one of the best vinyl inserts would have to be the lyric sheet for US
Maple's "Talker" LP... come to think of it, drag city usually does nice
packaging, even on CDs.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MMouse]: RE: M&A Vinyl??etc
> >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
>
>
