Members DevilRaysFan Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 The Cut-Out Bin !!! Man, I could always find great unknown treasures in the Cut Out Bin back in da day!!!.....sometimes for less than a buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 Is there a cut out bin for CD's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 I used to go to the grocery store about 4 am after seeing a band at the local club and pick up deals on vinyl... those were the days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted September 27, 2009 CMS Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 The big cover graphics - made me feel like I was holding something of value, and the easy-to-read liner notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yeah, they had cut outs with tapes and CDs. They weren't a cut out, they were a hole drilled in the plastic. The earlier tapes did have a notch but in the side of the case, so that could still be a "cut out". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted September 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 Is there a cut out bin for CD's? there used to be but I havent seen one in over a decade......Nowadays, I think 'would-be' cutouts wind up at The Dollar Store or Big Lots......still not the same thing......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 Everytime I went for a trip to Toronto, I used to shop at SAMS for those deleted records with a notch or cut off corner. I always came back with 20 or 30 records ,many original motion picture soundtracks and unpopular groups like the early Genesis or The Nice. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 Everytime I went for a trip to Toronto, I used to shop at SAMS for those deleted records with a notch or cut off corner. I always came back with 20 or 30 records ,many original motion picture soundtracks and unpopular groups like the early Genesis or The Nice. Dan I remember The Nice, have Five Bridges Suite on vinyl double album. Emerson etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted September 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 I remember The Nice, have Five Bridges Suite on vinyl double album. Emerson etc... Prog Rock was always in Cut-Out bins: thats how I discovered the band Ethos - I found the "Open Up" album for something like .50 many decades ago...... had I known about them beforehand, I wouldve paid the full retail for that album....that was some good Prog Cut Out Bins circa 1980 always had either Prog Rock, guys trying to sound like Firefall, people who missed the Disco boat, solo albums by members of Parliament/Funkadelic, or bands with Nick Lowe's wardrobe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 You need to shop garage sales. I picked up 300+ classical, New Orleans Jazz, and a small number of rock records for $20 at a recent sale. Most were in great shape and one of the N.O. Jazz records was signed by a bunch of long deceased players (Jim Robinson, Sweet Emma, and several other not as well known guys). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 I got some of my very favorite records in cut-out and used bins. But the cut-out bin scores were the best, of course. One of my favorite albums of all time, extremely rare, and not even listed for a time on some bios of the artist (it was his first album, short run, on an unheard of label), I got because there was something about the kind of dorky cover that really got me. And it was, like, 19 cents. I just kind of wanted to see who would put out a cover like that in 1969... the music inside was great. Interstingly, the very next album by the artist, Andy Pratt, made it to the hallowed grounds of Al Kooper's greatest rock albums of all time list. But I like the first, small budget recording even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 Rhino Records in my town is a goldmine of cut outs and used. What I miss most about vinyl? Hmmm, probably two things: 1. Sides2. The +/- 45 minute cap on the muse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 The comfort noise of the needle dragging along the grooves just before the music starts... I am 12, in my bean bag chair in my bedroom with my headphones on..Side 1 of ELO's Out of the Blue is on.....A slice of heaven in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 While it was fun finding gems in the cut-out bin, I still prefer buying used CDs. It's just easier to end up with a clean copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spokenward Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 The cut-out bins satisfied a hunter-gatherer impulse. The wily shopper had a different outcome than the unhipped. Another thing that you can probably say about cut-out bin purchases is that you bought them for yourself, not to please your peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lakesidedave Posted September 27, 2009 Members Share Posted September 27, 2009 Vinyl LPs are multifunctional - apart from the auditory delights, you get to groove on the artwork, fiddle with the gatefold pop-ups, and use the sleeve to roll a spliff on. Try doing all that with an empeethree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendercaster Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 Yeah, and the double albums that came in a box were great for cleaning out the seeds and stems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BushmasterM4 Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 I still buy them. Never new they went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 Prog Rock was always in Cut-Out bins: thats how I discovered the band Ethos - I found the "Open Up" album for something like .50 many decades ago I found out about Triumverate, Can, Camel, Shoes, Nazz, and a bunch of other artists via the cut-out section, at Dog Ear Records, in Libertvyille, IL, when I was a kid/teen.Later, when I moved to San Jose, I was introduced to the wonder-world of Tower Records, and it's incredible import selection.Yup...those were great days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 solo albums by members of Parliament/Funkadelic Oh yeah...you just reminded me of one...P-Funk All Stars -Urban Dancefloor Guerillas.All the usual P-F players are on here, but then you see...whoa {censored}! Sly Stone, Phillipe Wynne, and Bobby Womack!The whole album was just a bad-assed groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Billster Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 Is there a cut out bin for CD's? If you shop in the right places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dahkter Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 I still DJ twice a month playing all vinyl. I've been djing since 1990 and have close to 5000 records. Why I prefer vinyl to digital: - sound quality is warmer and more comfortable. digital is more abrasive. when you turn up the volume on a record, the sound gets fuller and warmer. turn up the volume on a digital file and the sound gets harsher. Note that you need a halfway decent system to observe this. On the cheapo turntables you hear the surface noise on the vinyl louder than the music. - no screen. we humans spend the majority of our lifes staring at a glowing rectangular screen. normally, we listen to music during times of leisure, and considering how much time I spend in front of a computer, I find it relaxing to just play the vinyl without squinting at a computer monitor - elapsed time is visual instead of binary. if the end of a song or side is coming up, you can see that quickly and easily. with digital you are looking at minutes:seconds until the end of the song. - scratching/mixing/tactile feel. with vinyl, if you want to start the song on the one, you just hold it there and let go on the one. same with speeding it up slowing it down, just give it a little nudge or drag. same thing with scratching, if you like a phrase, play it, close crossfader, rewind, open crossfader, play it again. I have nothing against digital, it's convenient, it's cheap, it's light and it's easy to carry around. I will however say that vinyl holds a special place in my heart, hopefully it will stay around in some way throughout my lifetime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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