-----Original Message----- From John Ross: "...cut-outs were provided to retailers at a much lower wholesale price, without return privileges. The hole or notch or cut-off corner identified an LP as a cut-out, for which the wholesaler would not issue full (or any) credit upon return..."
What was also very common, if not more so, were promotional copies that were sent to reviewers and broadcasters (sometimes by the case!) who would then sell them to local record stores.
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