I rarely buy CDs and when I do, it inexorably falls always on a J5 compilation or album. My two latest purchase are these two compilations:
The Jackson 5 : 4 albums (Diana Ross Presents, ABC, Third Album and Dancing Machine).
Although I would perhaps have prefered if they had put Maybe Tomorrow instead of Dancing, which, after all is a more later album, but I was still glad it was this one as all I had is the LP and since my record player is broken, I haven’t listened to that one in years. But honestly I was very disappointed by the packaging, I thought the box-set would be more solid than mere cardboard, but it seems that lately, all they do are cardboard packagings. Which is probably more ecologic in a way, sure, but it’s also not very solid and time proof. So I would have voted for something more ‘durable’ in time. I could have forgiven them the fragile and thin packaging if what was inside the box-set would at least have been more interesting, but I’m sorry to say, nothing new or exciting there. Just only the cds in each a separate (once again) cardboard folder, with (just!) the front cover of the LP printed on it. (ho!) No photos or anything behind. I’m finally finding that my two other cds for ABC and Third Album (that I bought years ago) had a lot more to offer and were much more accurate in reproducing the original LPs. (and backcovers).
Mind you, I have the feeling that some of the songs (mostly for the Diana Ross Presents) are actually a little bit longer (mere seconds but still!) but I could be wrong, I need to check that.
Here are two photos of the box-set:
