… “”you sound just like a bunch of my friends here at the SPL.”””
Still getting mixed legal advice from a lawyer and a barrister as to that comment being libelous or laudatory.
Opened my sealed copy of the Nugs 1978 box today. Disappointed at how poorly planned the project was. I get that it would be the same minimalistic artwork, but was not expecting the individual disc packages to come without the clear resealable outer sleeves that individual shows come with. (I am not familiar with other boxes, like MetLife). One can add their own sleeves, but then the box height is not made to contain them without crushing. Also I like to put the discs in thin Tyvek sleeves for protection against scratching. (This translates as “anal retentive pride of ownership”). Nothing quite as enjoyable as dragging a CD across rough cardboard to see if the Miro like scratches it catches on the play surface more resemble the works of Dahli or Picasso. Adding the micro thin sleeve protectors makes the sets too wide to fit all the shows into the box, unless one slaps bacon fat between the packs to make it possible to forcefully jam every one back into the box, and then mechanically retrieve one by using several needle point pliers and a bench clamp to wrench it out while damaging the contents. Nice planning.
So bravo to the designer who spent 40 years coming up with a most minimalist, impractical and unimaginative container for something that could have been a sweet little jewel for the serious collector had any thought been given to adding a tiny millimeter or two to the box here or there.
Happy to own the set in real pressed CDs.
Not pleased that someone other than myself was paid good money to screw up a nice simple project. I could screw it up and far worse, for a much higher paycheck. Then again, I could also do a far better job on design for very cheap money and just my love of the project. 😀😄😁😃☺️