Hi All,

For my money, it was a black day when the "slimline double" CD case
was introduced. (Around 1992, if memory serves.) Up until this time,
double albums were packed in double-thickness jewel cases, which held
the discs in standard inserts.

I *hate* slimline double cases. When new, they grip the discs so
securely that I fear for the discs every time I remove them. After a
few weeks use, the tabs then snap off, and the discs fall off the
spindles and rattle around inside the case. If the original jewel case
was a slightly flawed design, the person who designed slimline double
cases should be taken out and shot...

As a result of this, every time I buy a double CD nowadays, I remove
the discs and keep them in a double-width jewel case, (bought in bulk
from online dealers). I then scan the original inlay and print inlays
based on it for the new double case.

However, the size of my collection is now reaching crisis level, and I
am left with two options:

1) Move house so as to acquire some more walls to screw shelves to.
;-)
2) Find some more efficient way of storing double CDs.

So, does anyone out there have any suggestions for a slimline-style
double case that doesn't display the failings of the ones so beloved
of the record companies? I.e. holds the discs securely, but not so
securely that it is a struggle to remove them, and doesn't fall to
bits within a month. Compatibility with the inlays in a standard
slimline double case would be an advantage.

Any suggestions gratefully received - or I'll be down the estate
agent... ;-)

Cheers,

Simon

Simon Long wrote:

Any suggestions gratefully received - or I'll be down the estate
agent... ;-)

Ditch the physical CDs and rip everything to a lossless audio format?

I *hate* slimline double cases. When new, they grip the discs so
securely that I fear for the discs every time I remove them. After a
few weeks use, the tabs then snap off, and the discs fall off the
spindles and rattle around inside the case. If the original jewel case
was a slightly flawed design, the person who designed slimline double
cases should be taken out and shot...


I would shoot the person who designed both of these cases. IMHO CDs should
have always been packaged in a similar way to a 3.5 inch floppy disk so that
you didn't need to handle the media all the time. Even if that wasn't
pratcical for cost/engineering reasons, the combination of extreme fragility
but yet resistance to being opened is something that couldn't have happened
by accident.

I don't have many double CDs and I can't say they cause me much more hassle
than single ones. many people I know either (a) keep the boxes in a cupboard
somewhere and just use a big wallet to store the cds; (b) make red-book
copies and keep the originals for backup; or (c) rip them to hard disk or
mp3 cd.

Andy