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.
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 other night. she looked confused.
