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My dream CD features:

1. Limited 4 Disk Edition

Disk 1: Chinese Democracy.

Disk 2: The Demos, the entire track listing in demo version mirroring the original. Okkervil River just did this on their newest title "Stage Names" with much acclaim.

Disk 3: The making of DVD.

Dick 4: The world tour Live DVD.

2. Limited Edition Packaging as shown below. Leather zip case with 48 page book inside. With lyrics and never before seen images detailing the making of CD.

3. CD North American Tour Pre-Sale Password

(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5577/cdlimitededitionas8.jpg)

That would be a dream come true...I just hope Axl reads your post and follows the idea   :hihi:
The leather zip case is fucking cool

Thanks man! I have been thinking about this for a long time. I just hate all these flimsy limited edition cases that get damaged. Aerosmith's A Little South of Sanity Limited Denim Edition was released a few years back. I bought it, though I am not a big fan, because I thought the packaging was really cool. I got it home and the bloody plastic insert that holds the cd was broken inside, the CD fell out and was immediately scratched. I always thought that a fabric slip case, like people buy stand-alone, would have been the way to go if you really wanted to do it right.

Edit: Also, in a softcopy download world the only way to move hardcopy CD's is to offer something people would really get in their car and drive to Bestbuy for. There will be a time in the near future where record stores will only carry specialty items like limited editions and box sets. Canada legalizing downloads has almost gotten there already. I was just working in New Brunswick and they had 5 different versions of the new Pumpkins album.

the zip case rocks dude!!

i don't think they would do a making of DVD. don't know how you could fit 343 years of production in a DVD. Unless they do it by seasons. Chinese Democracy: Seasons 1-15.
 :rofl:

I agree.

That would be sweet...

No way this will happen given GnR's perfectionism and not wanting low quality material out there. Would be cool though to have different versions maybe with different guitarists playing different solos, Sorry with and without Bach, 2002 demos of "Chinese Democracy" and "The Blues" (given how much they've changed), etc.


2. Limited Edition Packaging as shown below. Leather zip case with 48 page book inside. With lyrics and never before seen images detailing the making of CD.

Why exactly 48 pages? :hihi:

They officially released the demo for Don't Cry.

As far as 48 pages... it seems Ltd Editions always have 48 pages.  :P

I'd love to see that documentary thingy about them touring Europe last year, that 5 minute video made me hungry for more! besides that some kind of  video interview would be cool, with Axl but also with the other members..some kind of introduction where the people who buy the CD can get to know the other members a little bit better, and between the interview parts maybe some clips of them playing live.

My best attempt at the rest with my crappy Paint Shop Pro skills. I know this is a little generic and unimaginative, but it still paints an idea of how the finished product could look. I won't even attempt the booklet.

Disk 1

(http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4285/disk1xa6.jpg)

Disk 2

(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2766/disk2mc1.jpg)

DVD 1

(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1866/dvd1vs8.jpg)

DVD 2

(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5751/dvd2ry1.jpg)

The Set

(http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3928/cdpackagein4.jpg)

Very nice idea

very cool!!!

This looks like is was a lot of freakin' hard work man. This is just so damn cool!!!

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys. I am seriously thinking about making a prototype. I have friends in the graphic imaging industry, I may be able to make it affordably.

Hey this is amazing dude   if u do make one i will bye one ... realy!!!


Peace

you have a lot of time on your hands.

Very cool. Nice work.  My only dream is that the cd comes out this year. 

thats some great stuff man..love it.

I admire the time and effort it took you to cook up this stuff.  : ok:

Good ideas too! 

Thanks again everyone. It never really took that long, maybe an hour or two total.

Great idea!!
i think they most Definitely need to include something bonus to help sell physical copies.. in this case i think a dvd of some kind would be great!

if they do the whole leather case thing, that would rule too!!!

Releasing the thing on blue ray or some other fancy high tech thing might be nice. Especially since not many media exists so far for those.

also releasing something via USB sticks might be nice.
Imagine a GNR logo shaped USB stick with cd on it.

How about including a copy of Mao's Little Red Book?!

Here's an idea: The CD itself.

thats incredible, how did you come up with that???


I rekon they will definetly do something really appealing for the general public in ordre for it to sell alot of copies...
After all its chinese democracy...

It is worlds apart from any cd that could ever be released along side it... :beer:

Blu-ray? :hihi:

Maybe it there was a DVD...

Maybe Jarmo could nudge Beta or somebody to have a look at this idea..... I think its pretty cool.  8)

that design and idea is great. well done.

i also like the idea of different versions of songs, especially with the different members but i believe this could be a big legal pain in the arse

that zip case  :drool:  please tell me thats been photoshopped and theres nowhere to actually get it...it looks amazing! :drool:

Haha, glad you guys like it... how do I show this idea to the band?  ;)

Secondly, how do I get them to put my name in the liner notes if they use it? :P

considering this thread has been up for two days now, chances of someone from the band's camp having seen it are pretty good.....so if they get in touch with you...you score....if they don't....then you don't....

i like the idea of a 4 disc package, although i'd like to have as much new material as possible, as opposed to having a CD and then a demo CD of pretty much the same songs....they must leak the demos online afterwards.....rather pack the second disc with some more new tunes.....the livd dvd disc is a cool idea, and so is the making of movie.....

the packaging idea is (sorry to say) terrible...a leather bound cd sleeve couldn't be cheesier....but then again, i don't have a better suggestion, as long as they release whatever they plan on releasing....even if its in the shittest jewel cases available...i'll take two of each....

I agree, but personally if I were the label I would try to recover as much money as possible while still keeping the fans happy. Thus, I would release a set like this every year (if the material is out there). As a fan, that would be my dream release schedule. I remember thinking when the illusions came out that I would have preferred that they were a year apart. When you get it all at once there's nothing to look forward to for years with bands that only release quality material like Gn'R.

They could do the Bond thing!

Bond films used be released every second year - something to look forward to.

It was either going to be a Bond year or a Pink Panther year!

good point....although a proper world tour to promote the album is a highlight...that's something to look forward to, singles on radio and tv is also a highlight, music videos.....interviews, appearances, all the usual media and promotion crap which goes with a new release.....there's a lot a band can do in a space of say two years before they drop another one....

Oh I agree, but Gn'R don't follow the 2 year rule.

yeah, but you also have to agree that not following any of the so called "rules" is the reason we're so obsessed with them (him) in the first place....also, you mentioned about the label recouping funds.....i honestly wouldn't worry about that....any label exec or record industry bigwig is never going to lose serious cash....so they could be complaining about gnr and pleading poverty, but i'm almost 99% certain that its all nonsense....i don't feel bad for them one little bit...

Those special cases are nice and all, and great work on the design, but I'm not a fan of them. They're nice for about the first 5 minutes then after that you can never find a decent spot on your CD shelf for them or in your car. I end up taking the CD out and putting it in a cheap plastic case as it's actually usable.

Great design though, it really does look good!

a.

I think the "standard" approach of a regular disc and a second edition (simultaneous release) with either dual disc or a DVD makes the most sense.

Cheaper to produce than the leather case, easier for the fans who only have to purchase one edition.

Just limited talk and just a release would be fine.  Seriously, I wouldn't mind the 1st being a double C.D. followed by a DVD/Live issue and finally 2 seperate C.D's about  8 months apart.   That would allow time for touring and then time to write and hit the studio again before people start crying again.  That's about 4-5 years worth of stuff.  This is only if there are 4 albums currently available, if not I'll take whatever they put out.

Hardbook edition with 48 or 64 page book featuring photos, lyrics, and interview.
CD version of album.
DVD with videos, live versions of new songs.
Insert CD for download link to 'secret' part of GNR website with rare MP3's : demos, live versions, alternate mixes that aren't going to be on the singles.

Then...
approx 3 months later. "Chinese Democracy LIVE" DVD with live show, bonus rare tracks from TV (i.e. RIR3, etc.), soundcheck, TV appearances and documentary. This band are fascinating and a lack of interviews from them is frustrating. I'd love to hear Robin's thoughts on the band, for example.

I didn't use font, it was an image cropped from the tour poster.

What a clever idea!  ;)

it certainly looks good.i like the leather idea also with the zipper.very kool idea so far.

Very nice art. I dig that on the dvd ones.

My dream one would be...the HTGHT limited edition? :hihi:
Or the downloading mofo limited edition. As we owe the band for having those welsh things.

That's the one without the music?

 :rofl:

this zip case looks really nice.. id love to get something like that

No sir. Not by that chrome thingy.
with the music. something like chocking designed.
On the live dvd and the demo cd, the band members choose the clips and the demos for HTGHTers.
plus HTGTH logo should be on them.  ;D

:drool: x 100

I want that :drool:

You guys are making my week! All this positive feedback is awesome. I really hope someone from inside the GN'R camp sees this. I'm pretty amazed that there appears to be about a 90% approval rating from posters so far. That seems to be a pretty good approval rating by any standard.

my hand to god, i nearly shit myself when i saw the zipper case, i would be very pleased if that was the acutal case : ok: : ok:

i haven't said anything about how i like this yet (because i've been lazy) but I really like this stuff too :yes: :beer:

Most big releases these days seem to come with at least one limited edition version.  DVDs with the "making of" are pretty much standard.  I'd be happy with just the album, to be honest, but a "making of" thing would be interesting.

yeah dude, this is awesome!

how did you get the idea for the case?
has it been done before?

All of these are great ideas...I would love the Hammerstein concerts to be released. Im just hoping for the actual cd....nothing more. JUST RELEASE IT ALREADY!!!

FUCK EVERYTHING ELSE!

i just want that zipper case FULL with every song Axl and company has written in the last 14 years, with maybe an explanational DVD as to WHY it took so long. Ya know kinda like a behind the music. :drool:

Axl, please be reading this, you wanna make money and pay off all that studio time? Release the album, then 2 or 3 months later release that zipper case cause thats just the coolest fucking thing in this thread, with all of what others and i have said in previous posts.

THEN tour for 2 or 3 more years and repeat (only if wanted ;D)

:peace: :headbanger:

Aerosmith did a denim one. Not anything like this really. I google searched "CD Cases" looking for an empty jewel case, this came up (just an image of the leather case) and I thought of the Aerosmith Ltd. Edition and though GN'R could rock a leather case. From there I just experimented with several cases, and thought of the contents to justify such a case. I thought 2 cds and 2 dvd's would justify a heavier price tag.

Thanks for being so enthusiastic! Do you have any idea how cool it would be for me to think Axl even read this post?

 :peace:
James

cool


i really hope they think about something like this, cuz its fuckin' special , man!

the aerosmith one, was it just a denim slip on cover or something and normal cd/dvd case inside or did it have those "pages"?

It was lame. Was a typical cardboard case, like GN'Rs greatest hits with denim glued over it. Problem was the inside was clear glued plastic. So when I opened mine the clips that held in the cd was broken and beginning to peel off the backing. Thus, I think my design is better. But the Aerosmith case "A little South of Sanity Ltd Edition" was a far cry from what I've laid out. You can still see the Aerosmith cd at Amazon.com, it's the blue one with a patch of the Aerosmith logo ironed on the front. I guess it is meant to resemble a jean jacket with a patch on it.

Also, the Aerosmith booket was glued inside to the case itself, which I thought was lame, the case folded out 3 times thus, booklet, cd1, cd2.

ya can only dream man :beer: hell, it'd be awsome if he read anything on this board........or if he was/is a member ?:nervous: :) Hey Axl :wave: