In many cases the packaging is superior to, or at least more elaborate than the majority of vinyl releases. They are also known as LP replicas as they tend to exactly replicate the original packaging of the first vinyl release. As such, it will likely be similarly unsurprising for you to hear that today’s the day that SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION gets the boxed set that it so richly deserves. What is a Mini-LP CD?Ī Mini-LP is a CD version of something that was originally released as a 12" (12 inch) vinyl LP. If you’re a Depeche Mode fan, then you’re undoubtedly aware of Rhino’s ongoing reissue of the group’s 12 vinyl singles on an album-by-album basis. However, as the format became more popular and began to be used by more manufacturers, the generic "digipack" came to be used to describe all soft CD packaging. Sony continues with their Depeche Mode 12-inch box sets with Songs of Faith And Devotion: The 12 Singles, an eight record set due for release in October. Contains eight 12-inch vinyl singles from 1993's Songs of Faith And Devotion. Digipacks were first created by MeadWestvaco, and their product, called Digi-Pak, is trademarked. Songs of Faith and Devotion The 12' Singles deluxe limited edition numbered box set.
Usually, the portion of the digipack that hold the CD is made of plastic like a traditional jewel case CD - the plastic part is simply attached to the paper background. Digipacks can flip open like a book, or it can have three parts, so that one portion of the packaging opens to the right and one to the left, with the CD in the center portion. Rated 29 in the best albums of 1993, and 1864 of all-time album. Released 29 March 1993 on Liberation (catalog no. Digipacks are a type of CD packaging made out of card stock or other heavy paper/cardboard material. Songs of Faith and Devotion, an Album by Depeche Mode.