Did Albums Have Two Sides?
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records

phonograph records

A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.

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and cassettes
; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings.

Do albums have 2 sides?

A double album (or double record) is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium.

How many sides does an album have?

Most albums included three or four records, with two sides each, making six or eight compositions per album. The 10-inch and 12-inch LP record (long play), or 33+1⁄3 rpm microgroove vinyl record, is a gramophone record format introduced by Columbia Records in 1948.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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