Spyder’s Vinyl Showcase (With Added Toe)

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I don't know if you do requests but this (oak) boxset looks a bit special and pre-orders close soon:

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition). Aphex Twin.

Buy Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition) by Aphex Twin on Aphex Twin.

aphextwin.warp.net

I had to post this one, it's finally here. They had announced a delay and it wasn't expected until just before Christmas, but it arrived today.

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II 30th Anniversary special edition

In a handmade real oak box, no MDF or plyboard, real wood, and with a custom etched real copper faceplate (each one is different) and copper hinges. The lid is magnetized to keep it shut

You open it up and it's just a little slip containing a booklet, stickers, artwork and a poster all by Aphex Twin, and then the album on 4 discs (with quite a few extras).

I've never seen anything like this before, not of this kind of quality or attention to detail. It's so utterly unique.
They opened pre-orders for about 5 days if I remember correctly and that was it, they made whatever was ordered. And there wasn't much warning so you had to be quick.

Absolutely stunning. A real one of a kind.

If anyone needs any bespoke craftsmanship, these are the guys responsible, I will vouch for the quality

Artichoke Print Workshop

Open Access Print Studio and Editioning services, based in Brixton, South London since 1992. Intaglio, relief and plate lithography.

www.artichokeprintworkshop.co.uk

 

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I had to post this one, it's finally here. They had announced a delay and it wasn't expected until just before Christmas, but it arrived today.

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II 30th Anniversary special edition

In a handmade real oak box, no MDF or plyboard, real wood, and with a custom etched real copper faceplate (each one is different) and copper hinges. The lid is magnetized to keep it shut

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You open it up and it's just a little slip containing a booklet, stickers, artwork and a poster all by Aphex Twin, and then the album on 4 discs (with quite a few extras).

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I've never seen anything like this before, not of this kind of quality or attention to detail. It's so utterly unique.
They opened pre-orders for about 5 days if I remember correctly and that was it, they made whatever was ordered. And there wasn't much warning so you had to be quick.

Absolutely stunning. A real one of a kind.

If anyone needs any bespoke craftsmanship, these are the guys responsible, I will vouch for the quality

Artichoke Print Workshop

Open Access Print Studio and Editioning services, based in Brixton, South London since 1992. Intaglio, relief and plate lithography.

www.artichokeprintworkshop.co.uk

Wow! That is absolutely beautiful. The cd box is much better than the norm but that is a work of art.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Wow! That is absolutely beautiful. The cd box is much better than the norm but that is a work of art.

I saw the Japanese CD box and it is lovely.

This is a new tier in quality I think any box set going forwards is going to need to compete with. The actual vinyl pressing, even though it’s bioplastic is stunningly good as well, zero noise floor which is really unusual for any bioplastic

Even the hugely expensive boxes like the John Lennon - Imagine box, yes you get a lot of content, but it’s multi format, I would have zero use for half of it, and the box itself is too big and there little quality throughout the box.

John Lennon, Yoko Ono - Mind Games (The Ultimate Mixes): Super Deluxe Box Set - Sound of Vinyl

Limited to 1 per customer, UK only.The John Lennon Estate and Universal Music Recordings presents this Collector’s Edition Super Deluxe Box Set, Strictly Numbered and Limited to only 1100 pieces.This all-encompassing Time Capsule of the JOHN LENNON MIND GAMES album sessions and era contains 2...

thesoundofvinyl.com

Something like this is a lifelong thing that you’ll be able to actually use and appreciate. I’d take this any day

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just come across this, and it's so significant in the things that I find so enjoyable about collecting and playing records. Though you might find it interesting