Mixtape
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In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are more
Artist Lil Wayne, who has a total of 29 mixtapes, is regarded as one of the most successful mixtape artists.
A compact audio cassette mixtape with a handwritten label: "Funky Stuff"
An early pirated 8-track mixtape from 1974
Atypical promotion for the mixtape Faces by Mac Miller. People downloading the mixtape would have to make their own sandwich before being able to listen.
Album
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An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on a medium such as compact disc, vinyl, or audio tape, or in digital format.
Albums c. 2000 came on compact discs stored in jewel cases (pictured is Hey Petrunko by Ooberman).
Early record albums from the first half of the 20th century resembled photo albums, being packaged in book form on multiple 78 rpm records.
A vinyl LP on a turntable
A typical 8-track tape player