on wax

on wax

On a phonograph record. "Wax" is a reference to the long-obsolete practice of making recordings on wax cylinders. I've always been told music sounds better on wax, but I honestly can't hear one bit of difference. More and more musicians are choosing to release their albums on wax alongside digital formats.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

on wax

Informal In the medium of phonograph recordings.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • on vinyl
  • vinyl
  • whole ball of wax
  • whole ball of wax, the
  • the whole ball of wax
  • as much chance as a wax cat in hell
  • nose of wax
  • work on all cylinders
  • run on all cylinders
  • fire on all cylinders