In the recording industry, a cut-out refers to a deeply discounted or remaindered copy of an LP, 45 RPM single, cassette tape, compact disc or other item. This was and still is common in the U.S. and rather unknown in other parts of the world.

"Cut-outs are typically wholesaled to retailers as non-returnable items, meaning that the store cannot send them back to the distributor for a refund; the reason for the cut or hole in the packaging is to mark the item as non-returnable.[2]

2024年11月28日 · A deletion cut (also called a cut-out) is a small, intentional physical alteration made to the packaging of a vinyl record, usually to indicate that it has been removed from a record label's active inventory and sold at a discount.

2025年2月26日 · I was too young to go shopping for cut-out LPs at Woolco ... my memorable purchases of cut-out LPs (and, eventually, cassettes) was at the Woolworth in the shopping center across the street, on the other side of Woolco Drive.

2013年8月25日 · EU (German) cutout LPs had a very neat, inconspicuous little 'slit' on the sleeves, quite unlike the U.S. drill holes and saw marks and worse again cut corners. I have a copies of Daniel Lanois 'Acadie' and Paul Simon's 2LP 'Negotiations & Love Songs, both German LPs from WEA Musik Gmbh., with very neat 'slits' indicating that they are cutouts.

2016年6月11日 · As a part time dealer, I find that on lps that are nm and still in the shrink, a clipped corner has some impact on value, but not much anymore. Certain Who lps, especially Sell Out and Magic Bus, are more common cut out than …

2014年9月1日 · In the record industry, deleted titles became cut-outs. Cut-outs took their name from the physical cut on the album cover that indicates that they are deleted titles. Over time, manufacturers also identified cut-outs by drilling holes in records, stamping a message on the covers, or cutting off a corner of the album cover.

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2018年9月22日 · In this video we discover what are cut-outs, those mysterious cuts, holes, stickers and stamps that ruin the external part of our LPs, cassettes and CDs.

When LPs were the primary medium for the commercial distribution of sound recordings, manufacturers would 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. 45 RPM ...