Here in Portugal I have seen the new albums and some reissues using these:

Slide Pack



Super Jewel Case

does that mean no booklets?

Slide packs are used for cheaper editions (without booklet and for 6-8 Euros)

Super jewel case are muck better than normal cases and include complete booklets

thanks for clearing that Pandurito.

PANDURITO said:

well that's a pretty cool initiative. i'd buy many more real cd's
if they were only 6 euro's and if it's not by someone like bjork,
prince or whatever, i don't really mind if there's no booklet

Here I think they are sort of bringing back the longbox in the way that it's all made out of paper...Universal is issuing some of it's material through packages made out of all recycled material, so the case holding the CD is some sort of paper product, I think. I have seen them in stores.

I noticed a 20 Century remaster greatest hits of The Ohio Players in the cardboard sleeve. I think they are just being cheap. Give me my damn jewel cases. That damn cardboard doesn't fit in my CD case slots. As many CDs as I have, I need something that fits in the slots so I can find my stuff quickly and easily. Also, if I see an empty slot, I know someone has stolen something.