When a new LP is released, why do they say it is "dropped"?
brianlux
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First of all, don't you go dropping my records- it's bad for them! 
Secondly, I think of something creative/entertaining being "dropped" to mean it is eliminated.
For example:
Secondly, I think of something creative/entertaining being "dropped" to mean it is eliminated.
For example:
"In 1998, Dellaventura, starring Danny Aiello, was dropped
from the CBS line-up after only 13 episodes." (Which really sucks
because it was a cool show!)
I know language is fluid and changes, but sometime the direction it takes seems really lame to me. "Dropping" a record? "Needle drop"? You gotta be kidding! Dumb!
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It's what all the cool kids are doing these days.
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“This sales tactic, which consists of releasing a limited-edition product or collection in small quantities at select retail locations, without much advance warning, is what we have come to know as a “drop”. The basic idea is to create a sense of urgency and the illusion of scarcity among consumers. Yes, illusion: after all, the products are not necessarily expensive or difficult to make.”
-EV 8/14/93