Dubplate

Quick meaning: Dubplate is a noun meaning (music, originally Jamaica) 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).

Meaning

(music, originally Jamaica) 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).

Example Sentences

You heard that new Danny Weed dubplate?

Various Artists, Soundclash Dubplate Style (Taurus Jamaica)

By the mid-1970s, companies had begun to release sneak previews of coming releases in dub form on acetates. These rare gems became known as ‘dub[-]plates’.

Their dub-plate (unreleased tracks on private pressings) battles are usually limited to JA [Jamaica] and the UK, but they have begun to invade the States with this unique form of entertainment.

Word Forms

• dubplates
• dub-plate
• dub plate

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dub plate, dubdown, disk, dubtronica, dubba, disquaire.

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