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A dozen songs arranged like an argument, hoping you'll listen in order.
means A curated collection of recorded music released together as a single artistic statement.
from From Latin albus, white — a blank tablet for inscribing names; shellac 78s sold in book-like bound sleeves resembling photo albums, and the name stuck to the music.
Format limitVinyl's ~22 minutes per side shaped song counts.
SequencingTrack order is deliberate emotional architecture, not random.
The flipStreaming quietly turned albums back into playlists.