单词 | long-playing |
释义 | long-playingadj. That plays for a longer time than other things of a similar kind; spec. designating a gramophone record of this kind, esp. a microgroove record designed to be played at 331/ 3 rpm (cf. L.P. n. at L n. Initialisms 1). Cf. long-player n.Long-playing microgroove vinyl records were introduced in 1948 and became a standard format. Previously, long-playing discs had been used for recording film tracks and radio programmes; these were typically large vinyl discs played at 33⅓ rpm, but having the coarse groove typical of 78 rpm records. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [adjective] > type of record long-playing1883 out of print1896 seven-inch1902 twelve-inch1903 ten-inch1908 white-label1927 instantaneous1937 single-sided1937 long-play1948 pre-electric1960 platinum1964 1883 Wrexham Advertiser, & N. Wales News 13 Oct. 1/4 (advt.) Musical Boxes of Special make and quality at wholesale prices, patent long playing Mandoline, Tremelo, Piccolo and Sublime Harmony Boxes. 1909 Olean (N.Y.) Evening Times 11 Feb. (advt.) We have included one dozen records, six of the long playing Amberol records and six of the Gold Moulded records. 1912 Talking Machine News & Jrnl. Amusements Nov. 529/1 The Petmecky Needle, which plays ten times, is the subject of an interesting little leaflet... Users interested in this long-playing needle should ask their dealers for full particulars. 1929 Wireless Mag. Oct. 252 (heading) Long-playing dance records. 1931 Electronics Dec. 236/1 Long-playing records... Already announced is a phonograph record that will play for 15 minutes. 1948 Electronic Engin. 20 333 A new library of recorded music has been announced..which consists of a series of long-playing 10 and 12 in. records run at 33⅓ r.p.m. 1951 Ann. Reg. 1950 386 An important advance was made by the introduction of ‘long-playing’ records containing about 20 minutes of music in place of the 4½ minutes hitherto available. 1958 V. Bellerby in P. Gammond Duke Ellington ii. 151 With the advent of the Long Playing record he has shown himself ready to compose well outside his former ‘three-minute’ form. 1968 P. Oliver Screening Blues ii. 81 Singers who have been recently recorded under the more liberal circumstances of the long-playing era. 2006 Oxf. Amer. Summer 6/3 The store specializes in long-playing country vinyl, but it also spotlights hillbilly and rockabilly prizes on 78 & 45. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1883 |
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