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.
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