liner notes
plural noun
: comments or explanatory notes about a recording printed on the jacket or an insert
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The Rhino High Fidelity edition will come with fresh liner notes, written by music journalist David Fricke, including interviews with the two principals.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2025
The Soggy Bottom Boys could’ve stepped out of Smith’s liner notes.
—Arkansas Online, 17 July 2025
The reissue also features new artwork by original LP sleeve designer Brian Cannon and new liner notes.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
The set comes with a 160-page book of photos, posters and other artifacts from the Strachwitz Collection, and liner notes by Grammy award-winning writer Adam Machado, Louisiana journalist Herman Fuselier, and folklorist and radio host Nick Spitzer, as well as a remembrance by C.J. Chenier.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2025
The Soggy Bottom Boys could’ve stepped out of Smith’s liner notes.
—Arkansas Online, 17 July 2025
The reissue also features new artwork by original LP sleeve designer Brian Cannon and new liner notes.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
The set comes with a 160-page book of photos, posters and other artifacts from the Strachwitz Collection, and liner notes by Grammy award-winning writer Adam Machado, Louisiana journalist Herman Fuselier, and folklorist and radio host Nick Spitzer, as well as a remembrance by C.J. Chenier.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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“Liner notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liner%20notes. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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