I have the UK CD 'metallic' cover,

https://www.discogs.com/...otherhood/release/168755






does anyone have the LP, with the same texture.
it's getting hard to find and expensive.




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Edited by user 29 January 2021 14:45:36(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I have all the CD car carry cases and the linen cassette boxes.

The car carry cases came with the first edition of the Factory CDs, released in 1986. The physical discs are suffering from disc rot.

I managed to grab the last JD/NO cassette box I needed from Discogs last summer.

I don't have the metallic Brotherhood LP, just the CD. I think it was only the first run that used the foil, and they have not held up well over the years. I hope the Brotherhood box will reproduce it.

luckily for you, there's about 6 copies for sale in europe, at varying prices that don't seem to high for the metallic cd cover.

the car carrying cases, are just thin little card sleeves like they use now. they look good, but are very flimsy.

the cassette boxes are awesome, but most have aged, and are stained now, you can still find them out there, and on ebay.

i have 4/5 of the new order ones, getting a replacement for 'substance' although i have one.

good luck hunting them down, they are out there.

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Hmmm, I may give it a look. Tempting.

Do we know if any of the metallic sleeves came with car carry cases, or were these separate issues, i.e. a release that had metallic covers and a release that had a car carry case.




I bought all of my four in about 1990.
They're currently at my mum's (never brought them with me when I left home 25 years ago).

If I remember correctly, two of them are in pretty much mint condition ('Movement' and 'Brotherhood', I think). These were newly purchased at the time (from WH Smith's / Woolworth's), so there were still a few unsold in the shops as late as 1990.

My Low Life one is obviously 'used' (slightly 'greying'). However, it's still what I would call VG+. Far better than the vast majority you see on eBay etc. these days.

My 'Substance' is the worst of the bunch, I think, but it's far from tatty. I think there may be a small 'dink' on the case and the foldout insert is just a bit 'floppy' at the folds. Apart from that, it's pretty good. I think most fans would be happy with it.

I'm not sure where I got the latter two from. Possibly 'Esprit International' mail order (anyone remember them?).

Beautiful items, all of them.

I used to think that New Order fans drew the short straw with having the worst colour case (white) for showing dirt and blemishes.
However, looking at most of the JD ones I see online, these look mostly dreadful with colour fading quite badly. So, maybe white wasn't that bad.

Also, it should be noted that the white cases, when pristine, look absolutely stunning.
Fitting for the stature of the band.

I wonder, in respect of the wonderful Definitive Editions we've been treated to recently, whether there was a 'nod' to the design of the linen cassette boxes.
They definitely have the same sort of 'wow' factor.

The 1986 Factory CD has a metallic insert in the jewel case, and the car carry case is non-metallic version. Just like the 7" sleeves for State Of The Nation and Bizarre Love Triangle are a 1:1 scale section from the 12" sleeves, the car carry case is a 1:1 scale section from the standard sleeve.

For clarity, it's the upper left 5 inches or so of the front and back of the standard LP image.

Will appreciate the scans.

If I remember correctly, the PC&L one is very nice and includes the code wheel (or at least a part of it).

started a new thread for all the cassette conversations, may want to look in there.

here's my metallic sleeve and PCL covers:










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