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I'm not sure about the 1962 set, but examples of the 64 set can be found without the center hole punched out. They are usually referred to as "unpunched." Except for the Willie Mays, unpunched versions are not hard to find, and may even outnumber the punched versions (probably do to the inventory that was never used as premiums and found years later). I was wondering if the "unpunched" records ought to be included in the database somehow, maybe as a variation? I think of it sort of like the Red Man tab or no tabs.

According to Keymancillectibles.com, "The 33 1/3 RPM premium records were made available through special offers by Yoo-Hoo, Milk Duds candy boxes and Meadow Gold Milk containers. The overstock premium records were distributed by Sports Champions inc. that were used as giveaways by a number advertisers. In 1964, I received the records from the Good humor Ice cream man, and I like every other kid, ran home to play it. You then had to punch out the spindle hole, yet there are plenty of records with the punch-out intact. There were a large hoard of factory stock stored until they were let out into the collectors market in the late 1970's -1980's."

https://keymancollectibles.com/records/1964auravisionrecord.htm

I just looked at the 1952 Red Man checklist and saw that there is no variation there either, so I guess that wasn't a great comparison. But the Red Mans maybe ought to have something like that too.

I've mentioned a few times that the Red Man sets don't have the w/tab and w/out tab variants listed. I only have about 6 Red Man cards from all the various years all with the tab. Maybe I have one without the tab but for the most part I have only gotten the tabbed varitants because I prefer the way those look and there isn't that big of a price difference in them. The prices are when you have a super star like Yogi Berra or Micky Mantle.

There is a 1986 McDonald's Football Sets that have the same concept as the Red Man cards a "cut off" tab. In this case a scratch off game piece. They were deamed to be a "game piece" and not really part of the "card".

In my book the Unscratched Topps Hockey should be the "base" version of the set and the Scratched version a parallel set. With the 1986 McDonalds Football (which has like 5 parallel versions for each week they ran the contest) I consider the Tabbed version the Base and the removed tab version a parlllel. Ditto with all the Red Man Years Tabbed "base" and Tab Missing a Parallel.

Yes, the scratch-off cards came to my mind as well, and the Topps baseball scratch-off sets. 

Scratched off cards would not be listed as a separate set - just as "opened" rip cards will not be listed as a separate set.

And are these CARDS we're talking about for this thread or records? I'm confused. 

They are 33 1/3 records / cards(ish). There is a link in the original post that tells about them. You can see them here as well. https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/90733/1964-Auravision-Records

I was thinking more along the lines of a variation. Or perhaps there is (or could be) a specific signifier for cards that have a progressive element to them like a tab that is to be removed, or a scratch-off, or a 90s refractor protective film, or a record center hole punch. But I see the advantage of listing them as parallel. With the variations, would you need one of each to have what is considered the master set. The parallel distances them from each other, but they aren't produced that way (unless you consider it part of the production when the collector participates in the intended maturity of the card). Then again, the scratch-offs are listed as singles or panels, as are the 80 Topps basketball cards. So perhaps there is precedent for listing them as a separate set in the database. I don't those are technically cataloged as parallels though, are they? 

If the card, by design, has an element of interaction by the collector that changes the structure of the card, while maintaining its integrity as a collectible, then there are going to be "used" and "unused" varieties that are of interest to collectors to a measurably different degree. So it seems like it would make sense to catalog them in both forms. I collect the 64 Auravisions, and I look for them unpunched. I also collect the 81 Topps Scratch-offs unscratched. But neither of these are listed in the database with a signifier either way nor as their own checklist. And it would be great if those 80s hockey cards were clear on whether they are scratched or unscratched. If I was only going for unscratched of those, it would be a bit tedious to have to investigate every possible trade match. I don't have a perfect answer to this matter. There are a lot of sets like this. Donruss pop-ups, 1955 Topps Double Headers, Red Mans, McDonalds football, 67 Topps punch-outs, 2003 Topps Bazookas, 1929 Zeenuts, etc. I thought it was interesting and that maybe others might have some good ideas if something ought to be done, and if so, what?

Also, if anyone has a nmnt unpunched 64 Auravision Whitey Ford, I'll trade you a less nice Whitey Ford plus a nice Don Drysdale for one.