Best Vinyl Packaging?

[Spazzmatazz]

Alice Cooper School's Out. It opened up like a school desk and instead of a paper record sleeve, the LP was inside of a pair of underpants

I was wondering if someone would mention it.
+1

[Duck My Sick]

Not their best album, but it's a cool sleeve:

I have that one, I also have their 'Shinin On' album that you have to pop out the 3d glasses.

[Ghost of Earl]

Jefferson Airplane's "Long John Silver" Folded up like a cigar box, paper sleeve had cigars on it and underneath some nice buds

[tomtom]

Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke was cool, had a huge rolling paper to make the "Led Zepplin" joint. I know kids who rolled up some ditch weed in it and passed it around one night.



KISS used to have inserts in their albums. A gun in the album Love Gun, tattoos in the KISS Alive II album.

[August West]

I used to like all of the paraphanelia that came with the old KISS albums. The Love Gun, Rock And Roll Over Sticker, temp tattoos and posters. Always some good shwag.

[Greekfreak]

I used to like all of the paraphanelia that came with the old KISS albums. The Love Gun, Rock And Roll Over Sticker, temp tattoos and posters. Always some good shwag.

I used to get them with all kinds of mistakes in 'em. My copy of Alive II came with the tattoos but the booklet belonged to the Alive! LP.

As far as CDs, I think Spiritualized's "Ladies And Gentlemen..." takes the prize.


On vinyl, I have two favourites:


And of course,

[Xanthine]

Alice Cooper.The cover was that of a school desk and the album had a pair of panties made out of paper-my 'mom' threw the panties away but I still have the album and cover.

[Xanthine]

I was wondering if someone would mention it.
+1

Oh I didn't read this first when-I didn't think anyone would have it but YOU DO,hahaha

[Xanthine]

Stones had gteat covers - the original Satanic Majesties Request with the 3D pic, the zipper album, Cheech and Chong Big Bambu with the giant rolling paper, The Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick newspaper, etc

I also have the Cheech and Chong with the rolling paper-well good for me,right?

[HeinousMark]

I've got an original (American Release) Magical Mystery Tour, and it's got a great picture book inside. I used to own a Motorhead No Remorse double album that came in a faux leather cover (I also had the cassette version, also faux leather case)...

I'm probably forgetting some stuff, but I lost almost all my LPs years ago....

[FranciscoTheMan]

A vinyl thread???

I must have lost my invitation in the mail.

This one is so incredibly simple for me. Hands down, the original packaging for "Still" by Joy Division. Its so heavy in the hands, so industrial in aesthetic and feel, embossed too, it must have been so expensive to make, but that was the m.o. for Factory Records. I procured a copy of it when I was 16 (I'm American and 31), I was so scared to take it out of the plastic dustjacket because I thought I would stain it with the oil from my hands. Lucky for me, my BFF's brother gave me a huge stack of vinyl, and lo and behold there was another copy(I know why, but its a long story), so that became my copy to play until I decided to retire that too and listen to the album on a digital format. No, you can't have my other copy ( ).

These are my personal pictures....





These are the sleeves within the sleeves and they go back in a special way....



Beautiful, minimalist, perfect.

[FranciscoTheMan]

...and some bonus vinyl porn for Senator Rick...

I only have access to a few of my records because I'm in the middle of changing residences, but I thought you might get a kick out of this.....


Embossed, Gold Leaf


That's blue wax, lest my crappy pictures imply otherwise....



...and if that wasn't enough...

[Senator Rick]

...and some bonus vinyl porn for Senator Rick...

I only have access to a few of my records because I'm in the middle of changing residences, but I thought you might get a kick out of this.....


Embossed, Gold Leaf


That's blue wax, lest my crappy pictures imply otherwise....



...and if that wasn't enough...

JEEEEZE!
Beeee-yooooo-ti-fullllllllll!
I have the ordinary vinyl release of that. Never even saw the one you've posted.
Same cover but not the extras!
You know who else here is a huge Cramps fan? -Doctor Ivan!

Post more!

btw- I have several of the original 33 1/3rd album sized Joy Division singles.
Just transferred most of them to mp3 format a few weeks ago.

[FranciscoTheMan]

JEEEEZE!
Beeee-yooooo-ti-fullllllllll!
I have the ordinary vinyl release of that. Never even saw the one you've posted.
Same cover but not the extras!
You know who else here is a huge Cramps fan? -Doctor Ivan!

Post more!

btw- I have several of the original 33 1/3rd album sized Joy Division singles.
Just transferred most of them to mp3 format a few weeks ago.

I have an original British Factory Records copy of "Unknown Pleasures", bought it for $4, a pressing from Spain of "Closer", I believe that is also Factory Records. I have no 33 1/3s by them in my collection. I got my hands on a lot of really great records by some coincidences that benefited me. It was a great start for a teenager who became interested in collecting vinyl. I've never paid more than $30 for individual thing, when I was younger, that number was much lower.

The Cramps album was introduced into my collection through a record trade which involved an album by The Birthday Party that I found for $3. I think that the album by The Birthday Party is worth more money now than "A Date With Elvis", but I'm a bigger fan of The Cramps, and I was a bit naive when I did the trade. No regrets though.

I love talking to Doctor Ivan about music. He knows a lot about it, I'd like to think that I do too.

Perhaps I will take a few more pictures, my record collection is scattered in three places right now, so I'll take a few more when I'm able.

[Senator Rick]

I have an original British Factory Records copy of "Unknown Pleasures", bought it for $4, a pressing from Spain of "Closer", I believe that is also Factory Records. I have no 33 1/3s by them in my collection. I got my hands on a lot of really great records by some coincidences that benefited me. It was a great start for a teenager who became interested in collecting vinyl. I've never paid more than $30 for individual thing, when I was younger, that number was much lower.

The Cramps album was introduced into my collection through a record trade which involved an album by The Birthday Party that I found for $3. I think that the album by The Birthday Party is worth more money now than "A Date With Elvis", but I'm a bigger fan of The Cramps, and I was a bit naive when I did the trade. No regrets though.

I love talking to Doctor Ivan about music. He knows a lot about it, I'd like to think that I do too.

Perhaps I will take a few more pictures, my record collection is scattered in three places right now, so I'll take a few more when I'm able.

Please post more of your collection.
I'm so lazy I don't feel like scanning some of my stuff. The 45's are kind of easy but the albums involve scanning twice and then assembling the 2 halves in Photoshop.

I'm thinking that the 1st Factory releases I ever owned I got through mail ordering directly from the outfit.

[smithbeatrix]

wow I like the art. Some of these are pretty good. I like the funny images lol. I usually use the funny stickers. I like these. Recently i have decor the room of kids with some funny stickers. I will share some images of these. I search these from Google and saved in my PC then i visited here and get these. I think in stickers designing plays most important role. So i always concentrate on having good designs for my stickers.