Abbreviation |
Description |
#oc |
number written on cover |
#ol |
number written on label |
10" |
10" size record and cover (usually pre-1956, sometimes used later for special pressings) |
2lp |
double lp |
audio. |
Audiophile pressing |
auto. |
autographed |
co |
Cut out hole or notch in corner, or small diagonal cut corner |
dj |
promo or demo label |
djs |
promo sticker or stamp |
djts |
promo timing strip |
gatefold |
fold open cover |
mono |
monophonic pressing |
orig. |
original pressing (we only use this designation when reissues are widely sold) |
plain cover |
cover is plain, with no information (sometimes used for advance promo copies) |
Quad |
Quadraphonic pressing |
Quiex |
special W.B. 1980's audiophile pressing |
ri |
reissue (usually a later pressing on the same label) |
shrink |
original plastic wrap still on cover (many of our M- lps are in shrink but not always noted in the listing) |
soc |
sticker on cover |
sol |
sticker on label |
toc |
tape on cover |
tol |
tape on label |
tps |
taped seam |
UK, Japan, France, etc. |
foreign pressing |
w/bio |
with paper biography of band |
w/book |
with small booklet inserted in lp jacket |
w/cue |
with cue sheet listing tracks and times |
w/insert or w/pi |
with paper insert or promo item |
w/photo |
with photo of band |
wobc |
writing on back cover only |
woc |
writing on cover |
wol |
writing on label |
xoc |
x on cover |
xol |
x on label |