Well designed LP covers, to open or not to open?

[stairpost]

Morning all,

I've received a copy of the Fight club soundtrack LP, with every intention of opening it to play and enjoy. But the cover has a sealed envelope type flap and a band/seal around it that has been designed to imitate an Ikea product label, it's a lot better looking and well put together than I'm making it sound. So I now find myself not wanting to open it. It was just over £40, so not cheap enough to buy a second to play.

What does everyone else do with these ornate covers, open and enjoy or leave intact?

Cheers

Rich.

[struth]

think it comes with an white obi, so use that to cover the zip opener

[WESTLOWER]

Morning all,

I've received a copy of the Fight club soundtrack LP, with every intention of opening it to play and enjoy. But the cover has a sealed envelope type flap and a band/seal around it that has been designed to imitate an Ikea product label, it's a lot better looking and well put together than I'm making it sound. So I now find myself not wanting to open it. It was just over £40, so not cheap enough to buy a second to play.

What does everyone else do with these ornate covers, open and enjoy or leave intact?

Cheers

Rich.

Open it or it becomes a trinket.
Enjoy it...

[Barry]

Open it or it becomes a trinket.
Enjoy it...

Agreed - it's music to be played and enjoyed. It's not an objet d'art.

[Audio Al]

That's half the enjoyment , Interaction with the LP sleve / words / artwork , Open and enjoy , Just be careful :)

[prestonchipfryer]

Not much point in having it if you ain't gonna play it. :)

[Barry]

That's half the enjoyment , Interaction with the LP sleve / words / artwork , Open and enjoy , Just be careful :)

Agree to that as well, though to my mind the music is the more important half Without actually seeing the construction of the sleeve/envelope packaging, it's a bit difficult to say, but I would have thought it possible to carefully slit open the 'flap' with a scalpel, without making a mess of the packaging.

[martian sunrise]

life's too short - chuck it on LOUD

[Dubster68]

Play play play play thats what music is for :D

[stairpost]

Well, that was pretty conclusive ��

I did buy it for the music, not the packaging, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I know it's just a mass produced commercial design, but I feel like I'm breaking something some one has made. I'll wait till I've got a glass or two of scotch in me, it'll be open and on the TT in a second.

Thanks for all the input.

[Edward]

Download the file based version, listen to that for a few weeks whist looking at the LP cover. This way your enjoyment will be heightened by the time you open the LP. :lol:

[montesquieu]

Download the file based version, listen to that for a few weeks whist looking at the LP cover. This way your enjoyment will be heightened by the time you open the LP. :lol:

... or not. In which case you can flog it to someone else who'd rather look at it than play it.

[mikeyb]

Should have bought three copies, one to keep, one to listen to and one to profit from to pay for all three, it's what plenty other people seem to do.

[Pigmy Pony]

Well, that was pretty conclusive ��

I did buy it for the music, not the packaging, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I know it's just a mass produced commercial design, but I feel like I'm breaking something some one has made. I'll wait till I've got a glass or two of scotch in me, it'll be open and on the TT in a second.

Thanks for all the input.

What's the first rule of Fight Club soundtrack? Don't open packaging while pissed.

[stairpost]

Should have bought three copies, one to keep, one to listen to and one to profit from to pay for all three, it's what plenty other people seem to do.

I don't doubt that. It's not like I'm even thinking I could get more for it unopened if I want to sell it one day. It's simply that the packaging looks so well designed that I don't want to damage it.

I think I've got the CD too somewhere, I'll listen to that.

[stairpost]

What's the first rule of Fight Club soundtrack? Don't open packaging while pissed.

I probably shouldn't even be talking about it!

[struth]

I probably shouldn't even be talking about it!

value wise, most will expect it to have been opened. may even prefer that its checked over. but keeping it as near mint is the way to go. but if you like it then play it

[stairpost]

value wise, most will expect it to have been opened. may even prefer that its checked over. but keeping it as near mint is the way to go. but if you like it then play it

I never buy vinyl with the intention of selling it, I always buy what I want to keep. I think it would have to be a pretty dark day that made me want think of getting rid of it all.

Funnily enough, I did look to see if there was a cheap one on ebay to play, and someone was selling one that had not even been taken out of the cardboard mailer, they were flogging it straight on unopened. You'd have to hope it's the correct record, let alone in good condition.

[struth]

I never buy vinyl with the intention of selling it, I always buy what I want to keep. I think it would have to be a pretty dark day that made me want think of getting rid of it all.

Funnily enough, I did look to see if there was a cheap one on ebay to play, and someone was selling one that had not even been taken out of the cardboard mailer, they were flogging it straight on unopened. You'd have to hope it's the correct record, let alone in good condition.

i collect rather than speculate. if what ive collected becomes more valuable in time so be it. much of it loses money tbh. some of my old stuff became valuable, but mainly because i kept it in good nick