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Named and Shamed - CDs with unacceptable packaging
Sony Color Slim Case For Cd/Dvd 20PkSony Color Slim Case For Cd/Dvd 20Pk
Buy new: £6.01
I've just been out to buy some of these jewel cases, and you know why?
Live...With a Little Help from Our FriendsLive...With a Little Help from Our Friends by Gov't Mule
Buy used from: £61.13
Well, it's because I'm finding that an increasing number of my CDs don't come packaged properly. CDs need to be in a case (plastic or cardboard) with the CD mounted on a spindle.
Already FreeAlready Free by The Derek Trucks Band
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £8.05
I hate getting a CD that slides into a cardboard envelope, needing to be slid in and out all the time and in danger of getting covered in scratches or fingerprints..
Long Road Out Of EdenLong Road Out Of Eden by Eagles
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.65
I find myself getting the discs out once and converting to MP3, then never again having the heart to manhandle them out of the envelopes. I was taught to handle cds with respect..
American PieAmerican Pie by Don McLean
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.76
I could understand if we were talking the sort of CDs sold to smelly young people that have CDs strewn all over the lounge floor and not in their cases and would probably rather have MP3 files anyway.
Live In Gdansk (2CD)Live In Gdansk (2CD) by David Gilmour
Buy new: £10.58 / Used from: £1.92
But we're talking Eagles, Floyd, Trucks, Gilmour, etc. These are artists that appeal to people in my generation who love their music and their cds. Something's wrong here.
PulsePulse by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £16.98 / Used from: £8.49
The cds on this list are all fantastic but I hereby name and shame them for their unacceptable packaging. Please vote this list helpful if you share my anger at this increasingly widespead practice.
Live at Georgia TheatreLive at Georgia Theatre by The Derek Trucks Band
Buy new: £18.37 / Used from: £9.99
Before the Frost/Until the FreezeBefore the Frost/Until the Freeze by The Black Crowes
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.37
Toulouse StreetToulouse Street by The Doobie Brothers
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £13.54
This Japanese import is doubly annoying as the packaging is too wide to fit in my CD case.