dubplate
Meanings
noun
- An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and originally), one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).
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Etymology
From dub (“style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks”) + plate (“music record, usually vinyl”).
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