CD types

CDS

CD Single: 1-4 tracks or up to 8 mixes.

EP

Extended Play: (Often 4 tracks = Mini album): 2+ !note "EP" is rarely used today, use "CDM" instead.

CDM

CD Maxi: often with extended/remixed versions not available on LP;

Megamix / Medley: ‘New’ track consisting of parts of several other tracks which are continuosly mixed together.

Mispress: Sometimes collectable and somehow ‘wrong’ pressing or manufacturing of a record (e.g. wrong title on label).

Mix: Version of a track. Original mix is the original version, a remix is a somehow changed version, e.g. an extended version with more percussion parts and less vocal parts.

Music Rights Societies: Organizations of composers and artists who collect royalties for the mechanical copying and distribution and air-playing of their music.

CD

Album CD

DCD

Double CD

BOX

BOX set: (two or more, may be 1 CD & One video etc.) type in before how many CD's are part of the BOX e.g. "4CDBOX"

BCD/ECD/CDE

Bridge CD/Enhanced CD/CD Extra - Combination of a normal audio compact disc with a computer CD-ROM (containing video clips). The audio tracks are playable on a normal CD player, the video clips need a computer.

LCDM

Limited CD Maxi.

XLCDM

"eXtra Limited CD MAXI" or as combined - example: XLCD = "eXtra Limited CD"