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Depends on when you are talking about. The price changed regularly. In the beginning about 59 cents and by the 80's they were like a $1.98 if I remember correctly. I remember them being 69 cents and 79 cents through the 1960's. Many chain stores that had record departments would punch a hole through the record in the label if that particular record didn't sell within a reasonable time frame or was off the charts and wasn't selling anymore. You could buy those for 10 cents a piece. They were usually in a large bin all jumbled together like you see discount DVD's now.

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Cant give you the exact price. Just watched "That thing you do". Price of a 45 was $1. Looking around online that number is about right for the time ($0.70-1). In the movie they put the record on sell for $0.49. Looked online and found that that number would be about right and the records would be even be as low as $0.10 in discount bins. $0.10 would be about what cost. That would be a good start point. My guess "cost for a blank 45" 5cents to 15cents. From what I could find you could buy them 50 or 100 pack. I found a single blank 45 for $2 in today market. Used a price from 1960 to 2020. That $2 would be about $0.22. So the 5to15cents seems right if you buy bulk. The difference of 10cents would make up quality, name brand, etc.

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