liner notes
plural noun
: comments or explanatory notes about a recording printed on the jacket or an insert
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Egoyan, who wrote the appreciative liner notes for Kouyoumdjian’s Kronos recording, is a talented opera director.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The title and liner notes of the Jackson 5’s debut album that indicated that Ross discovered the group, however, were just marketing hype that Motown concocted after signing and recording the family band.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
The reissue was done in full cooperation with Yoshimura’s estate, and the new editions feature liner notes from the writer and professor Junichi Konuma.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
The accompanying booklet includes the original liner notes by jazz scholar Dan Morgenstern and an insightful new essay by the award-winning Davis author Ashley Kahn.
—George Varga, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The title and liner notes of the Jackson 5’s debut album that indicated that Ross discovered the group, however, were just marketing hype that Motown concocted after signing and recording the family band.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
The reissue was done in full cooperation with Yoshimura’s estate, and the new editions feature liner notes from the writer and professor Junichi Konuma.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
The accompanying booklet includes the original liner notes by jazz scholar Dan Morgenstern and an insightful new essay by the award-winning Davis author Ashley Kahn.
—George Varga, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Liner notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liner%20notes. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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