white-labeladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪtˈleɪbl/, U.S.

/ˈˌ(h)waɪtˈleɪb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., label n.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + label n.¹

A. adj.

1. Designating a vinyl record which has been supplied, usually with a plain white label, before any general release of the recording, either for promotional purposes or as a limited-edition pressing to test or stimulate the market.

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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

1927 Gramophone Sept. 139/1 The new white label pressings arrived just in time for me to take them to Paris.

1973 Disc & Music Echo 3 Feb. Every now and again someone would play a white label 45 on a small portable record player in one corner of the dressing room.

1984 Southern Rag No. 22. 30/1 We managed to get hold of an advance white-label copy of this one just as we were going to press.

1991 New Musical Express 7 Dec. 7/2 Bumper double dose of chart hits and obscure white label only dance tunes.

2005 Uncut June 63/3 The whole show was recorded, mixed and prepared for release—a few white-label pressings circulated—but then suddenly withdrawn.

2. Originally North American. Designating a generic commercial product, now esp. one made by one company in order to be branded and sold by another; of or relating to such a product. Also in extended use.

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society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [adjective] > generic or not branded

off-brand1929

generic1977

no-name1977

white-label1978

1978 Washington Post 4 Oct. c1/4 Priced below both national brands and the company's own private-label goods, the white-label products are cheaper because they are of lower quality and save the cost of fancy labels and advertising.

1991 Progress (Pennsylvania) 20 Apr. 7/1 This disease has been linked with generic or ‘white-label’ dog foods that are deficient in zinc.

1997 Financial Times 28 Nov. (Private banking section) 1/2 Others provide ‘white label’ financial services which other banks can market as their own.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 29 Dec. b2/1 We..developed the Poor Getting Poorer Index—a basket of..stocks that includes the..white-label manufacturers, repossession agencies, dollar stores, pawnshops and other public companies poised to capitalize on rising poverty.

2012 PC Pro Aug. 137/4 Huawei mostly plies its trade producing ‘white label’ smartphones for mobile phone networks, but it's also now started making tablets.

B. n.

A white-label record (see sense A. 1).

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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

1970 Strange Days 23 Oct. 17/1 They [sc. dee-jays] don't even put the name of the artist on the white label, so no-one else can find out where they get the records from!

1986 Billboard 22 Mar. 59/2 One idea which makes a lot of sense: the ‘white label’, test pressings of records distributed..prior to actual release.

1995 N. Hornby High Fidelity (1996) vi. 68 She mutters about white labels and picture sleeves and all sorts of other things that suggest we're not just talking about half a dozen Electric Light Orchestra records that her son left behind when he moved out.

2004 Knowledge Apr. 35/2 After I found early reggae-jungle white labels in my local import-shop I got hooked on jungle and subsequently drum & bass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-label
释义	white-labeladj.n. Brit. /ˌwʌɪtˈleɪbl/, U.S. /ˈˌ(h)waɪtˈleɪb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., label n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + label n.¹ A. adj. 1. Designating a vinyl record which has been supplied, usually with a plain white label, before any general release of the recording, either for promotional purposes or as a limited-edition pressing to test or stimulate the market. ΘΚΠ 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 1927 Gramophone Sept. 139/1 The new white label pressings arrived just in time for me to take them to Paris. 1973 Disc & Music Echo 3 Feb. Every now and again someone would play a white label 45 on a small portable record player in one corner of the dressing room. 1984 Southern Rag No. 22. 30/1 We managed to get hold of an advance white-label copy of this one just as we were going to press. 1991 New Musical Express 7 Dec. 7/2 Bumper double dose of chart hits and obscure white label only dance tunes. 2005 Uncut June 63/3 The whole show was recorded, mixed and prepared for release—a few white-label pressings circulated—but then suddenly withdrawn. 2. Originally North American. Designating a generic commercial product, now esp. one made by one company in order to be branded and sold by another; of or relating to such a product. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [adjective] > generic or not branded off-brand1929 generic1977 no-name1977 white-label1978 1978 Washington Post 4 Oct. c1/4 Priced below both national brands and the company's own private-label goods, the white-label products are cheaper because they are of lower quality and save the cost of fancy labels and advertising. 1991 Progress (Pennsylvania) 20 Apr. 7/1 This disease has been linked with generic or ‘white-label’ dog foods that are deficient in zinc. 1997 Financial Times 28 Nov. (Private banking section) 1/2 Others provide ‘white label’ financial services which other banks can market as their own. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 29 Dec. b2/1 We..developed the Poor Getting Poorer Index—a basket of..stocks that includes the..white-label manufacturers, repossession agencies, dollar stores, pawnshops and other public companies poised to capitalize on rising poverty. 2012 PC Pro Aug. 137/4 Huawei mostly plies its trade producing ‘white label’ smartphones for mobile phone networks, but it's also now started making tablets. B. n. A white-label record (see sense A. 1). ΘΚΠ 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 1970 Strange Days 23 Oct. 17/1 They [sc. dee-jays] don't even put the name of the artist on the white label, so no-one else can find out where they get the records from! 1986 Billboard 22 Mar. 59/2 One idea which makes a lot of sense: the ‘white label’, test pressings of records distributed..prior to actual release. 1995 N. Hornby High Fidelity (1996) vi. 68 She mutters about white labels and picture sleeves and all sorts of other things that suggest we're not just talking about half a dozen Electric Light Orchestra records that her son left behind when he moved out. 2004 Knowledge Apr. 35/2 After I found early reggae-jungle white labels in my local import-shop I got hooked on jungle and subsequently drum & bass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1927
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