LP

¹

abbreviation for

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 for

1. long primer.
2. low pressure.

L/P

¹

abbreviation for

1. letterpress

LP

²

abbreviation for

1. (in Britain) Lord Provost
2. Alsolp low pressure

LP

³

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

Other Words From

• min·i-LP noun plural miniLPs miniLPs

Word History and Origins

Origin of LP¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Here are a a few early reads on the LP and where it sits in the arc of Lamar’s career.

From Los Angeles Times

They’ve been touring stadiums this year in support of their new LP “Saviors.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Submarine,” the band’s 2024 LP, documented an intra-band breakup with poise and panache, and featured some of the group’s most precise writing and ambitious production yet.

From Los Angeles Times

“Call U Up,” a funny and brash single off his LP “Timeless,” was just saucy enough to turn heads all over the grounds.

From Los Angeles Times

But it would be three long years — a veritable eon during that pre-MTV era — before Harrison released the LP’s worthy successor.

From Salon