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Old 18-01-2016, 12:00
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Whatever happened to CD cases nowadays? I can accept CD sleeves for promotional CDs or DVDs, but when buying music CDs, I expect them to come in a CD case with a booklet as it should be. If you don't want that, just buy music online. You almost can't buy a music CD these days in a proper CD case. Publishers should not be saving on packaging because people who still buy CDs care about that.
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Old 18-01-2016, 12:26
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Whatever happened to CD cases nowadays? I can accept CD sleeves for promotional CDs or DVDs, but when buying music CDs, I expect them to come in a CD case with a booklet as it should be. If you don't want that, just buy music online. You almost can't buy a music CD these days in a proper CD case. Publishers should not be saving on packaging because people who still buy CDs care about that.
Where are you buying your CD's?
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Old 18-01-2016, 12:35
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Where are you buying your CD's?
Amazon mostly or HMV.
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Old 18-01-2016, 13:13
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Amazon mostly or HMV.
So...some CD's come in small cardboard sleeves with artwork and booklets inserted. sometimes gatefold and sometimes not, like mini LP sleeves.

I'll bet some of these cost more than just putting the CD in a plastic case.

Wossa problem?

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Old 18-01-2016, 13:21
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i'm the total opposite, i always go for the sleeve if there's an option. I never understood why Cd's needed a plastic case when they were supposed to be unbreakable. LP's on the other hand were very breakable but a sleeve was enough for them. Sleeves take up less room,look nicer, and don't break when dropped
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Old 18-01-2016, 13:22
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It is a pain, it's usually the special edition of CD's that have the cardboard sleeve, Little Mix and Jess Glynne are two of them I can remember off the top of my head.

They get torn and damaged so much easier as they're amongst others in my car! I much prefer hard CD cases.
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Old 18-01-2016, 15:02
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Many people have CD racks that take a standard CD case. Those in sleeves don't fit well and you can't read the artist and title, "end on."
In the past I've had to buy a few "jewel cases" for CDs supplied in that way. Copy the artwork and "create" an inner that you can read "end on."
Others have a cardboard box that fits round the case, so it won't fit in the rack, (like my copy of "Miles Davis, Complete Birth of the Cool") this has on it just a repeat of the information on both sides of the plastic case inserts, so it's rather pointless.

Sleeves are cheaper to produce than plastic cases, as are "mini cases." That's why they are used.
"Anything to save money."
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Old 18-01-2016, 17:24
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I hate cd sleeves and I have got to the point where I refuse to buy albums that only have the sleeves/digi-pack format. I opted for the normal edition of Little Mix's other album instead of the deluxe because of the digi-pack format. I find myself paying up to 10 pound an album and needing to replace it within a few months. I even refused to buy Joss Stone's current album because despite their being two editions of the album, both were digi-pack.

This is because the case isn't really safe in a sleeve case. It has no CD inlay to protect and the CD can become scratched. I only used my Femme Fetale cd of Britney a few times before there were a lot of scratches appearing, and I am someone who takes great pride in looking after whatever I own.

I understand it is cheap to produce but it's not keeping your CD's in tact.
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Old 18-01-2016, 17:38
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I agree that flat sleeves are a bit lame, but only if you keep your CD's in a rack. In a cd box they are fine. I dislike plastic CD cases more they always seem to get cracked or the little bit in the middle that holds the CD breaks. Ones with cardboard cases and just plastic on the inside are best.
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Old 18-01-2016, 17:59
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I don't like those cardboard digipak sleeves either, but it's something I just have to live with if I want the deluxe versions with the extra tracks. I recently bought Ellie Goulding's Delirium and the cover has already torn due to excessive use. Is there some sort of plastic cover we can buy to protect them? It really annoys me how they get damaged so easily.
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Old 18-01-2016, 18:47
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I first noticed this in about 2011 when I went into HMV in Glasgow and bought two AC/DC albums. Very poor and shoddy. I don't know how long it's been going on, though.
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Old 18-01-2016, 20:49
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I've bought CD singles packaged like that decades ago, it's nothing new, bit tacky though, but at the other extreme...

http://www.mybeatlescollection.com/i...s/one_plus.jpg

includes a 150 page booklet, 2 blu rays or DVDs and a CD, and is in the album chart!
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Old 18-01-2016, 21:02
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I just wanted to add (for no particular reason........)
Do not buy MBeat clear CD sleeves from Asda. (25 pack)
The sleeves are too small to accept a CD.
No I am not kidding. Nor am I talking about a tight fit.

I will be letting Asda know on my next visit.
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Old 18-01-2016, 22:34
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A CD jewel case, is far better protection for a CD than a sleeve. If you collect particular genres as I do jazz, you have CDs in your collection you've had for a couple of decades or more. The case helps keep the CD's from any possibility of warping.
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Old 18-01-2016, 23:04
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I've found that when suitably trimmed down, clear plastic CD sleeves create a wonderfully snug fit as a protector for a Nokia Lumia.
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Old 18-01-2016, 23:54
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You can replace a jewel case.

If your digipack's damaged that's it.
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Old 19-01-2016, 01:51
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Digipacks generally arrive damaged. I recently received the 20th anniversary Garbage album - it was squished! Had to return it
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Old 19-01-2016, 10:36
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The problem with sleeves is that it is hard to spot the CD you want by scanning the spines.
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Old 19-01-2016, 11:09
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Digipacks generally arrive damaged. I recently received the 20th anniversary Garbage album - it was squished! Had to return it
The same happened to me when I bought Madonna's "Rebel Heart". Had to return it. The replacement wasn't so bad though.
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Old 19-01-2016, 11:18
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The problem with sleeves is that it is hard to spot the CD you want by scanning the spines.
Yes, I mentioned that earlier.

Being a practical person, years ago, I went to a great deal of trouble to convert linking CD racks which held nine CDs into racks that hold fourteen, to completely fill a shelf inside a double cupboard in the top of a wall unit.

Fortunately, as there's a computer programme you can employ to make jewel case inserts for any CD, it's easy to replace a sleeve.
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Old 19-01-2016, 11:27
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Yes, I mentioned that earlier.

Being a practical person, years ago, I went to a great deal of trouble to convert linking CD racks which held nine CDs into racks that hold fourteen, to completely fill a shelf inside a double cupboard in the top of a wall unit.

Fortunately, as there's a computer programme you can employ to make jewel case inserts for any CD, it's easy to replace a sleeve.
More info, please!
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Old 19-01-2016, 11:47
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I'm with those who rue the ever decreasing numbers of CD cases these days, for all the reasons already alluded to .. better protection, easily replaced, spines legible end on in a rack, etc.

My copy of Drones by Muse is in the digipak format, by way of a 3-page gatefold with inserts all over the place to contain the CD, DVD and 20-page booklet. Problem here is that you have to be careful opening it because the slots are all open ended, so stuff can easily fall out if you're not careful. On the plus side, at least the digipak in this instance, when closed, has a similar spine width to a CD case, so I can locate it easily enough when it's in storage.

On the subject of the booklets that come with CDs ... in the days of 12" albums the artwork and the booklet information were a joy to pore over while listening to your fresh vinyl pressing for the first time. These days you need the vision of a raptor to be able to read them at all, especially as sometimes they use some arty-farty script into the bargain which just makes things even harder!!
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Old 19-01-2016, 13:16
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So...some CD's come in small cardboard sleeves with artwork and booklets inserted. sometimes gatefold and sometimes not, like mini LP sleeves.

I'll bet some of these cost more than just putting the CD in a plastic case.

Wossa problem?
They do. I know cos we've just had some made for our new album. We went for the digipak cos, to me, it looks far better than the old Jewel cases
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Old 19-01-2016, 14:01
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Old 19-01-2016, 14:29
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You can replace a jewel case.

If your digipack's damaged that's it.
Are those euphemisms?
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