Hi all,
It’s been a while since I posted or answered anything, but I continue to review all Weller related activity here via what drops into my email. :)
When I originally saw the announcement about the initial pre-orders of the vinyl being on a „tip-on“ sleeve, I wondered like everyone else – what the hell is that?!?!? It was nice to see other Weller fans wonder the same thing! I did watch the video that (I believe) Cinnamongirl posted, but I still couldn’t see anything really that special with it other than better quality control compared with pressings that may come later. (As a side note it popped into my mind why they didn’t do the same type of quality control with the Paul Weller and Style Council vinyl reissues!)
I still felt that there must be something more to what makes a „tip-on“ sleeve special, so I did a bit more investigating. I think I have a much better idea now that I’ve found and read this thread: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/193675
The explanation there makes much more sense, and I now understand what makes them special, and why they will one day be more sought after than later issues of the vinyl package. I just wonder how many of the „tip-on“ sleeves they will produce and will they be available through all vendors – or just through the Parlaphone store? Obviously I want one, but I wonder if it’ll be 500 between all vendors … or is it ALL pre-orders will be „tip-on“ sleeves from anyone you order it from?
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