albums with fancy/unsual packaging

Palatable Vera · 04-11-2011, 08:19 PM

The closest thing I have to anything "fancy" is that old vinyl Concert For Bangladesh album. It was three LPs in brown paper sleeves and packaged in a little orange box-thingy. It was nothing elaborate but it looks quite nice. My only gripe with it isn't related to the packaging though, just how they set up the LPs themselves. (They did that stupid Side 1 is backed with Side 6, Side 2 is backed with Side 4, etc thing. I mean, what's even the point of that? It's just annoying. They did that with that old 3-LP Woodstock album too.)

Jedey · 04-11-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Palatable Vera

The closest thing I have to anything "fancy" is that old vinyl Concert For Bangladesh album. It was three LPs in brown paper sleeves and packaged in a little orange box-thingy. It was nothing elaborate but it looks quite nice. My only gripe with it isn't related to the packaging though, just how they set up the LPs themselves. (They did that stupid Side 1 is backed with Side 6, Side 2 is backed with Side 4, etc thing. I mean, what's even the point of that? It's just annoying. They did that with that old 3-LP Woodstock album too.)

On the old style record changer you could stack the records and it would play them side 1, side 2 and side 3 then when you flip the stack you get sides 4, 5 & 6.

Palatable Vera · 04-11-2011, 08:33 PM

Damn. Seems a bit... excessive. Or just lazy.

Still yet, it's pretty inconvenient. >.>

Lisnaholic · 04-11-2011, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

I don't own this myself, but this is some neat packaging.

That`s an excellent piece of graphic design, with some original thinking behind it. 10 out of 10

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Originally Posted by Antonio

love this band, but the packaging was what convinced me to buy it and not just download it.

Nice looking packaging, but I think I`d get tired of all the unfolding you have to do to get the disc out. Also it looks a bit fragile: 7 out of 10

Does anyone remember this vinyl Monty Python record :

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Issued in 1973 Matching Tie and Handkerchief featured a "trick track" gimmick whereby the second side contained separate grooves both featuring entirely different material; playing randomly depending upon where the needle dropped, the gimmick effectively created a "side three."

Really irritating way to access the material : 1 out of 10

music_phantom13 · 04-11-2011, 10:51 PM

I will go to record store and end up buying several things that I've never heard of before based on album art or especially packaging if it looks like interesting music. I wouldn't pay extra for this though, maybe if it were an album I love very dearly.

I did buy Manzoku: The Ghostly Bento...

But then again, I admit I'm a bit obsessed with Ghostly and several of the artists that have exclusive songs in this box set (SVIIB, The Sight Below, Deastro) and it has Madlib's Dabrye remix... very happy to pay for that twice. I would never pay I think it was $100 for 99% of my music though.

CanwllCorfe · 04-11-2011, 11:24 PM

I'm actually a huge fan of Package Design, and I know of a few great examples on The Dieline:

crash_override · 04-12-2011, 12:59 AM

Pearl Jam's 'Vitalogy' has always stuck out to me because of it's cover. I guess that's not as wild as some of these. But it's the best I got.

Jedey · 04-12-2011, 06:00 AM

Bruce's Darkness On The Edge Of Town box set is great.

I'm lookin' forward to The Layla box set, it also looks great.

sidewinder · 04-12-2011, 03:52 PM

Those are awesome, CanwllCorfe!

I especially like the Zinkplaat one, where you scratch off to reveal the art. You could essentially leave it in any state you want, revealing only part of it. But the fully revealed art is nice of course.

I am a huge fan of cover art and packaging design myself, and have not to this point purchased anything strictly for that (with music I didn't know or didn't like), but probably would if I had such excess income.

Raust · 04-13-2011, 08:47 AM

I remember getting Tool's 30,000 days, that packaging was pretty cool. It has a pair of 3D glasses with some trippy artwork. I only wish the album was as good

And yeah like crash said Pearl Jams Vitalogy is pretty sweet. It's like reading a book it is.

04-11-2011, 08:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Palatable Vera Quad? Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 125	The closest thing I have to anything "fancy" is that old vinyl Concert For Bangladesh album. It was three LPs in brown paper sleeves and packaged in a little orange box-thingy. It was nothing elaborate but it looks quite nice. My only gripe with it isn't related to the packaging though, just how they set up the LPs themselves. (They did that stupid Side 1 is backed with Side 6, Side 2 is backed with Side 4, etc thing. I mean, what's even the point of that? It's just annoying. They did that with that old 3-LP Woodstock album too.) __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/PalatableVera

04-11-2011, 08:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Palatable Vera Quad? Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 125	Damn. Seems a bit... excessive. Or just lazy. Still yet, it's pretty inconvenient. >.> __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/PalatableVera

04-11-2011, 11:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I'm actually a huge fan of Package Design, and I know of a few great examples on The Dieline: __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

04-12-2011, 06:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Jedey Veritas vos liberabit Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Musicapolis Posts: 477	Bruce's Darkness On The Edge Of Town box set is great. I'm lookin' forward to The Layla box set, it also looks great. __________________ My Tunes

04-12-2011, 03:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Those are awesome, CanwllCorfe! I especially like the Zinkplaat one, where you scratch off to reveal the art. You could essentially leave it in any state you want, revealing only part of it. But the fully revealed art is nice of course. I am a huge fan of cover art and packaging design myself, and have not to this point purchased anything strictly for that (with music I didn't know or didn't like), but probably would if I had such excess income. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

04-11-2011, 10:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	I will go to record store and end up buying several things that I've never heard of before based on album art or especially packaging if it looks like interesting music. I wouldn't pay extra for this though, maybe if it were an album I love very dearly. I did buy Manzoku: The Ghostly Bento... But then again, I admit I'm a bit obsessed with Ghostly and several of the artists that have exclusive songs in this box set (SVIIB, The Sight Below, Deastro) and it has Madlib's Dabrye remix... very happy to pay for that twice. I would never pay I think it was $100 for 99% of my music though.

04-13-2011, 08:47 AM	#20 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	I remember getting Tool's 30,000 days, that packaging was pretty cool. It has a pair of 3D glasses with some trippy artwork. I only wish the album was as good And yeah like crash said Pearl Jams Vitalogy is pretty sweet. It's like reading a book it is.