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Overview
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
s in particular to describe a musical recording presented under the guise of a false title and artist name. "Covering" a record in this case is usually the work of a DJ associated with the "rare Soul" or "Northern soul
Northern soul
Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged from the British mod scene, initially in northern England in the late 1960s. Northern soul mainly consists of a particular style of black American soul music based on the heavy beat and fast tempo of the mid-1960s Tamla Motown sound...
" genre of music in 45rpm vinyl record format.
When a DJ discovers an obscure track and plays it under an alias or cover name, any subsequent popularity on dance floors is more likely to be credited to him or her.
