Antedating of "Disco"

[Shapiro, Fred]

OED's first use of _disco_ referring to a kind of music is dated 1975.  According to Wikipedia:

The term disco was first used in print in an article by Vince Aletti in the September 13, 1973 edition of Rolling Stone magazine titled "Discotheque Rock '72: Paaaaarty!"

Fred Shapiro


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