Today I was at a used wrekka stow and I saw a Prince item that I have never found before. It was the CD of Around The World In A Day in a printed cardboard sleeve. It slid inside a gate-fold 12" x 6" printed cardboard package.
The package opened up to be about 12" x 12". Inside were the lyrics and more art. It used the regular ATWIAD artwork throughout, so it was very colorful.

It was only $12. I know it must be somewhat rare. What's the story on this thing? I coudn't find any info as to country of origin. Should I get it? Anyone in the Minneapolis area been looking for this? I can tell you which wrekka stow it's at.

squirrelgrease said:

You can tell me...that's the original packaging for the album-and i don't have it...thanks for any info.

mrchristian said:

It's not the "longbox" that Cd's with jewel cases used to come in (I still have mine). This has a pocket inside that the 5" cardboard sleeve slides into. It's very different.
Still interested? Org note me.

I got one too.

The first pressings were in this format. In 1985, hardly anybody had Cd players. I got my first in 1987, making Sign O The Times, and The Joshua Tree as my first Cds. I got the original Around The World Cd a few weeks later. I later bought the Jewel box version years later, to avoid scratching up my original.

stillwaiting said:

You're right. The first time I got one it was the same format. I don't think I have mine anymore.

stillwaiting said:

I didn't go digital until '87. And even then, it was a long process to replace my now obsolete vinyl. My first CD was Husker Du's "Candy Apple Grey". My first Prince disc was SOTT. Still gots my vinyl Prince records though, I can't bear to part with the large format artwork. My wife still gets on me about all of my old "longboxes" in storage though. I kept them all.

I don't complain about her damn Christmas figurines...