Originally posted by gurnemanz
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CD Cases - Grrrrrrr!
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Originally posted by gurnemanz View PostI am a bit neurotic about CDs which don't look good and always keep a few unscratched, uncracked spares as replacements. You can of course buy them, also twofers. When I used to buy Gramophone and they had a sampler CD each month. I used to discard the CD after playing and recycle the case.
The new cardboard ones, eg from Harmonia Mundi, alpha, Pentatone are stylish but if they do get damaged (eg the plastic sprockets which hold the disc in place) you can't replace them. The all-cardboard ones where the disc slips in and out can get torn and the cardboard will surely wear out over time.
The problem with rationalising down to paper or plastic sleeves is how to store the sleevenotes.
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Originally posted by richardfinegold View PostI can’t read CD sleeve notes without the assistance of magnification, so I’ve bought labels that I stick on the sleeves. Of course, I also can’t read my own handwriting...
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostThe CD jewel case was a misguided attempt by Philips to adapt the tape cassette design to fit the new format. It was a big mistake, and we’ve been stuck with it ever since.
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Well when plastic CD covers break I just resort to transparent plastic pouches, and stick any liner notes in with the CD. If the back filler is too large to fit in, I just trim it to size; usually I find the script can be fitted in. No fuss with me - simples! The pouches take up less room on the shelf than do cases, of any manufacture. The above-mentioned problem of locating a particular CD is solved by arranging them like my vinyl, in chronological order of composition. That only causes potential problems with multiple works on a CD, which is where I go for what I consider to be the main work defining the date.
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As with many of you guys I have a pretty large collection of CDs purchased over many years. Now with memory not being what it used to be I occasionally find myself purchasing CDs which I already own (anyoneone else done this??) the only beneficiaries being my friends! Going to start work on a database!!
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View PostAs with many of you guys I have a pretty large collection of CDs purchased over many years. Now with memory not being what it used to be I occasionally find myself purchasing CDs which I already own (anyoneone else done this??) the only beneficiaries being my friends! Going to start work on a database!!
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View PostAs with many of you guys I have a pretty large collection of CDs purchased over many years. Now with memory not being what it used to be I occasionally find myself purchasing CDs which I already own (anyoneone else done this??) the only beneficiaries being my friends! Going to start work on a database!!Del boy: “Get in, get out, don’t look back. That’s my motto!”
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View PostYes, that too, and recently many that I've not even played! I buy them because I THINK I ought to have them in my collection. eg Recently, 2 versions of FIDELIO, a work I hardly know (apart from the famous bits!).
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Originally posted by richardfinegold View PostI can’t read CD sleeve notes without the assistance of magnification, so I’ve bought labels that I stick on the sleeves. Of course, I also can’t read my own handwriting...
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