liner notes
plural noun
: comments or explanatory notes about a recording printed on the jacket or an insert
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Musician and professor Chris Waterman's liner notes to the 1985 compilation album, Juju Roots 1930s - 1950s (Rounder), describes how British companies brought banjos (as well as guitars, mandolins and country music records) to Nigeria.
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Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Moreover, in the liner notes for the band’s first album, Sinclair used the F-word, prompting the important J.L. Hudson department store chain to refuse to carry the record.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
Bob Dylan wrote the liner notes for Blues with Friends.
—Arsenio Orteza, SPIN, 25 Mar. 2024
In addition to the audio Blu-Ray, the collection is rounded out with two books: a reproduction of Bowie’s notebooks from the era and a 112-page book featuring liner notes, photographs, and more.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Physical editions of the compilation come with new liner notes by Erik Flannigan.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2024
There are no liner notes, no new artwork, and even no picture sleeves.
—Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
The extensive liner notes by Grammy-winning music author Ashley Kahn are insightful, while the packaging — replete with an archival-quality, non-scratching, anti-static, inner sleeve — is first-rate.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
But its liner notes were still full of hidden messages, spelled out with the letters from certain words, as if Swift already knew there would someday be millions who wanted to find them.
—Megan Angelo, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2023
Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Moreover, in the liner notes for the band’s first album, Sinclair used the F-word, prompting the important J.L. Hudson department store chain to refuse to carry the record.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
Bob Dylan wrote the liner notes for Blues with Friends.
—Arsenio Orteza, SPIN, 25 Mar. 2024
In addition to the audio Blu-Ray, the collection is rounded out with two books: a reproduction of Bowie’s notebooks from the era and a 112-page book featuring liner notes, photographs, and more.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Physical editions of the compilation come with new liner notes by Erik Flannigan.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2024
There are no liner notes, no new artwork, and even no picture sleeves.
—Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
The extensive liner notes by Grammy-winning music author Ashley Kahn are insightful, while the packaging — replete with an archival-quality, non-scratching, anti-static, inner sleeve — is first-rate.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
But its liner notes were still full of hidden messages, spelled out with the letters from certain words, as if Swift already knew there would someday be millions who wanted to find them.
—Megan Angelo, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2023
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“Liner notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liner%20notes. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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