Yksittäislevyjä

Yksittäislevyjä is a Finnish term used to describe individual discs or records that are separate items, as opposed to parts of a larger box set or multi-disc collection. The word combines yksittäis-, meaning single or individual, with levy, meaning disc or record. In plural form, yksittäislevyjä refers to several such items.

In libraries, archives, and music collections, yksittäislevyjä are items cataloged as independent entries. This distinction helps in handling, tracking, and lending, since each disc has its own catalog number, metadata, and rights information, even when it belongs to a larger collection. The concept is not limited to one format; it can refer to vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, or other physical discs considered as standalone items.

The term is particularly relevant when a collection includes both standalone discs and boxed sets or multi-disc editions. Catalogers may link individual yksittäislevyjä to their parent collection while preserving separate entries for each disc. In everyday usage, yksittäislevyjä often evokes vinyl heritage, but the label is applicable to modern physical media as well.

See also: levy (disc), äänite (sound recording), LP, EP, single, box set, kokoelma (collection).

In summary, yksittäislevyjä denotes separate, trackable disc items within a wider media collection, facilitating precise management and access in libraries, archives, and personal collections.