Jackson Hammond

Originally announced in 2004, the Kraftwerk remasters (The Catalogue) finally arrived in late 2009. The minimalist, often stark and angular nature of the music is reflected in the artwork…

While the eight individual releases are presented in jewel cases with cardboard slipcase and expanded booklets, the box-set presents the releases in a deluxe format. Each CD is housed in a cardboard inner sleeve that displays the album’s original release artwork, which is in turn housed in a cardboard outer sleeve displaying the new updated covers that brings all the artwork into line with a more stylistic unity.

The accompanying (and lavishly illustrated) booklets are blown up to 12” x 12” and housed in their own box. The CDs sit in a foam inner layer and an inner box housing the booklets sits on top.

The whole package is so beautiful and luxurious, the music CDs are almost an afterthought! Almost.

Posted on 12th February 2010 at 3:21 PM | We Like | Comments (0)