Listening to Music: English Vocabulary List

a set of musical pieces or songs listed in the same order in which they appear on a recording

"The album tracklist has twelve songs."

"A tracklist is an ordered inventory of the individual songs or compositions contained on a record album"

the flat and circular part of a record player on which the record is placed in order to be played

"The DJ spun records on the turntable."

"The DJ placed the vinyl record on the turntable and gently lowered the needle to play the music."

a full-length album

"The long play record had great sound."

"The band released their new album on a long play vinyl record for collectors who enjoy analog sound."

the side of a musical record that is regarded as the main release and is more likely to be successful

"A-side is main single."

"The A side is the primary song on a single record that is promoted for airplay."

the side of a musical record that does not have the main songs

"B-side is less promoted."

"The B side is the secondary song on a single record that is not the main hit."

a piece of equipment or the software that is needed for copying sound or other information on a CD

"The CD writer copied the files."

"He used a CD writer to burn a backup copy of his important data onto a disc."

a small device used for listening to audio and MP3 files

"My MP3 player is small."

"He carried his MP3 player everywhere because he liked listening to music on the train."

an album of popular music the tracks of which are unified around a particular theme or idea

"Concept album has unifying theme."

"A concept album is a studio album where all the songs contribute to a single overarching theme or story."

all of the records or a list of the records that have been created by a particular singer, composer or musical band

"The band's discography includes ten studio albums and many live recordings."

"A discography is a comprehensive listing of all the recorded musical works by a particular artist"

a stereophonic radio and CD or tape player that is portable and produces a very loud sound

"Ghetto blaster is portable stereo."

"A ghetto blaster is a large portable stereo cassette player popular in the nineteen eighties."

a device that has two pieces that cover the ears and is used to listen to music or sounds without others hearing

"I use headphones to listen to music."

"She put on her headphones and listened to music while studying for the difficult exam."

a large disk with plastic coating on which information, such as music, video, etc., can be stored, now replaced by the DVD

"Laserdisc was large optical disc."

"Laserdisc is an obsolete home video format that stored analog video on a large optical disc."

a piece of equipment that makes sounds louder, used for playing music, etc.

"The loudspeaker was very loud."

"We heard the announcement through the loudspeaker."

a set of recorded songs and pieces of music that have been selected to be broadcast on a radio station or a radio program

"This is a radio playlist."

"She created a playlist with her favorite songs for the long road trip."

a playback device with a spinning turntable that tracks the record and transmits it to a loudspeaker

"The record player still works."

"He found an old record player in his grandmother's attic and cleaned it carefully so he could play her collection of vinyl albums."

a piece of equipment used for playing recorded music, making a live performance, or turning up sound through speakers

"The sound system is powerful."

"They tested the sound system before the concert."

a music recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer tracks than a full album

"The extended play has six songs."

"An extended play is a musical recording containing more tracks than a single release but too few to be classified as a full-length studio album"

a small disc on which audio or other formats are recorded and could be played back by a player or computer using laser

"Compact disc is digital optical disc."

"A compact disc is a digital optical disc used to store and play music."

the explanatory information that is printed on a paper, accompanying a CD or DVD of musical recordings

"Liner note provides album information."

"Liner notes are the printed text inside a record or CD booklet that provides information about the recording."