Friday 12Mar2010 22:09
“ I love those screenprinted packages, and I really do wish I could continue doing them, but it’s hard to justify the cost and labor involved with those, particularly when it becomes harder and harder with each passing day to sell a CD copy of anything—screenprinted or otherwise.
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Packaging a Music Experience: Ryan Catbird and Catbird Records | Art21 Blog (via catbird)
Which is sad. Even if I myself is a bit guilty to this — waiting for the vinyl and such — I do love the well-made CD-packaging just as much as the vinyl covers. Sometimes even more as there might be a good and thick and wonderful booklet with the CD. A fold out lyric-sheet isn’t really the same thing.
Nice things should continue. Unfortunately the damn real world gets in the way. This is sad. But you tried Ryan. I think that counts for a lot.
