having no lyrics inside isn't that big of a deal 4 me ..just would like 2 know who plays what on each track

It helps the environment, think of it that way.

The cheap packaging is to save himself some money .....

I said the same exact thing. I only have access to a computer at work. Computers ain't cheap and it will probably by years before I can afford one of my own. Even then, high speed internet would be too damn expensive each month (something you would need to download songs). The computer age has a long way to go before it takes over. Lower the damn price of computers to about $100 or $200 so a lot more people can afford them.

vainandy said:

LOL, You on some other shit, my friend.

I'm dead serious. Even then, it would take forever to save up one or two hundred dollars. Not everyone has mommy and daddy to buy them things.

The liner notes take up more paper, cost more money to put in the cd; you have to hire special people to work on the internal artwork and such. Prince is going the Wal Mart cheep way, which is how the world works. Prince is merely following the trend of global capitalism.

jaynoonan said:

No tracklisting or any other info on the back cover
doesn't do much to save trees or the ozone.

vainandy said:

that's an unfair assumption don't u think that because u have a computer at home, one's parents bought it 4 them? I've had 2 computers that cost me over 2500 total and my parents didn't help me in any way.

i understand that the price of computers r xpensive and not everyone has it like that, but still the price has come down considerably the last few years and can contain more hardrive space etc ...

back 2 the topic

Is there a vinyl verson of Planet Earth and does it have a 12" hologram? That would be so cool to frame!

The reason that you don't have any info on this cd cover is because the cd jacket was made before the final track listing was decided upon, and to minimize the track listing being leaked.
[Edited 7/25/07 17:18pm]

babynoz said:

Etorres said:

That's what I was thinking. I know the process for doing the holograms (or whatever the hell the process is) is expensive.

I'm sure that P paid for the design and most of the printing cost while columbia is only distributing and promoting the cds.

thedoorkeeper said:

I was hoping for a peel-off label on the back that shows the tracklist.

6sixx6 said:

Yes because the world economy would collapse
if the tracklisting got out too early.
What a lame excuse.

Let's not forget the corset...
What's up with that? Is he gonna be playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in a new version of "Rocky Horror Picture Show"? (Hey, maybe that's not such a bad idea...)
Underwear as outter-wear, like Madonna used to wear her bras on the outside of her clothes, is all the rage! Wouldn't the red shirt just have been sufficient P?

vainandy said:

Come on now, you can save $10 a month and have $120 in 12 months.

I am sure that many people buy things that they really don't really need...like cigarettes, energy drinks, Star Bucks coffee, fast food, etc. If they gave up one or a few of their non-necessities, they would be able to save $200 in a year.

I think the real question is what the hell is up with the man's own fan site? it's pretty angry here...

happyhappy said:

Nah, nobody sounds angry...a tracklist and some sort of booklet are a reasonable expectation for a new cd are they not?

adorable2 said:

babynoz said:

Yeah I guess it's a standard, but it' not the end of the world. Anyone's capable of listening to an album and picking up on the words themself (at least a little). I know it's inconvenient, but it's still an option. *shrug* Just more criticism then i'd expect around these parts I 'spose.

i like the inside pic... its like Prince is sayin "come on baby- u kno u wanna listen to Planet Earth..." i wish there were more pics of the band and Prince. but i think its fine.

you can download a booklet at www.3121.com/planetearth... but that was already said
[Edited 7/30/07 10:44am]

tznekbsbfrvr said:

How many people have noticed that the bottom half of that picture is posted on the 3121 website? The perfume bottles on the table. Or is that some computer generated stuff to make it look that way?

A track list would have been nice on the back!

we already knew the tracklist like a billion months before the album came out, but whatevs.