Did you hear that ALBUM?

Of course i still say that because it is proper and correct. Any collection of songs put together on a recording regardless of the medium it is stored on is an album. The word album does not refer strictly to the Lp record, it means a collection of songs or photos or what have you. I will admit that over time that is the correlation it acquired, but it is incorrect, to refer to only vinyl LP's as albums.

I think the reference to "album" derives from when several 78 rpm records, which were not LP (Long Playing) and could not contain a full recording on two sides, were placed in an actual album, a book of sleeves each containing one disc. It looked similar to a photo album. The use of the descriptive word just carried over to LP's and, now, to any recording.

I have now proved I am more than eligible for geezer status.

I agree with Rcrerar.
They even call them albums in iTunes.

They're still records too.