyrone, said they had "thrown out our LP stands" only to have to search for them again, when demand started to rocket.

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After celebrating the 10-year anniversary of his debut solo album, ‘Doris,’ Earl Sweatshirt has finally released his long-in-the-works LP with old friend the Alchemist.

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“I throw my cellular device in the water,” she cooed blissfully in the LP’s strummy title track, “Can you reach me? No, you can’t.”

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In any event, the LP was not a hit right out of the box — it didn’t start selling until “Lovin’ You” blew up as a single months after the album’s release.

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