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  1. 28-03-2019, 13:42 #1
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    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?

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    think it comes with an white obi, so use that to cover the zip opener
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    Quote Originally Posted by stairpost View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WESTLOWER View Post
    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.
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    That's half the enjoyment , Interaction with the LP sleve / words / artwork , Open and enjoy , Just be careful
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    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.
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    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.

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