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death disc en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (historical, informal) A phonograph record about teenage tragedy.
   • A macabre sub-genre of rock'n'roll singles, the songs on ‘death discs’ were usually about car or motorcycle fatalities, though occasionally referred to real-life deceased stars, and always seemed to involve teenagers! 2005, Mike Evans, Rock & Roll Facts, Figures & Fun, AAPPL, →ISBN, page 32:
   • In Britain, these ‘death discs’ were often banned by the BBC due to their morbid subject matter—which, of course, only made them sell all the better. 2015, S. D. Tucker, Great British Eccentrics, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN:

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tearjerker