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Album art for 12-inch LPs is fabulous. CD packaging with jewel cases was a major step down in experience because of size and also because of the inconvenience
by rectang 2y ago
Album art for 12-inch LPs is fabulous.
CD packaging with jewel cases was a major step down in experience because of size and also because of the inconvenience of getting the booklets out of the case; good CD packaging experiences were exceedingly rare.
Art for streaming is a different medium altogether, as it is behind a screen but potentially dynamic; it can achieve new things, but can't replicate the LP experience any more than photographs can reproduce sculptures.
- card_zero 2y agoThe Black Crowes Southern Harmony and Musical Companion is the size of a jewel case, but cardboard like an LP cover, and folds out to reveal an extra six segments as well as front and back covers. (Five have pictures, the other one holds the CD.) So that's a good effort, but fundamentally LPs are a more satisfying size for looking at.