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13 Dec 2019

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when we talk about music，what's the difference between album，record and CD. They sound the same thing to me. But I want to know the exact thing they refer to.

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brian60221

13 Dec 2019

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Album is a collection of music. Record is a vinyl record, an early way of recording music. A CD is a compact disc, like a record but optical and read with a laser.

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brian60221

13 Dec 2019

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Album is a collection of music. Record is a vinyl record, an early way of recording music. A CD is a compact disc, like a record but optical and read with a laser.

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Alice1011

13 Dec 2019

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Thank you！

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Meghan_C

13 Dec 2019

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An album is a casing containing a cd to play more than one song. A cd is a disc that plays songs of an artist. A record is a bigger disc than a cd and is used for record players to play music, however it is not digital like a cd.

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Alice1011

13 Dec 2019

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@Meghan_C: Thank you！ do people use record now？

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Meghan_C

13 Dec 2019

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@Alice1011 Some people do. It is not as common as a cd or album though.

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Alice1011

20 Dec 2019

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thank you！

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when we talk about music，what's the difference between album，record and CD. They sound the same thing to me. But I want to know the exact thing they refer to.

when we talk about music，what's the difference between album，record and CD. They sound the same thing to me. But I want to know the exact thing they refer to. See a translation

Album is a collection of music. Record is a vinyl record, an early way of recording music. A CD is a compact disc, like a record but optical and read with a laser.

Album is a collection of music. Record is a vinyl record, an early way of recording music. A CD is a compact disc, like a record but optical and read with a laser.

An album is a casing containing a cd to play more than one song. A cd is a disc that plays songs of an artist. A record is a bigger disc than a cd and is used for record players to play music, however it is not digital like a cd.

@Alice1011 Some people do. It is not as common as a cd or album though.

when we talk about music，what's the difference between album，record and CD. They sound the same thing to me. But I want to know the exact thing they refer to.

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