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Monday 8 April 2013

OMD - English Electric in a Tin

Look what arrived in the post today - English Electric, the new album by OMD, as a stunning box set and vinyl package.
So, here's what I got:
  • An OMD embossed tin
  • The album on CD
  • A CD of demos
  • A DVD
  • A foldout cover to hold the above 3 items
  • Three cards with artwork
  • Three cards with photos of the band 'in concert'
  • A blue vinyl 7" single with an exclusive b-side ('Frontline')
  • A booklet with lyrics and photos
  • A signed card - I think they call it a 'certificate of authenticity'
  • Some foam packaging to keep the above safe in the tin
  • The album on vinyl in a die cut sleeve, so you can rotate the inner sleeve to make different versions of the artwork (it's just like the OMD/Architecture and Morality/Dazzle Ships albums covers all over again, which kept me entertained as a child)
 
Oh, and there were two metallic badges as well, which I think were extras thrown in to the parcel as it was a pre-order and might not be part of the boxset.
 
Here's the vinyl "die cut" sleeve - see how I've radically changed the artwork.

And here's the tin... I know, taking photos of tins is possibly an all time low for me.

2 comments:

  1. Jesus, they are obviously paying these School Teachers too much if they can squander their earnings on such a luxury item! What would Ian Duncan £53p/w Smith say? Or Michael Gove more pertinently...

    But it does look rather desirable, RW ;)

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    1. You're right - we earn too much, we all leave work at 3:30 and go on holiday for half the year.

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