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Something happened to me today with a CD that arrived and I wanted to see how many weird experiences people had buying CDs.
My first was buying a Motorhead album ('Bomber') on my first trip to USA (1992). When I finally reached home (Costa Rica) and played the first track begun to jump like crazy, the album came scratched from factory. Sadly I discovered it far from home. It happened twice more in my life, the second time I could return it and the third time was a purchase from Argentina and the seller offered me to send another one for free, but was Christmas time and never arrived (got to bought it again from another seller later
)
My second was buying a CD in the time when they still came inside cardboard boxes, I was bought Suicidal Tendencies HWILTWICEST and when I opened the box there was only and empty jewel case inside: no CD, booklet or inserts. The store that sold me the album knew me and they exchange it. Since then everytime I buy locally I open the CD case before leaving the store.
My third was buying Cathedral "Forest Of Equilibrium" album, I ordered it locally through a store and it came scratched (but the laser play it fine) and the booklet missed all central pages. Years later I bought it again to have it complete.
My fourth was buying ELP "Pictures At An Exhibition", the booklet has the right cover and back cover but inside comes the lyrics and pics from "Brain Salad Surgery", I bet it's quite a collectors rarity :Smokedev:
My fifth was today, I received my copy of Stormhammer new album and the jewel case came with two booklets, two identical booklets
. So if anyone buy the that CD and don't have the booklet PM me 
.
What are your stories?
My first was buying a Motorhead album ('Bomber') on my first trip to USA (1992). When I finally reached home (Costa Rica) and played the first track begun to jump like crazy, the album came scratched from factory. Sadly I discovered it far from home. It happened twice more in my life, the second time I could return it and the third time was a purchase from Argentina and the seller offered me to send another one for free, but was Christmas time and never arrived (got to bought it again from another seller later
)My second was buying a CD in the time when they still came inside cardboard boxes, I was bought Suicidal Tendencies HWILTWICEST and when I opened the box there was only and empty jewel case inside: no CD, booklet or inserts. The store that sold me the album knew me and they exchange it. Since then everytime I buy locally I open the CD case before leaving the store.
My third was buying Cathedral "Forest Of Equilibrium" album, I ordered it locally through a store and it came scratched (but the laser play it fine) and the booklet missed all central pages. Years later I bought it again to have it complete.
My fourth was buying ELP "Pictures At An Exhibition", the booklet has the right cover and back cover but inside comes the lyrics and pics from "Brain Salad Surgery", I bet it's quite a collectors rarity :Smokedev:
My fifth was today, I received my copy of Stormhammer new album and the jewel case came with two booklets, two identical booklets
. So if anyone buy the that CD and don't have the booklet PM me .What are your stories?
)
. That's why I prefer jewel cases anyday (although in Argentina they make some neat digipacks which center is a hard rubber piece that holds the CD tightly and at the same time never broke like the plastic ones).
