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==Double EPs==
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A double extended play is a name typically given to [[vinyl records]] or [[compact discs]] released as a set of two discs, each of which would normally qualify as an EP. The name is thus analogous to [[double album]]. As vinyl records, the most common format for the double EP, they consist of a pair of 7-inch discs recorded at 45 or 33{{frac|1|3}} [[Revolutions per minute|rpm]], or two 12-inch discs recorded at 45 rpm. The format is useful when an album's worth of material is being pressed by a small plant geared for the production of singles rather than albums and may have novelty value which can be turned to advantage for publicity purposes. Double EPs are rare, since the amount of material record-able on a double EP could usually be more economically and sensibly recorded on a single [[Gramophone record|vinyl LP]].

In the 1950s, [[Capitol Records]] had released a number of double EPs by its more popular artists, including [[Les Paul]]. The pair of double EPs (EBF 1–577, sides 1 to 8) were described on the original covers as "parts ... of a four-part album".{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} In 1960, [[Joe Meek]] released four tracks from his planned ''[[I Hear a New World]]'' LP on an EP that was marked "Part 1". A second EP was planned, but never appeared; only the sleeve was printed.<ref>{{cite web|first=Andy|last=Beta|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17864-joe-meek-i-hear-a-new-world/|title=Joe Meek: ''I Hear a New World'' Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=5 April 2013|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> The first double EP released in Britain was [[the Beatles]]' ''[[Magical Mystery Tour]]'' film soundtrack.<ref>{{cite book|first=Colin|last=Larkin|year=2006|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music ''(4th edn)''|location=London|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-531373-4|page=488}}</ref><ref name="NeaversonBeatlesMovies">{{cite book|last=Neaverson|first=Bob|title=The Beatles Movies|publisher=Cassell|location=London|year=1997|isbn=978-0-304337965|url=http://www.beatlesmovies.co.uk/magical-mystery-tour/background.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002072940/http://www.beatlesmovies.co.uk/magical-mystery-tour/background.asp |archive-date=2 October 2009|via=beatlesmovies.co.uk (chapter: "Magical Mystery Tour Part 1 – Background and Production")|pages=53–54}}</ref> Released in December 1967 on EMI's [[Parlophone]] label, it contained six songs spread over two 7-inch discs and was packaged with a lavish color booklet.<ref name="NeaversonBeatlesMovies" /> In the United States and some other countries, the songs were augmented by the band's single A- and B-sides from 1967 to create a full LP –a practice that was common in the US but considered exploitative in the UK.<ref name="NeaversonBeatlesMovies" /> The [[Style Council]] album ''[[The Cost of Loving]]'' was originally issued as two 12-inch EPs.

It is more common for artists to release two 12-inch 45s rather than a single 12-inch LP.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Though there are 11 songs that total about 40 minutes, enough for one LP, the songs are spread across two 12" 45 rpm discs. Also, the vinyl pressing of ''[[Hail to the Thief]]'' by [[Radiohead]] uses this practice but is considered to be a full-length album. In 1982 [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]] released their studio album "[[2x45]]" on the UK-based label [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]], featuring extended tracks over four sides of two 12-inch 45 rpm discs, with graphics by artist [[Neville Brody]].  The band subsequently released a further album in this format, 1985's "[[Drinking Gasoline]]", on the [[Virgin Records]] label.

Double EPs can also contain the work of multiple artists split across different sides, akin to [[Split album|split albums]]. An example of this is the ''[[Dunedin Double (EP)|Dunedin Double]]'' EP, which contains tracks by four different bands. Using a double EP in this instance allowed each band to have its tracks occupying a different side. In addition, the groove on the physical record could be wider and thus allow for a louder album.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}}