DISCOGRAPHIC GLOSSARY
Abbreviations:
SP: vinyl 7-inch single or flexi disc (45 rpm)
EP: vinyl 12-inch single, maxi-single (45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm)
LP: vinyl 12-inch long player album, full-length record (33 1/3 rpm)
MC: audiocassette single, maxi-single, promo sampler or album
8T: 8-track cartridge tape, mostly for automobile audio players (for US
market)
CD: compact disc album/compilation/live recording
CDM: compact disc maxi-single
CD3: 3-inch compact disc single or EP
CD5: 5-inch compact disc single or EP
DLP: double long player album
DCD: double disc album/compilation/live recording
TCD: triple disco album/compilation/live recording
ps: picture sleeve (artwork/photographs of some sort on cover)
PD: vinyl picture disc SP, EP or LP (a record with a picture on it)
SPD: vinyl picture disc presented in shaped form (cut or uncut)
LE: limited edition release
VHS: Video Home System format videocassette (UK)
PAL: Phase Alternating Line video format (Europe)
DVD: Digital Versatile Disc (DVD format video and/or audio and/or ROM)
Country codes (ISO):
AR Argentina
AT Austria
AU Australia
BR Brazil
CA Canada
CH Switzerland
CO Columbia
DE Germany
ES Spain
EU European Union
FR France
GR Greece
IE Ireland
IL Israel
IT Italy
JP Japan
MX Mexico
NL The Netherlands
NZ New Zealand
PO Poland
PT Portugal
RU Russian Federation
SE Sweden
UK United Kingdom
US United States
WW World Wide
YU Yugoslavia
ZA South Africa