Scissors Cut [SEP] record label
Scissors Cut
Scissors Cut is the fifth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel released in August 1981 on Columbia Records. It was his second album to miss the US "Billboard" Top 40 and his second album containing no US Top 40 singles. The month following its release, Garfunkel would reunite with former partner, Paul Simon, for their famous 1981 "Concert in Central Park".
History.
In August 1981, Garfunkel released his fifth solo album "Scissors Cut" (U.S. #113, U.K. #51
Eastern cut-off
The eastern cut-off is a variant of the "scissors" high jump style
involving a layout. This enables the jumper to clear a higher bar 
than with the traditional scissors style, while still landing on 
the feet. The technique is generally credited to Michael Sweeney of the New York Athletic Club, 
who used it in 1895 to set a world record of 6 ft 5 5/8 inches (1.97 m).
The style came to be called "eastern" because