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A pastime of disc jockeys, and, more recently, music
producers, wherein a turntablist or producer will visit a store
selling used records, searching through their collection of vinyl
records to locate rare music, often specifically for the purpose of
finding a particular break or a sample from a record to
incorporate into their performance sets or compositions.
Used record stores often store the bulk of their older
collections in basements or attics, tucked away in milk crates
(which are sized ideally to fit a vinyl LP), hence the name of the
practice.