death disc

English

Noun

death disc (plural death discs)

1. (music, informal, historical) A phonograph record about teenage tragedy.

   Synonym: tearjerker

   • 2005, Mike Evans, Rock & Roll Facts, Figures & Fun, AAPPL, →ISBN, page 32:

     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!

   • 2015, S. D. Tucker, Great British Eccentrics‎^[1], Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN:

     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.

Further reading

• teenage tragedy song on Wikipedia.Wikipedia