Hardformat

The 43 discs are:

“gorgeously repackaged in a custom-made, individually numbered limited edition trumpet case that includes symbolic memorabilia, with only 1955 (representing the year Davis signed to Columbia Records) box sets available worldwide.

Then comes the treasure of wonderful extras within the case:

• A mouthpiece replica of exactly the ‘Gustat’ Heim 2 model used by Davis especially created by Kanstul.
• A previously unseen and unavailable fine art lithograph by Davis, who was a dedicated and talented artist
• A boutique-worthy T-shirt manufactured exclusively for this package by Trunk Ltd. showcasing the image of Davis playing his horn.”

Sorry to say you’re going to have to wait until 14th September 2010 to purchase this one – a snip at $1,199.99 (I particularly like the 99 cents…)

I’ll confess I’m a bit tempted by the Bitches Brew 40th Anniversary Collectors Edition at a mere $89.99 – which is daft as I already own the original CD edition, a double vinyl version and the Bitches Brew sessions box (much less essential than some of the other boxes e.g. the Jack Johnson and On The Corner sessions). So on second thoughts, I’ll pass…

- First seen on John Coulthart’s Feuilleton
- More details of both releases on the Columbia website
- See also here on Hard Format: Peter Gabriel’s Scratch My Back ltd ed and Big Box Sets

Okay, I made the last bit up…

The Creative Review blog recently published details of a limited edition version of Peter Gabriel’s latest album, Scratch My Back. A snip at $299. It looks lovely and I haven’t seen the album itself, but I can’t help but suspect it’s not a patch on the likes of Peter Gabriel 3 or 4… This gives me the chance to mention that we got referenced in the latest edition of Eye magazine:

Hardformat’s Buttimer regrets the way the pricey special edition ‘militates against the industrialised democracy of popular music, the idea that one can own an original piece of art at an affordable price.’

(It’s funny to see yourself referenced by surname like that…)

- Hard Format in Eye magazine
- Lots of details and more pics of the Peter Gabriel box at Creative Review
- see also Big Box Sets, previously on Hard Format.

Hmm, I wonder what the average age of Wired readers is?

Wired readers’ choice.

If you’re interested in typography, this post is well worth a read for its appraisal of a long list of recent designs. I enjoyed reading it, though the only two designs I actually like are the ones above (the Laurie Anderson I was already familiar with, the Teenage Fanclub I wasn’t – I wonder whether the rest of the design is as good.)

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Via John L. Walter’s twitterstream