liner notes
plural noun
: comments or explanatory notes about a recording printed on the jacket or an insert
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Recreating the original Mosaic Records presentation from 1995, the set comprises some seven hours of music and comes with archival photos and new liner notes by Syd Schwartz.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2025
Variety contributor Jon Burlingame wrote the liner notes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Arlen wrote the liner notes for Streisand’s Grammy-winning 1963 debut album.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
Music journalist Dan Forte, who has been a writer and editor at Guitar Player, Guitar World and Vintage Guitar magazine, wrote the liner notes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2025
Variety contributor Jon Burlingame wrote the liner notes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Arlen wrote the liner notes for Streisand’s Grammy-winning 1963 debut album.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
Music journalist Dan Forte, who has been a writer and editor at Guitar Player, Guitar World and Vintage Guitar magazine, wrote the liner notes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for liner notes
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“Liner notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liner%20notes. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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