paulo
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album packaging
I don't know about you guys, but I miss the day when buying an album meant that you got something to hold and look at. Maybe even something to treasure because the album sleeve itself was just a nice thing to own, so I was pleasantly surprised when this arrived today......  It's like a small hardback book and the disc sits inside the front cover. It's been out a while so maybe this is old news and quite a common thing with other artists, but outside of pricey limited editions I've not seen this kind of thing before. I approve. For anyone who might be curious, this is a taster...
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Re: album packaging
2018/11/30 20:57:07
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Yeah I can remember buying
KISS records in the 70s. Love Gun had this little cardboard gun thing in it. Rock and Roll Over had a full size sticker of the album cover in it. I can't remember what Destroyer and the older ones had, but I'm sure they had something. Cheech and Chong's Big Bambu album had a giant rolling paper in it. Those were the days....
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Re: album packaging
2018/11/30 21:39:40
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I think to some extent the resurgence of vinyl has as much with the packaging as anything else. I have not gone down the vinyl path myself not being convinced it sounds better that a well produced CD. I do like a nicely packaged product though and it seems to be the smaller bands that often pull out the stops on the packaging quality to get their limited fan base something that for the support of buying a CD over streaming.
My favorite all time album packaging was the triple gate-fold for Strawbs "Grave New World" complete with a wonderfully illustrated booklet of lyrics, those where the days!
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Re: album packaging
2018/11/30 21:39:41
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I've bought a few CDs in the last couple of years and been pleasantly surprised with the quality of packaging. One was CIRCU5, there's a nice little slideshow of the CD here; https://www.circu5.com/
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/01 18:24:36
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/03 17:12:42
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The three that blew me away were Sgt. Pepper's, Magical Mystery Tour, and The White Album. Opening each of those was as much of an experience as the music was.
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/03 17:26:00
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there's lots of nice packaging on vinyl again these days, i know because i have some :)
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/03 19:30:45
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Hi Paulo
Thanks for this - I like that track - not listened to any Gary Numan for ages - shall have to make a plan to try and buy this
Cheers
Nigel
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paulo
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/03 20:29:50
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SteveStrummerUK
Kind of pricey and special editionish though.
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/03 20:45:55
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Bajan Blue
Hi Paulo
Thanks for this - I like that track - not listened to any Gary Numan for ages - shall have to make a plan to try and buy this
Cheers
Nigel
I'm not a major league fan or anything. I've always had time for him as a person, but some of his later albums got a bit too dark and heavy for me, but as soon as I heard this it seemed like something of a return to form. The girl is his daughter btw and apparently he was struggling to make it sound right until she came into his studio to ask him something and he got her to sing the bits he wasn't happy with and that's how she came to be on the track.
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/03 23:37:28
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paulo
SteveStrummerUK
Kind of pricey and special editionish though.
Depends how much you paid for it mate 
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/04 01:38:27
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Remember when albums used to come with scratch and sniff stickers on them? You could buy an album by the Raspberries that actually smelled like raspberries. It was somehow both kitschy and cool in 1972.
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/04 16:25:41
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Tape Op had an excellent interview with him a couple of issues back.
they discuss this album,
and even neuman's Aspergers....
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paulo
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/05 21:48:41
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batsbrew
Tape Op had an excellent interview with him a couple of issues back.
they discuss this album,
and even neuman's Aspergers....
Can't read that without a sub it seems, but in case anyone is interested this covers the same ground and I think shows why he retains a very loyal fanbase.
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Bajan Blue
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/06 12:26:57
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good interview - he seems a really normal and nice guy
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/06 17:17:32
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Bajan Bluea really normal and nice guy
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/09 18:31:12
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/10 10:32:04
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jude77
The three that blew me away were Sgt. Pepper's, Magical Mystery Tour, and The White Album. Opening each of those was as much of an experience as the music was.
...and Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces.
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/10 14:59:43
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/10 15:59:02
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Bajan Blue
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Re: album packaging
2018/12/10 19:21:47
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Mirror Man - Captain Beefheart
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