The answer is very subjective and depends on the listeners preferences as well as the quality and tonal influence of the equipment and media used. In my opinion and experience, good Vinyl played on...
The first collection of records to be called an "album" was Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, released in April 1909 as a four-disc set by Odeon Records.
A major-label album may cost $1 million or more total, to produce and promote. (One copy may go from $9.99 or cheaper to $15.99 or more to buy.) CD duplicating prices can vary; ask your local...
Typically a record is a single recorded song, but it also refers to a vinyl disc which can have many songs on it, making it an album. An album is a collection of recordings or songs.