>Other giveaways to the cheapness are how they always use the
>same standard labels on the records and also lack of gatefold albums
The Black Heart Procession 3 Song recording has a nice picture on the side
that has no music.
but, it's the only non-standard graphic I have ever seen on an Up LP.
My main complaint lately with vinyl is definitely the packaging. Lack of
gatefold, and/or lyric/info sheet is definitely crumby.
I really do miss the days when records came with posters/lyric sheets/phone
books/kitchen sinks/etc
Not that there are not some great packagings out there..........
Award for best packaging ever has to go to Godspeed You Black Emperor's
f#a#(infinity)
that thing comes with a PACKAGE.....flat candian penny, flyers for shows,
cryptic writings, prints of locomotive engines, etc
ahhhhhhhhh pretty pictures to look at !!!
and whats the deal with the moon and antarctica being priced at
$17.99....even the swell indie record shops are selling it for this price.
i'll buy it tho, as i've already downloaded all the songs from napster and
burned them on cd months ago.......just wish there was more incentive to buy
the lp other than supporting the band, etc.....
vinyl packages are like boxes of cereal. they should excite us to rip open
the box/sleeve and delve in for the special prizes !!!! but even cereal has
gone downhill. nowadays you have to collect 50 proofs of purchase and mail
them to whomever to redeem whatever is probably out of stock anyway.
argh
matt
