liner notes
plural noun
: comments or explanatory notes about a recording printed on the jacket or an insert
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Awards are presented for outstanding books, articles, liner notes and broadcast programs on the subject of music.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The album was Some Time in New York City on the cover, but Sometime in New York City on the label, their liner notes, and their letters, a hint of how slapdash the whole project was.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2025
Variety contributor Jon Burlingame wrote the liner notes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The album was Some Time in New York City on the cover, but Sometime in New York City on the label, their liner notes, and their letters, a hint of how slapdash the whole project was.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2025
Variety contributor Jon Burlingame wrote the liner notes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Liner notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liner%20notes. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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