"track record" (UNCLASSIFIED)

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_Hartford Courant_ 11/17/1958 p 21 col 1
"It's a very distinguished, very conservative play by Terrence Rattigan
with a good track record on Broadway and London."

Most of the early figurative cites, including the 1965 OED one, are from
show business.

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> The figurative use of the phrase "track record" is certainly not new
(the OED
> shows it from 1965).  Nor would it be noteworthy, except that it is
becoming
> increasing ubiquitous, or so it seems to me--even in cases where
simply
> "record" would suffice.
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> --Charlie
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