| 释义 |
long-playing, a.
[long adv. 9 a.]
That plays for a long time; spec. designating or pertaining to a microgroove gramophone record designed to be played at 331/3 revolutions per minute. Cf. L.P. (L 7).
1912Talking Machine News & Jrnl. Amusements Nov. 529/1 The Petmecky Needle, which plays ten times, is the subject of an interesting little leaflet... Users interested in this long-playing needle should ask their dealers for full particulars. 1929Wireless Mag. Oct. 252 (heading) Long-playing dance records. 1931Electronics Dec. 236/1 Long-playing records... Already announced is a phonograph record that will play for 15 minutes. 1948Electronic Engin. XX. 333 A new library of recorded music has been announced..which consists of a series of long-playing 10 and 12 in. records run at 331/3 r.p.m. 1951Ann. Reg. 1950 386 An important advance was made by the introduction of ‘long-playing’ records containing about 20 minutes of music in place of the 4½ minutes hitherto available. 1958V. Bellerby in P. Gammond Duke Ellington ii. 151 With the advent of the Long Playing record he has shown himself ready to compose well outside his former ‘three-minute’ form. 1968P. Oliver Screening Blues ii. 81 Singers who have been recently recorded under the more liberal circumstances of the long-playing era. 1972Gramophone Oct. 834/2 (Advt.), Trade in your unwanted classical long-playing records..for guaranteed unplayed new records.
So long-play a. = long-playing a.; also ellipt. as n., long-playing records collectively; long-player, a long-playing record.
1954F. Ramsey (title) A guide to longplay jazz records. 1957M. Goff (title) Short guide to Long Play. 1958Times 19 Apr. 7/3 Already tape recording is hard on the heels of the long-play record and stereophonic reproduction promises to invade both. 1958New Statesman 3 May 580/2 The Rank Organisation..has decided to start a record club..which will issue long-players. 1958I. Murdoch Bell xiv. 187 I'll..put on my new long-player. 1962A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 273 Long Play tape gives 50% more recording time on a spool than standard play. 1962R. Douglas-Home Sinatra i. 8 The buying of long-players was (and still is) an expensive pursuit. 1968Blues Unlimited Sept. 26 Phillips was introduced to long-play by Origin with two of his less impressive pieces. 1975M. Kenyon Mr Big ii. 18 He chose a long-player of Carroll Gibbons and his Savoy Orpheans. |