Talk:Embryonic (album)

Double album?
Why is it a double album? 73:02 is short enough to fit it on one CD. Is Wayne referring to the LP? 84.112.202.36 (talk) 16:51, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I recieved the regular edition through the post this morning, and it is indeed only on one CD. Perhaps describing it as a double album is an artistic choice of sorts? ie. The band consider the album to be in two parts thematically/musically? Pure speculation, mind. mode_seven (talk) 13:03, 12 October 2009 (UTC)


 * You're correct, "double-album" refers to the LP. Most vinyl LPs only contain six or so songs per side, so Embryonic would definitely require four sides (i.e. two records). The term, of course, comes from the time when vinyl was the primary medium for music, and although nowadays CDs can allow much larger runlengths, vinyl LPs are still being released (and making quite a comeback at that), so the distinction of "double album" is still necessary. And I agree with the previous poster, lots of bands use the double-album to achieve certain artistic goals. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.127.52.201 (talk) 14:41, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

I think the use of the 'double album' label is misleading. Since the CD became the standard, countless artists have issued long single-disc albums that would require two vinyl records to fit, and they generally don't call such albums 'double albums'. Most people today, I believe, consider new albums to be double when they're released on two CD's. In the base of Embryonic, the deluxe version is contained on two CD's; the normal version contained on one. Reputedly, both versions of the album are the same length. Also, the Flaming Lips' 'Hit to Death in the Future Head' is technically a double-album by vinyl standards, being over an hour long, so it's not correct to say that Embryonic is their first double-albums, no matter what standard you use.64.122.56.143 (talk) 22:45, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

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