Cool things that album cases have.

[mutantllama]

On the original Thick as a Brick by Tull, it becomes a newspaper with tons of articles, a crossword, etc.

On Stand Up, there is a pop up with the band members photos on the heads.



What are some cool physical features you have found on album cases?

 

[RedFox742]

I liked the little round white "Scottish Pirate Metal!" sticker on Black Sails at Midnight.

 

[divine_torture]

Under the case of Katatonia's Viva Emptiness is printed:


Do you like jizz?
I dunno... what jizz?
I want to find a girl who likes lots of jizz!
Ok but jizz means what?
Guys jizz in girls mouths.
I remember...
You remember?
Yes, cause I heard only one time, now I remember what jizz is. Whatever,
I'm talking sill tonight.
You've only heard of jizz ONCE?
Of course, no ...uhmm but here, we don't call it jizzzz.
What do you call it?
I say later..

 

[unknown]

On Spiral Architect's A Sceptic's Universe: "True Norwegian Tech Metal"

 

[Einherjar86]

On the original Thick as a Brick by Tull, it becomes a newspaper with tons of articles, a crossword, etc.

On Stand Up, there is a pop up with the band members photos on the heads.



What are some cool physical features you have found on album cases?

That newspaper in Tull's Thick As a Brick is so fucking cool. Some of the articles in that are genuinely hilarious.

I can't think of anything else like that, but Genesis's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway has a whole story of Peter Gabriel rambling. It's supposed to be the concept to the album, but he writes it in a stream of consciousness rant that's really entertaining. I love reading that shit.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I love shit like this. One thing that always makes me happy is stuff slam bands write in the spine area of CDs. Stuff like "TRUE COLOMBIAN BRUTAL MUSICK" etc.

 

[waif]

The Clash - Sandinista had a cool foldout thing.

 

[unknown]

I always like the little bits Nemtheanga writes in the Primordial cd lyric booklets.

Free stickers and posters are always nice too

 

[Einherjar86]

I love reading Nemtheanga's comments. They really inform the music.

 

[Psychonaut]

The Insurgentes books are pretty cool.

 

[Krow]

For the life of me I cant remember what album... but I remember some album having a gummy worm in the spine.

 

[waif]

I forgot to mention the best thing ever.
Rhapsody - Legendary Tales.
Possibly unique in all of music:
A map.
A map of what, you ask?
Of the Enchanted Lands, a fantasy world created by Luca Turilli in which their epic saga takes place. Also included was volume 1 of the Algalord Chronicles, written by Elgard himself. Fucking awesome.

 

[cookiecutter]

I'm partial to the ones that have CDs inside

 

[Einherjar86]

Damn Nick. You like the kind of sex that's with women, the kinds of cases that contain discs... you're just a little cutie, aren't you?

 

[divine_torture]

Alice in Chains' "Jar of Flies" has fake flies in the spine.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

For the life of me I cant remember what album... but I remember some album having a gummy worm in the spine.

Boris - Amplifier Worship. I only own the reissue though. One time I saw the version with the gummy worm but didn't buy it; wasn't into that album of theirs at the time. I regret it.

Just remembered a good one...The County Medical Examiners' Olidous Operettas smells like death, allegedly. The CD itself is scratch and sniff. I own it, it kinda smells weird but not bad.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

d666 "The Modern Noise Makes Modern People" in the spine of Unchain the Wolves

 

[Ben_t]

My copy of Arghoslent - Galloping Through the Battle Ruins has rat bones inside the jewel case. How much cooler can things get?

 

[Srontgorrth]

My copy of Arghoslent - Galloping Through the Battle Ruins has rat bones inside the jewel case. How much cooler can things get?

I saw one of those on eBay and really wanted to get it but it ended up at some $50+ price :/ do they smell?

 

[cookiecutter]

Damn Nick. You like the kind of sex that's with women, the kinds of cases that contain discs... you're just a little cutie, aren't you?

I have a phobia of specific details