Cut-outs (for the benefit of you…young people) When LPs were the primary medium for distribution or recording, manufacturers would physically cut the corner, punch a hole, or add a notch to the spine of the jacket of unsold records returned from retailers; these “cut-outs” might then be re-sold to record retailers or other sales outlets for sale at a discounted price. A special section of a record store devoted to such items was known as the cut-out bin or bargain bin.
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Cut-outs

(for the benefit of you…young people)

When LPs were the primary medium for distribution or recording, manufacturers would physically cut the corner, punch a hole, or add a notch to the spine of the jacket of unsold records returned from retailers; these “cut-outs” might then be re-sold to record retailers or other sales outlets for sale at a discounted price. A special section of a record store devoted to such items was known as the cut-out bin or bargain bin.

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    bought many a cut-out in my day. i tried to describe the “longbox” cd’s used to come in to my lovely young wife A the...
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  6. animositas reblogged this from merlin and added:
    While in no sense of the word am I a “young’n”, I did not know this.
  7. demondogs reblogged this from merlin and added:
    I had a few cut-outs in my day.
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    If I ever have kids they’ll know what cassette tapes are. Even if they have no use for them.