liner notes

plural noun

: comments or explanatory notes about a recording printed on the jacket or an insert

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The collection also comes with a coffee-table sized book of liner notes by Vivien Goldman, a foreword by Elton John and remembrances from Calello, Jackson Browne, Clive Davis, Lou Adler, John Sebastian and others. Gary Graff, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024 There’s something magical about holding a record in your hands, reading the liner notes, and hearing the crackle of the needle. Ron Hart, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024 The expansive interview-laden liner notes and fly-on-the-wall session tapes provide illuminating context, and Sean’s mixes render tracks originally made for the muddy mono of AM radio in vital clarity for the AirPod era. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Turns out, there was plenty of rehearsal footage, liner notes, and more to make a project worthy of the visual medium. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for liner notes 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of liner notes was in 1955

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“Liner notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liner%20notes. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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