To stop retailers selling them as standard full-price stockI do wonder why they often have a corner cut off
Surely 'not for resale' did that?To stop retailers selling them as standard full-price stock
Two different things, though they can appear on the same record. The corner cut indicates a deletion sold to the shop at a knock-down rate with no returns, or an import through cheap channels again with no returns, i.e. if the customer brings it back because it is scratched, warped or whatever that’s on the shop to cover. It can’t be returned to the distributor. A promo copy is obviously outside the returns path too, so can have a cover cut as well as a stamp.I do wonder why they often have a corner cut off
I generally think there is a better chance of them being played on better TTs or not played that much. I have the odd one & it’s never put me off.Two different things, though they can appear on the same record. The corner cut indicates a deletion sold to the shop at a knock-down rate with no returns, or an import through cheap channels again with no returns, i.e. if the customer brings it back because it is scratched, warped or whatever that’s on the shop to cover. It can’t be returned to the distributor. A promo copy is obviously outside the returns path too, so can have a cover cut as well as a stamp.
A deletion cut is an interesting thing from a grading perspective. I mention any if present, but I don’t drop a grade as it was there from new. It is part of that copy’s history. I have a good number in my own collection as it is how a lot of very nice original US pressings made their way into the UK.