I think I considered including a little grinding disk to make the area flush before putting the new ring on, but figured at that point people would rather just get a new case.
― nickn, Monday, 15 March 2021 22:58 (three years ago) link
Never liked digipaks with the plastic disc holder inside, but vinyl replica CD gatefolds a la Fushitsusha Live 2 are pretty nice. I wish that had been the standard format from the beginning of the CD era. Also you can usually get 30 of them into a 25-count CD shipping box.
― fuck this for a game of soldiers (Matt #2), Monday, 15 March 2021 23:23 (three years ago) link
sorry to digress but Live 2 rules so hard, and yeah the packaging is great.
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Monday, 15 March 2021 23:24 (three years ago) link
xp, yeah those are sweet, esp when they come with nice soft inner sleeves
― brimstead, Monday, 15 March 2021 23:27 (three years ago) link
don't like the vinyl replica CD sleeves, they're basically invisible on your shelf and prone to damage
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Monday, 15 March 2021 23:51 (three years ago) link
agreed
they tend to scuff up the discs over time too
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 15 March 2021 23:53 (three years ago) link
You do need rice paper inners for them yes
― fuck this for a game of soldiers (Matt #2), Monday, 15 March 2021 23:55 (three years ago) link
the very worst are the vinyl-replica sleeves that are like 3/4" taller than a jewel case and won't fit in like 99% of CD shelves, just fuck off with that nonsense
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:09 (three years ago) link
that's what I'm talkin' about!
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:09 (three years ago) link
I have a copy of Robbie Basho's The Voice of the Eagle like that, it's on the 'special shelf'.
― fuck this for a game of soldiers (Matt #2), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:18 (three years ago) link
yep, I actually have multiple "weird format" CD shelves/boxes:
1. cardboard-sleeve discs, like promos (in a box)2. the aforementioned "taller" digipacks plus box sets etc (on a shelf)3. longbox style box sets, a variety of shapes and sizes (on a shelf)
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:32 (three years ago) link
oh and:
4. "regular" CD box sets, an entire standalone shelf
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:33 (three years ago) link
and I had room for three outliers as well, displayed on the top of various shelves:
1. complete "20' to 2000" Raster-Noton set w/magnets2. the aforementioned "One Kiss Leads To Another" hatbox3. Uz Jsme Doma's popup book/CD set
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:35 (three years ago) link
lol exactly, fucking Vanguard with their oversized CD sleeves
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:36 (three years ago) link
see also:
Beta-Lactam RingThrill JockeyAlice Coltrane "Universal Consciousness"
etc
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:40 (three years ago) link
Back in the mid 2000s, every Rhino box set seemed to come in some unwieldy size and shape — those Genesis catalog boxes, the Talking Heads white plastic brick, tons of others. That was back when I was still in a position to get physical promos of things and I never had anyplace to put them.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:53 (three years ago) link
of course the real LPD heads have a treasure chest for all their LPD curios anyway
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:59 (three years ago) link
I love CDs even though I have all music at the tip of my fingertips with Spotify. However, I feel as if I personally connect more with what I'm hearing through personally owning it and it makes me appreciate it in its entirety.
― JimCarrey, Tuesday, 16 March 2021 03:54 (three years ago) link
I despise Spotify and will put up with pretty much any level of inconvenience in order not to use it. Fortunately Bandcamp lossless has saved me, at a time when postage hikes priced me out of buying physical media from overseas.
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 04:28 (three years ago) link
my CD love is really suffering from not being able to browse the used bins
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 04:33 (three years ago) link
How It Started:
How It's Going:
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 04:52 (three years ago) link
also from upthread, soundslike I dig the updated design... toekicks, I feel seen
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 04:54 (three years ago) link
This is the most inconveniently packaged CD that I own – it’s almost comical:http://www.teenbeatrecords.com/images/items/075bx.jpg(I also have a Red Krayola live CD that came attached to the inside rear cover of a magazine-sized booklet written in French, IIRC)
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 06:10 (three years ago) link
I think I had a chance to cop one of those Weird Al box sets shaped like an accordion for free once. Obviously, I love Weird Al, but honestly where would I keep an accordion shaped box?
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 07:43 (three years ago) link
on a shelf
― armoured van, Holden (sic), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 09:41 (three years ago) link
in a drawer
on top of a box
next to your accordions
― armoured van, Holden (sic), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 09:42 (three years ago) link
I have about 100 CDs I'd like to be able to easily transport -- is there anywhere I can still find a 100 (or whatever) CD carrying case? Not looking for the 'wallet style' that only allows for the disc itself -- looking for the kind with a bunch of slots where I can insert the jewel cases. A quick Google search didn't lead me to what I was looking for, but I know my dad had one back in the 90s.
― zacata, Tuesday, 16 March 2021 15:08 (three years ago) link
I know this isn't exactly what you are describing, but morrisp posted some bags that might work in his post from yesterday:
We recently ditched our CD rack (as part of a living room redesign) and stashed away most our CDs in storage bags like these. We kept a small batch out for quick access & "display" purposes.The bags are obv. inconvenient if you dip deep into your CD collection a lot, but... well, we don't.
The bags are obv. inconvenient if you dip deep into your CD collection a lot, but... well, we don't.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 15:16 (three years ago) link
Oops, the link didn't carry over, but if you ctrl+f that post, there is a link.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 15:17 (three years ago) link
I really like 'Really Useful Boxes' for non-display storage and transport. They're strong and very well designed and there's a raft of different sizes. They stack nicely too. They were perfect for doing record/CD fairs as well, as you can easy sell right out of them too.
Here's their CD/DVD/vinyl selection
UK: https://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/onlineshop/rub_music.phpUSA: https://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/usa/html/onlineshop/rub_music.php
They're pretty widely available at least in the UK (eBay, Amazon, Rymans etc).
Anyone else use them? I've actually been meaning to pick up more to put away the bulk of my CD collection. Currently my vinyl lives in a bunch of 8-10 of the 35XL size.
― brain (krakow), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 16:50 (three years ago) link
...you can easily sell right out of them...
― brain (krakow), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 16:52 (three years ago) link
Another reason to continue with CDs (if you still bother with physical formats at all):
Price of new Chills album Scatterbrain, including shipping:CD: $16Vinyl: $32
The vinyl is indeed really pretty, but if you're buying 4-6 albums per month that adds up!
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Thursday, 18 March 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
In 20 years CDs are either going to be rare like 1990s vinyl or there will be boxes of the things under the beds of many former label runners.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 18 June 2021 12:36 (three years ago) link
CDs that are new now, I mean.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 18 June 2021 12:37 (three years ago) link
a lot of the indie label I'm buying CDs from are doing pressings of like 300 or 500, so I'd guess they'll be rare (if anyone wants them or not)
― mark e. smith-moon (f. hazel), Friday, 18 June 2021 12:51 (three years ago) link
Yeah that's kind of my observation as well. When I look at ownership stats on Discogs for new releases there may be one or two hundred for vinyls's and a handful for the CD. Of course I expect a limited demand for them in 20 years as well but there will always be a few supporters for any format.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 18 June 2021 13:37 (three years ago) link
My anecdotal observation is that the small CD pressings of reissues in particular seem to sell out faster than vinyl, but I get that there's not much incentive to spend time and effort re-pressing the format with the lower profit margin, and risking using up that crucial under-bed storage.
― Tim, Friday, 18 June 2021 13:49 (three years ago) link
that's true, it feels like you can just slap an extra $20 onto the price of a vinyl release and people will just pay it. doesn't work for CDs.
― mark e. smith-moon (f. hazel), Friday, 18 June 2021 13:52 (three years ago) link
Is that slightly overstated perhaps? Vinyl is expensive to produce unless you're making a significant amount and the profit margin on CDs can be pretty good even on 500. I mean, I think presently it's simply the lack of demand.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 18 June 2021 13:57 (three years ago) link
Ah sorry, when I said profit margin I meant total profit. Like I say, I see CDs selling out surprisingly often considering how much I hear there's no demand, which makes me think the demand is probably both low and underestimated.
― Tim, Friday, 18 June 2021 14:02 (three years ago) link
nah, I see vinyl releases they're charging $50 for with like one record and maybe a gatefold cover, there's no way that's costing them that much to manufacture... if you're pressing up 1,000 copies it's like $3-4 per record plus whatever the sleeve costs. you just can't ask for that kind of premium on a CD release today.
― mark e. smith-moon (f. hazel), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:05 (three years ago) link
I feel like a shark at Half Price Books these days, just cruising through and scooping up mouthfuls of $4-5 CDs
― mark e. smith-moon (f. hazel), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:13 (three years ago) link
How much support does CD-R's still have? I know Amazon does a lot of MOD for catalog titles now. With new music, I'm wondering if the new model is to press a limited run and let people burn their own from the FLAC's offered on bandcamp and elsewhere.
― birdistheword, Friday, 18 June 2021 14:40 (three years ago) link
both low and underestimated.
I'm sure it's often very difficult to guage. A guess but I suspect that in some areas / genres there's a certain amount of return to the format and demand is actually rising.
It's striking to see CDs go "out of print" quickly and this goes some way to couunter the perception of it was a "landfill" format.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 18 June 2021 14:43 (three years ago) link
I think the fragility and low barrier of entry for CDr is at odds with the reasons many CD buyers have for wanting them. It's kind of a different market? xp
― Noel Emits, Friday, 18 June 2021 14:46 (three years ago) link
Been considering getting back into CD-Rs now that I drive again
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 on broadway (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:57 (three years ago) link
I was going to pick up the new Sleater-Kinney at a preferred shop on Saturday, then changed it to Sunday when I realized Saturday was RSD. So I go Sunday, and not only had they sold out of the CDs, they just had a couple copies of the vinyl. I was back by there on Wednesday, and still no CDs.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 18 June 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
Yeah, I can see cars making a big difference with CD's. When I was still driving around Chicago, I only played CD's. The only time I drive now is if I'm at a relative's place - for the older cars it's CD's but for the newer cars my iPod (which I still use because utilizing my phone for movies and music would be too much of a memory and battery drain given the amount of usage).
― birdistheword, Friday, 18 June 2021 16:50 (three years ago) link