Talk:Cut-out (recording industry)

I cannot believe something so commonplace needs sources. C'mon this is standard dicitonary definition stuff, and no i didn't write (most of ) it but it's on the money and anyone over 35 has seen these things, haven't they?

I didn't know what it meant. Not one of my 1000 compact discs has a cut spine.

I've added an image and a pair of references. Article seems pretty complete to me - Foetusized 20:59, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Why?
The article doesn't say why this is done. Why does the spine need to be marked? Why not leave it unblemished and sell it as-is? --Doradus (talk) 13:39, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Good question. I'll attempt to address that in the article -- Foetusized (talk) 13:52, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! (Answer is here.) --Doradus (talk) 18:45, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

There is a reason for this practice. It simply means that these records, tapes, (both 8-Track and cassette), and CD's are simply dumped onto places, such as close-out stores, flea markets, or is simply done by the chain record and department stores themselves. The reason why record labels do this is to free up spaces in their warehouses. Their warehouses get filled with tons of unsold albums, tapes and CD's. It has been part of retailing music since the dawn of recorded music when it was in the form of records initially and later, tapes and CD's. Record labels simply have to dump this returned product somewhere and somehow. The practice is called schlocking. It's done not just with music, but also, movies on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray and also, books, both printed and audio. They simply sell the product to those aforementioned places for a fraction of the original sales cost. It's not just with die-cut's on the spine. There may also be drill holes, hole punch, and the most common of all, cut corners. It is also done by radio stations who also want to dump their promotional records in thrift stores and flea markets, but the only difference is that radio stations can't sell the product as it is unlawful for them to sell the promotional records handed to them by the record labels. I happen to have quite a lot of cut-out records, tapes (both 8-Track and cassette, but mostly 8-Track) and CD's in my music collection. Many artists, their agents and managers hate this practice because they usually don't receive much in royalties or possibly receive no royalties at all from the schlocked records and tapes and feel that this practice is a cancer that needs to be controlled. Many artists have sued their record labels over this and have won big court cases. It' simply to free up spaces in the warehouses and also, it is always about money, which in itself, is inescapable. Now you know. Frschoonover (talk) 01:41, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

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