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When I was reviewing, free records and a Friday Evening party with free deli food was the only payment. I suggested to the editor that even a minimal dollar amount could be declared as income and would suffice with the IRS to write off the cost of books and scores. Deponent said no. Steve Smolian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] lp, cassette, 8-track cut-outs? > Yes, this was indeed very common! I know one former music exec who still > gets mad discussing this topic. Of course the last laugh is on this music > exec because reviewers who sold off the product of this label at pennies > on the dollar back in the day left dozens of dollars on the table as many > titles' original pressings are very valualbe today. > > Reputable reviewers did not do this, for the most part. Indeed a huge and > valuable collection of LPs has been solid off in bits recently by the > estate of a jazz critic. He apprently kept just about everything, to the > great benefit of his heirs. > > In later years, DJs and radio stations were as bad about this as the > reviewers. > > Review copies of CD's show up often in the used channel, sometimes > still-prewrapped (but with a burn-out over the UPS symbol or a sticker on > the wrapping indicating it's a reviewer copy). With so many titles out of > print now, this is a Good Thing. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Olhsson" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 3:09 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] lp, cassette, 8-track cut-outs? > > >> -----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. >> >> >> Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN >> Mastering, Audio for Picture, Mix Evaluation and Quality Control >> Over 40 years making people sound better than they ever imagined! >> 615.385.8051 http://www.hyperback.com http://www.thewombforums.com >> >