Counterintuitive?
All else being equal, I'm slightly less likely to buy an album that comes in one of those pasted-together cardboard sleeves with a tray inlay than one in a proper jewel case (and I always prefer either to a cardboard sleeve that just has the CD fall out of one side). Are the cardboard ones better for the environment or something? Aesthetically and functionally they're a pain in the ass, but more and more bands seem to be using them.
aye, jewel cases are a degree hardier and aesthetically pleasing in their uniformity...but think of the children.
Posted by
Shining Love Pig |
10:53 PM
Jewel cases are made of children? Oh, what a world.
Posted by
Ian |
11:08 PM
I'm actually the opposite - I prefer the pasted-together cardboard ones. I agree, though, that the wannabe-vinyl fall-out kind are the worst.
(I tried to post this once, and it didn't seem to work, so apologies if this is a double. Just delete one of them if necessary)
Posted by
Jack Lucas |
11:18 PM
Honestly, I suspect it's nothing more than cost-savings on the part of the publisher. Perhaps they figure they can get away with it in this era of MP3s, since people are less likely to actually use the disk itself on a regular basis.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:45 PM
One of the few drawbacks of my tiny computer is that when it's playing a CD you can actually hear it whirring away in there and sound quality is a bit compromised. So yeah, these days if I'm going to listen to something repeatedly I'm just as likely to rip it and delete it once I'm done.
Posted by
Ian |
12:19 AM