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DavoTB t1_j00oqgb wrote

Reply to comment by gt0075b in TIL Western music traveled to China in the 80s through these cracked cassette tapes. Once discarded as trash, and shipped to China's black market from abroad, they were purposefully destroyed by labels to prevent resales. And these tapes influenced a generation of musicians in China. by fangz_fabricated

Yes, “cut outs” or remainders are a real thing in music, video and even the book sales world. And, as mentioned, it has been a means for overstocked or hard-to-sell items to be sold cheaply and more quickly.

Some items were notoriously quick to go to cut-out or remainder status. In the world of LP’s, though it sold in the millions in pre-orders, the Peter Frampton/Bee Gees “Sgt. Pepper” soundtrack was put on remainder/cut-out status in weeks. For record collectors, some LP’s are easy to find with the cut-out “notch” or a hole drilled in the corner. Sometimes the upc is cut as well.

In the book world, these items are sometimes “best sellers” or items that loose interest quickly, like political memoirs or tell-all books. The “remainder” marking on books tends to be a magic marker swipe across the back spine. Sometimes the upc will be obliterated. One chain bookstore where I worked returned the covers of “unsold” or damaged paperbacks to the publisher, by the dozens. The publisher simply asked us to “discard” the rest of the book. Even now, you will sometimes see “used” books with “no cover. “ These are likely items that were discarded by the book retailers and claimed as not able to be sold.

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DavoTB t1_iyc6uht wrote

Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount in TIL that in 1979, a charity special episode of the academic student quiz show "It's Academic" was held between a team of three Democratic U.S. Senators, three Republican U.S. Senators, and three members of the press. The special was handily won by the press team. by FranklinDRoosevelt32

Was this in the DC area or another part of the country? The show was very popular in the DC area for decades. The host was Mac McGarry, who would sometimes make unexpected asides during the show. The highlight was sometimes when he called down the cheerleaders or the marching band from the stands.

I’d agree, it was cool seeing the shows being filmed.I was there for another syndicated show. The tv studio itself was far smaller than expected, since the cameras did not show the entire view.

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DavoTB t1_iyapfdw wrote

Reply to TIL that in 1979, a charity special episode of the academic student quiz show "It's Academic" was held between a team of three Democratic U.S. Senators, three Republican U.S. Senators, and three members of the press. The special was handily won by the press team. by FranklinDRoosevelt32

The press team was represented by NBC broadcaster Jessica Savitch, Washington Post columnists Art Buchwald and David S. Broder. All were well-known and regarded in the journalistic world, and local to the production at DC NBC affiliate WRC-TV. Savitch died tragically about four years later.

Though changing hosts and broadcast channels, the show, which began in 1961, continues today.

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DavoTB t1_iwm6e8z wrote

Reply to comment by gitismatt in TIL Enya's music "Only Time" re-entered the Billboard Top 100 reaching number 43, thirteen years after the original release thanks to it being featured in Volvo's Epic Split commercial with Jean-Claude Van Damme by dont_mess_with_tx

The UK charts had this at #3 in 1985 (original release), then #6 in 2012 (remix version), then #51 in 2014, followed by the 2022 re-release, which hit #1. In the US, the 1985 release hit #30, and the re-release in 2022 hit #3. The re-release made Top Ten in more than 30 countries worldwide.

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DavoTB t1_iuk81aq wrote

Reply to comment by -PunsWithScissors- in TIL Blondie's music video for the 1981 song Rapture featured Jean-Michel Basquiat as Grandmaster Flash did not show up for the video shoot and Basquiat was hired instead. by trifletruffles

According to one listing, it was the 49th video broadcast on MTV, on its’ first broadcast day. It was also a fairly new song, being originally released as a single in early 1981. Some of the videos broadcast on the first day were several years old by the time of the broadcast.

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DavoTB t1_iuedzw5 wrote

Reply to TIL Billy Joel's 1993 album River of Dreams' cover is a painting by his then-wife Christie Brinkley. Rolling Stone later gave Brinkley the Top Picks award for "The Best Album Cover of the Year." by trifletruffles

Other than the Rolling Stone Top Pick, the cover (which has the look of a “naive” painting) does not seem to have received recognition as a top album cover. What were some of the better-known covers from that era that have stood the test of time?

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DavoTB t1_iu824j7 wrote

Reply to TIL: Bill Medley is one of the original members of The Righteous Brothers (famous for their definitive 1965 cover of "Unchained Melody"), but he also sang on the duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", from the 1987 sound track of Dirty Dancing. by tapdown

Strange combination of things “learned today,” that Bill Medley was in the famous Righteous Brothers, and didn’t sing as part of the famous non-duet definitive version of “Unchained Melody,“ but did sing on the duet “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.” He did the male voice on that…(sarc warning)

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DavoTB t1_itya3pt wrote

Reply to comment by medion345 in TIL after 20-year-old US Marine Lori Padilla killed Rojita Kinjo and her young daughters Mitsuko and Mariko while speeding in Okinawa, Japan, a court ruled that Padilla should pay the victims' family 62 million yen, but as she had already left Japan, the amount was paid by the US and Japan by vrphotosguy55

Of course, crimes are committed by those in the US that plead “diplomatic immunity,” no doubt…

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DavoTB t1_itqjijj wrote

Reply to comment by big_macaroons in TIL 1950s/60s songwriter Doc Pomus had polio as a child, resulting in serious mobility issues. On his wedding day he was unable to dance with his new wife Willi Burke, a dancer. Watching her dance with the other male guests inspired him to write the song "Save the Last Dance For Me". by big_macaroons

Always felt this was one of the saddest “unknown stories behind the hit” songs ever.…

Alone, and with Mort Shuman, Pomus wrote some of the great rock songs, notably, “This Magic Moment,” “Youngblood,” “Little Sister,” “Hushabye,” “Suspicion,” “Can’t Get Used To Losing You,” “Surrender,” and “Viva Las Vegas,” among many others.

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DavoTB t1_itljni4 wrote

Reply to comment by blazeronin in Diggin’ my Mom’s shirt. 1976. by blazeronin

Breck was a shampoo that featured different blends for dry, oily or normal hair. They used to have ads in the 30’s through 80’s featuring young ladies with pretty hair, and they called them “Breck Girls.” Some of the most famous models were Breck Girls, including Kim Basinger, Jacklyn Smith, Cheryl Tiegs, Brooke Shields, Christie Brinkley and others. The person mentioning this was trying to make a compliment of the highest order. Like saying: “your mom is a unique beauty.”

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