| 单词 | platinum disc |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplatinum disc platinum disc n. see sense B. 3. platinum disc 3. Originally U.S. Designating a framed platinum gramophone record presented to a musician or group for sales of a recording that exceed a specified high figure, esp. in platinum disc; (also) designating a recording which has achieved such sales. Now also occasionally in extended use with reference to other products. Cf. gold adj. 5.The number of sales needed for the award of a platinum disc varies from country to country; in the United States, it is one million. to go platinum: to achieve sales in excess of a specified high figure. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [verb (intransitive)] > sell specific number of records to go gold1957 to go platinum1964 society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [adjective] > type of record long-playing1883 out of print1896 seven-inch1902 twelve-inch1903 ten-inch1908 white-label1927 instantaneous1937 single-sided1937 long-play1948 pre-electric1960 platinum1964 society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [noun] > record or disc > type of record pre-release1871 record album1904 re-release1907 ten-inch1908 twelve-incher1909 demonstration record1911 pressing1912 swinger1924 repressing1927 transcription1931 long-player1932 rush release1935 pop record1937 album1945 demonstration disc1947 pop disc1947 pop single1947 long-play1948 picture disc1948 781949 single1949 forty-five1950 demo disc1952 EP1952 shellac1954 top of the pops1956 gold disc1957 acetate1962 platinum disc1964 chartbuster1965 miss1965 cover1966 reissue1966 pirate label1968 rock record1968 thirty-three (and a third)1968 sampler1969 white-label1970 double album1971 dubplate1976 seven-inch1977 mini-album1980 joint1991 1964 Los Angeles Times 18 Oct. (Calendar Suppl.) Bing has starred in 56 pictures in 25 years, has a platinum disc for more than 2 million records and has been tops in everything. 1971 New Yorker 21 Aug. 22/3 ‘The “Paranoid” album will be awarded a platinum disc very shortly!’ ‘What's a platinum disc?’ we shouted. ‘When you sell a million units of an album, you get a platinum disc!’ 1978 Time 18 Sept. 81/3 The Austin sound..began..racking up sales once scarcely dreamed of in the country field. In the past two years, three such albums have gone platinum. 1984 Southern Rag No. 22. 13/1 It proceeded to sell two million! Even I didn't see that coming. Year Of The Cat was platinum or gold all over the world. 1992 Sci. Amer. May 48/1 (advt.) It takes lots of screaming fans to go platinum eleven times. Eleven million, to be exact. 2000 Bookseller 4 Feb. 5/4 The Gold and Platinum Cover Awards for bestselling titles, unveiled at the British Book Awards this week, mirror the format of gold and platinum discs given to bestselling records. < as lemmas |
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