Exai cover is a crime

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:04 PM, xox said:

 

Not with my copy of 'steps.

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 10:58 PM, oscillik said:

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 10:55 PM, Awepittance said:

i feel like i remember a sticker being outside the shrink wrap, is that not the case?

yep it was the case with Oversteps, and is still the case with Exai.

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:09 PM, modey said:

Yeah I would have tried to remove the sticker too; I usually dislike text on album covers.

 

 

Also, my copy of Oversteps was sticker-less.

There was a sticker on the cellophane to say "AUTECHRE - OVERSTEPS"

that is the sticker I'm referring to.

there was no sticker for tracklisting.

I don't recall mine having that. I would have kept it otherwise!

Yes, yes i know...i get neither of them.

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:15 PM, oscillik said:

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:04 PM, xox said:

 

Not with my copy of 'steps.

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 10:58 PM, oscillik said:

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 10:55 PM, Awepittance said:

i feel like i remember a sticker being outside the shrink wrap, is that not the case?

yep it was the case with Oversteps, and is still the case with Exai.

 

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:09 PM, modey said:

>>Yeah I would have tried to remove the sticker too; I usually dislike text on album covers.

 

 

Also, my copy of Oversteps was sticker-less.

 

 

There was a sticker on the cellophane to say "AUTECHRE - OVERSTEPS"

 

that is the sticker I'm referring to.

 

there was no sticker for tracklisting.

 

eBay item sealed

has exactly the same sticker mine had, and indeed all Oversteps vinyl copies had, since there was no barcode on the artwork.

Interesting! Didn't get my copy with that one but there's one like that on my Exai vinyl.

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:31 PM, oscillik said:

eBay item sealed

 

has exactly the same sticker mine had, and indeed all Oversteps vinyl copies had, since there was no barcode on the artwork.

 

  On 3/7/2013 at 12:01 AM, xox said:

 

Interesting! Didn't get my copy with that one but there's one like that on my Exai vinyl.

 

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:31 PM, oscillik said:

eBay item sealed

 

has exactly the same sticker mine had, and indeed all Oversteps vinyl copies had, since there was no barcode on the artwork.

 

you didn't? so how did the retailer where you purchased it, scan it in?

I ordered it from bleep.com.

  On 3/7/2013 at 12:03 AM, oscillik said:

 

  On 3/7/2013 at 12:01 AM, xox said:

 

Interesting! Didn't get my copy with that one but there's one like that on my Exai vinyl.

 

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:31 PM, oscillik said:

eBay item sealed

 

has exactly the same sticker mine had, and indeed all Oversteps vinyl copies had, since there was no barcode on the artwork.

 

you didn't? so how did the retailer where you purchased it, scan it in?

 

i still don't understand why anyone would remove a sticker from a paperstock which is rough, not smooth at all. Clearly it's going to cause damage if you remove it.

  On 3/7/2013 at 12:07 AM, xox said:

 

I ordered it from bleep.com.

 

  On 3/7/2013 at 12:03 AM, oscillik said:

 

  On 3/7/2013 at 12:01 AM, xox said:

 

Interesting! Didn't get my copy with that one but there's one like that on my Exai vinyl.

 

 

  On 3/6/2013 at 11:31 PM, oscillik said:

eBay item sealed

 

has exactly the same sticker mine had, and indeed all Oversteps vinyl copies had, since there was no barcode on the artwork.

 

you didn't? so how did the retailer where you purchased it, scan it in?

 

so did I. very weird that you didn't get the sticker on the cellophane, while I did

  On 3/7/2013 at 12:21 AM, Awepittance said:

i still don't understand why anyone would remove a sticker from a paperstock which is rough, not smooth at all. Clearly it's going to cause damage if you remove it.

I just got mine, and I have to say the sticker kinda doesn't match the ridiculous beauty of the rest of the packaging. I'll take it as a hint to leave it on there now!

i like the sticker, it sort of reminds me of what they call an 'eco-wallet' where you can get a very cheap run of CD or CDr made on a spindle and you insert them yourself into recycled cardboard sleeves with a full color sticker you put on yourself. Its just a much nicer higher budget versions of that same aesthetic.

hmm, maybe.

On another note, the overprinted colours on the inner sleeve packaging give me a total design/print boner. The artwork on this album has clearly been designed for a physical product as opposed to just screen.

I may have to get this vinyl even though I have no turntable...

I think you'll appreciate it jules!

I just realized how non-dark this cover looks..... It's really in a weird space... in between....

Yeah it's an entirely different colour to what I expected. I'm a little disappointed with the finish of the outer cover though; it's a bit patchy looking. The inner sleeves make up for it by far though.

I love this artwork quite a lot. I like the sleeve stuff going on, similar to what they did with the special edition Quaristice album. It's like a mini-vinyl package. I seriously would consider getting the Vinyl because of how sexy it is but the completionist in me would not be satisfied until I owned every Ae vinyl and I have a feeling I'll never find the vinyls for the early stuff. Love the artwork to death though, especially the inner sleeves and the disc printings themselves. I was having an Ae boner and inspecting all of my Autechre CDs today and decided to take this pic. 20 Years of Ae:

Oh and please tell me if I'm missing something. I'd love to somehow get Quadrange into a jewel case with the cover artwork but I haven't decided the best way to do that yet.

  On 3/7/2013 at 4:34 AM, thehauntingsoul said:

I love this artwork quite a lot. I like the sleeve stuff going on, similar to what they did with the special edition Quaristice album. It's like a mini-vinyl package. I seriously would consider getting the Vinyl because of how sexy it is but the completionist in me would not be satisfied until I owned every Ae vinyl and I have a feeling I'll never find the vinyls for the early stuff. Love the artwork to death though, especially the inner sleeves and the disc printings themselves. I was having an Ae boner and inspecting all of my Autechre CDs today and decided to take this pic. 20 Years of Ae:

 

 

Oh and please tell me if I'm missing something. I'd love to somehow get Quadrange into a jewel case with the cover artwork but I haven't decided the best way to do that yet.

awesome when looked at like that.

i notice you're missing Spangle though!

would those 4 inner vinyl sleeves fit nicely into those album frames? I am looking for artwork for my new office...

  On 3/7/2013 at 4:40 AM, auxien said:

 

  On 3/7/2013 at 4:34 AM, thehauntingsoul said:

I love this artwork quite a lot. I like the sleeve stuff going on, similar to what they did with the special edition Quaristice album. It's like a mini-vinyl package. I seriously would consider getting the Vinyl because of how sexy it is but the completionist in me would not be satisfied until I owned every Ae vinyl and I have a feeling I'll never find the vinyls for the early stuff. Love the artwork to death though, especially the inner sleeves and the disc printings themselves. I was having an Ae boner and inspecting all of my Autechre CDs today and decided to take this pic. 20 Years of Ae:

 

 

Oh and please tell me if I'm missing something. I'd love to somehow get Quadrange into a jewel case with the cover artwork but I haven't decided the best way to do that yet.

 

awesome when looked at like that.

 

i notice you're missing Spangle though!

What is spangle?

still don't have my copy

First time properly ordering from bleep. I'm in western Canada, are they always this shitty?

Well it takes about a day or two to ship from here to BC so assuming that's where you are I'd be surprised if you don't have it by Friday.

I know it's bad to say but

Do you think this vinyl would be good to buy incase they run out of stock for re-selling later

Like with BoC and RDJ originals. Or do they not rise much in value to those insane prices?

I've never really purchased AE vinyl before.

  On 3/7/2013 at 8:38 AM, Zeffolia said:

I know it's bad to say but

 

Do you think this vinyl would be good to buy incase they run out of stock for re-selling later

 

Like with BoC and RDJ originals. Or do they not rise much in value to those insane prices?

 

I've never really purchased AE vinyl before.

rare Autechre vinyl can go for a pretty penny. We R Are Why can fetch quite a bit, same for Amber.

They usually sell out on Bleep fairly quickly. Pretty easy to find on discogs but yeah, might be more expensive.

I paid $60 for Amber around 4 years ago and it's in great condition.