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CCM

It is an abbreviation for Contemporary Christian Music. a gospel music genre based on current popular music

A gospel music genre based on current popular music

by Bradley Olson November 3, 2004

79πŸ‘ 121πŸ‘Ž


CCM

It is an abbreviation for Collector's Choice Music

A catalog retailer that specializes in selling vintage recordings on CD and also runs a record label of the same name that reissues vintage recordings.

by Bradley Olson November 3, 2004

5πŸ‘ 96πŸ‘Ž


Urban Cowboy

A 1980 movie starring John Travolta and Debra Winger about an oil fielder who thinks he is a cowboy and hangs around at Gilley's bar.

"Bud Davis" is the Urban Cowboy

by Bradley Olson November 3, 2004

38πŸ‘ 30πŸ‘Ž


twofer

A compilation CD combining two albums originally released separately on one disc or with mono and stereo versions on one disc or sometimes in a Deluxe Edition

Examples of the 2 separate albums on one disc include Gram Parsons' "GP" and "Grievous Angel" , the bulk of the Beach Boys' CD reissues of the 60s-70s albums issued in 1990 and 2001, the Flying Burrito Brothers' "Definitive Collection" comp combining "Gilded Palace of Sin" and "Burrito Deluxe" on one disc, the Best of ? and The Mysterians CD combining the "96 Tears" and "Action" albums on ABKCO, the Pozo-Seco Singers' "Time" and "I Can't Make It With You" albums on one CD, the Kingston Trio CD reissues of the Capitol catalog save for their Christmas album. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers has been mono/stereo twofered, the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go" album has been mono/stereo twofered in its Anniversary Edition, Jethro Tull's "This Was" has been mono/stereo twofered as part of a Deluxe Edition, Buffalo Springfield's self-titled debut, a lot of the Rascals' CD reissues on Collector's Choice Music including the Amazing Rhythm Aces' "Stacked Deck/" "Too Stuffed To Jump" and "Toucan Do It Too"/"Burning The Ballroom Down," lots of the Jackie Gleason albums, etc., and for that matter, a lot of the other CDs on that label and it's successor, Real Gone Music, are twofers, the same with a lot of the CDs on Collectables including CDs by Billy Joe Royal, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap and many other artists.

by Bradley Olson January 28, 2017


Rhino

A record label that specializes in reissuing previously released recordings.

Rhino Records has put out compilations of music ranging from comedy artists to the Doors.

by Bradley Olson November 3, 2004

11πŸ‘ 25πŸ‘Ž


FYE

An abbreviation that stands for "For Your Entertainment." A chain of CD and video retail stores.

FYE is A chain of CD and video retail stores

by Bradley Olson November 3, 2004

93πŸ‘ 96πŸ‘Ž


Americana

It is a term mainly used to promote modern progressive country, modern western swing, contemporary folk, roots rock, rockabilly, and other American roots music genres not popular in the mainstream.

Other terms for this include "Alternative Country," "No Depression" (this name came from the title of an Uncle Tupelo album and is also the name of the leading Americana Music magazine), "Insurgent Country," "Cowpunk" (in the 1980s), and other names.

by Bradley Olson November 3, 2004

107πŸ‘ 55πŸ‘Ž