FORUM DEMO CD *This is permanently on hold*

[Darren]

admin said:

Someone else is selling the demos on ebay for £12.99

They have chosen to call it The Courteeners 12 Track CD Demo (Libertines, Oasis), after checking their feedback they have made about £100 from the one's who have given feedback, so they could have sold a lot more


I wish I could make my own CD of demos to sell on here but I would
just cover the costs of a decent made CD with special packaging or something


Let's get a campaign going, DOWN WITH CD-R DEMOS - WE WANT A FORUM DEMO CD! ;D


I may even open a new thread for this, as it's sounding better in my head all the time

I posted this in response to demos being sold on ebay in the Unofficial / Bootlegs.


It's only an idea at the moment (and will be for a few weeks) but when I have more time I'll give it some serious planning.

I don't know if I would be able to gain permission to distribute or even use the tracks, so it all could be a pipe dream but I gonna try

[cal]

go for it, just email the lads on myspace, aslong as ya use unrealeased tracks i dont think there would be a problem

[madchester]

Yeah yeah!

Do it for the fans ;D

It would be a whole lot better than those cdrs, it could even be in record collector if the lads get big enough...

... i'm getting all excited

[kyle_red]

thats a top idea, something which looks a bit more official

[cal]

called Snorting and Cavorting


love it

[madchester]

cal said:

called Snorting and Cavorting


love it

Nahhh, the title needs to be more personal to the band...erm... i'll think about that one ;D

keep it to a limited number too, say about 100-200 copies???

i hope the band will let this happen

[cal]

Etched on the centre of the Acrylic vinyl in tiny letters, is

"Jealousy Will Destroy Us Them Not Us"

a play on one of the lines out of No You Didnt No You Dont

hmmm maybe that?

[Fergal]

cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Courteeners-16-Track-demo-CD-Very-Rare_W0QQitemZ160190440082QQihZ006QQcategoryZ1049QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem this seems a top demo, best iv seen on ebay, sumat like this is what you want.

[Darren]

With a load of free time recently 'cos I'm still waiting for the number stamper for the badge set I jumped the gun a bit and started to design the artwork for the CD.

Having completed the first drafts of the covers and CD artwork, I printed out a copy and made a CD.

I'm not ready to show any pictures or reveal the title as I have made no contact with the band or their representatives

However this could only be a good thing! If I approach them with the designs and everything first then everything is above board.
I will need to make a good proposal to the band and hopefully they will see this is for the fans and the community I'm trying to build ;D

As I'm thinking about this whilst I write I probably haven't jumped the gun and making the artwork will help

[Darren]

I need some help from your guys and gals please.

Having designed the artwork for the CD, I didn't think what packaging would be used!

I just thought a standard CD album case


What do you want?

I know I like it when a band has made a effort with the CD packaging, Hope of the States were a band who used a very creative designer in type2error (I hope that's right and it helped they were a cracking band!

Anyway, please let me know what you want, as this CD will be for you lot.

[kyle_red]

i think the simpler the better, just a cardboard sleeve i think

[cal]

ermm cardboard, but like a proper case, if u get me. like the one cavorting came in

[kyle_red]

yeh thats what i mean like a gatefold one, ;D hate jewell cases they look crap

[Darren]

This is another side project at the moment, I promise to put by some time this week to get it moving along.

To summarize your recent posts:


CD Packaging.

I'm glad a few of you thought about what case the CD should hold, so here's a few more examples for you to think about.


The one's that could be used:

Digipak - as used for the Cavorting CD single, some of you have mentioned this as your choice. Nice and simple, looks a lot better than a normal jewel case. Can have separate slots for a booklet too.

Double Digipak - If it's a 2-disc set, there's more room for the design too.

Card Sleeve - used for Acrylic CD single, I'm not so sure about this but they can be customized easily and would be cheap to produce.

Old Vinyl Sleeve - The old die-cut 60's sleeves would look great but this is a first thought

Special Packaging - I would love to do something 'different' as CDs are rather boring. I've seen cloth/Hessian/plastic/tin sleeves but I've always liked the 'DIY' style and I'm quite creative when I put the effort in.


I think I covered everything, have a think yourself and post your thoughts for me please

[k1ll3rs]

Card sleeve is the way to go... like you say much cheaper and easy to customize. Oh, and be sure to individually number each sleeve