What does the EP next to an albums name in itunes mean?

Question

What does the EP next to an albums name in itunes mean?

Answer 1

it stands for extended play, its like a mini album, with something like less than 5 tracks. LP's are long plays, aka albums or records

Answer 2

Quoting this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_pl...

"An early press (EP) is a vinyl record, CD, or digital download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as an LP. Usually, an EP has around 10–28 minutes of music, a single has up to 10 minutes, and an album has 30–80 minutes. Mini-LPs generally contain 20–30 minutes of music. In the United Kingdom, the Official Chart Company defines a cut off between EP and album classification at 25 minutes length or four tracks (plus alternative versions of featured songs)."

Hope this helps.