rpjday@watrose.UUCP (rpjday) (10/19/85)
There must be a special place in hell reserved for the idiot who decided that the latest prince c.d. should be distributed in a cardboard sleeve (actually, i think there should be a special place in hell for prince, but that's another story ...) In one of the latest of some audio mag, I remember reading that this was done as a cost-cutting measure; the company exec's position was that that album should have sold for about a buck more than a typical album, but the c.d. price was in line with others because of the cardboard sleeve. Folks, I happen to like the jewel box, and if you are a little pissed off at this move, don't go shopping for an empty box to put your little c.d. in, DON'T BUY THE DISK! Boycotting can work wonders, and if the public puts up with this, other record companies may follow suit. (If you don't think this technique is effective, ask the people who tried selling the '85 Corvette up here in the G.W.N. at about $38K a pop, and had to drop that to $33K when they had no trouble keeping the crowds away.) r. day *** INSERT CUTE CLOSING QUOTE HERE ***
frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis) (10/22/85)
> > There must be a special place in hell reserved for the idiot > who decided that the latest prince c.d. should be distributed in > a cardboard sleeve (actually, i think there should be a special > place in hell for prince, but that's another story ...) A cardboard sleeve???? How insane. One of the best things about CD's (non-technically) is that they all come in exactly the same kind of packaging...that's all we need...some corporate exec deciding to make a disk in a package different than anybody else. None of us will buy any of them (even if we liked Prince). Who is the manufacturer? I think we should boycott ALL their disks, and let them know why! -- Jim Scardelis, SA vax135!wcom!frodo #include <favorite disclaimer>
mpm@hpfcla.UUCP (10/22/85)
Here's more fuel for the fire:
I've seen the SECOND cardboard-packaged CD in a store: something by
Motley Crue. (You can recognize these things because they are skinnier
than the usual CD. Other than that, they look just like the "real" thing.
Notice they don't bother to put them in a transparent outer wrap, but in-
stead put them in the "cardboard box" style of holder.)
The company is Warner (Elektra, Asylum, Reprise, Atlantic, ... get
the idea) that is "experimenting" with this packaging. I sympathize with
those who suggest a total boycott, but will NOT participate (except not
to buy the offending CDs) since I dearly love The Doors, etc. and they
are released on a Warner label. The same goes for the Eagles, Doobie
Brothers, Led Zeppelin, etc.)
-- Mike "I want my jewel boxes" McCarthy
(ihnp4!hpfcla!) mpm
P.S. As long as they don't put the music "I" want in cardboard jackets
I don't mind. :-)gig@ritcv.UUCP (Gordon Goodman) (10/23/85)
> Folks, I happen to like the jewel box, and if you are a little > pissed off at this move, don't go shopping for an empty box to put > your little c.d. in, DON'T BUY THE DISK! Boycotting can work wonders, > and if the public puts up with this, other record companies may follow > suit. Absolutely! If the result of putting CDs in cardboard is NO PROFITS rather than increased profits, the jewel box will remain the standard. Right now CDs are a gold mine when record companies are complaining about slumping sales in other areas.
ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) (10/31/85)
CBS has apparently started putting ALL its new CDs in a new outer package. This package is cardboard, blue, wrapped in plastic, and uniform in thickness so they will stack easily on dealers' shelves. You will be happy to know that inside the blue cardboard box is a conventional "jewel box" with a CD inside -- CBS has not wimped out. Yet.