Meaning of death disc | Babel Free

Definitions

A phonograph record about teenage tragedy.

historical, informal

Examples

“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!”

“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.”

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