Abbreviations | |
| LP | Full album, or long play, release. |
| EP | Extended play release, usually 4 or more tracks. |
| 7" | 7" vinyl release, usually a single from an album. |
| 10" | 10" vinyl release (not many of these around). |
| 12" | 12" vinyl release, usually 3 tracks. |
| 2X7" | Two 7" vinyl discs packaged together. |
| 4X12" | Four 12" vinyl discs packaged together. |
| Box Set | Multiple discs packaged together. |
| 8T | 8-track tape release. |
| CA | Full cassette album release. |
| CS | Cassette single release. |
| CD | Full compact disc release. |
| CD3 | 3" CD single release. |
| CD5 | 5" CD single release (ok, 4.77 inches). |
| Dual | A dual disc collection of new and previously released songs. |
| Video | A video collection of new and previously released songs. |
| LD | A laserdisc collection of new and previously released songs. |
| DVD | A DVD collection of new and previously released songs. |
| Collection Album | A collection of songs that are released on various albums and the total collection is too large to be called a single. The collection albums do not necessarily have the exact same versions that are included on the album or 12" releases. |
| Compilation Album | A collection album that has various tracks from other albums. These tracks are the same as the tracks found on the singles and album releases. |
| Country Codes: | |
| AU | Australia |
| CA | Canada |
| DE | Germany |
| EC | Eastern Caribbean |
| GR | Greece |
| IT | Italy |
| JA | Japan |
| NL | Dutch/Netherlands |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| PT | Portugal |
| SP | Spain |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| US | United States |
| WG | West Germany |