Music

45's

We had all these old 45's and record player when I was young.

A '45' is a very small, old-fashioned record what was especially common for single songs. Notice the following:

1. Did you buy the 45s for all his single tracks?
   
2. My dad still has all his old 45's at his parents' house.
   

grew up listening to

That was the kind of music I grew up listening to.

If you 'grow up listening to' something it means that you heard it frequently, from the time you were a child until you were an adult. Notice the following:

1. He grew up listening to a lot of heavy metal music.
   
2. I grew up listening to a lot of folk music.
   

album

I love all The Beatles' albums.

'Album' in this case refers to a disc or record that has been released with certain songs on it. Notice the following:

1. 'Like a Prayer' is my favorite Madonna album.
   
2. Have you heard Lady Gaga's new album yet?
   

coolest

John Lennon is definitely the coolest.

If a person is 'cool' he is excellent, interesting or admirable. In this case is it the superlative or extreme form of the verb. Notice the following:

1. X-men, the movie, has some of the coolest special effects I've ever seen.
   
2. I think this store has the coolest clothes.
   

individual

Do you like John's individual work?

An 'individual' is one person.  In this case it refers to the work that John Lennon did alone or separate from the rest of the Beatles. Notice the following:

1. Would you like an individual room or a double?
   
2. You have the option of taking an individual or group test.