I’m old enough to remember Longboxes
That sounds like a pretty good drop in price, considering each longbox probably cost a penny to produce.
Does anyone remember the price of cds in a cardboard longbox? Weren't they typically around, like, $16.99 back in the 80's?
That was an American thing.
I'm old enough to remember 78's.
They were very rare in the UK- 99% being imports.
I’m sure you’re not alone in that around here.:cool:
Fact: the longbox only existed because of the LP. Retailers wanted/requested the longbox because it was the same height and half the width of an...
They were pretty cool! [IMG]
If I recall right, 1993 was the last year of longboxes.
That sounds about right for North America. $17 for domestic titles, $30 for European imports, $45 for Japanese
It was so they fit into LP store stands wasn’t it? Longboxes weren’t even a thing in most parts of the world. It was mostly a US thing I think.
When the longbox was done away with and the price didn’t drop, Consumers rightfully noticed it and voiced their opinion. Eventually and...
Longboxes were invented for one reason only - to allow retailers to use LP browsers to stock CDs without refixturing, or until they could complete...
...said, and it made more sense for the dealer than it did for the longbox manufacturer. But those printers losing contracted business with...
Why on earth. The only two reasons longboxes got any traction on this continent were 1) record dealers couldn't bear the idea of customers they...
...the early 90s. :eek: I remember absolutely not being a fan of the longbox whatsoever. It seemed like a funny transition compromise to let...
Please see my previous post where I said I may have been wrong about the fatboy case thing.
...listings for the non-NR'd Electric Ladyland on Reprise only show longbox-oriented editions where each disc is in a separate jewel case; the...
Weren't these American longboxes more for potential theft reasons? We never had them in Europe, but I remember shops taking out the CD and...
...recent Record Store Day release of Dr Dre's 'The Chronic' as a CD longbox is possibly a dip of the toe in the water to see if people fall for...
...it on standard CD, cassette, 8-track, a gold CBS “Mastersound” longbox and the box set. I hardly listen to it whole and the only songs I...
Yeah they transitioned to those lock box security types Dan, thing that sucked about them you couldn't read the rear credits/tracks (same thing...
...Just a matter of finding it... It's like one of those micr0-SD cards. Good luck ever finding it again unless it comes in a longbox folder.
I had a (complete?) set of 30 Beatles "Jukebox Only" 7" singles that I bought upon their initial release. I sold them about five years ago for...
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