Got mine earlier this week, but to be honest I've had no time to really digest it, it took two days before I got around to getting the shrinkwrap off, and boy, what a nice package
I'm still liking the white (and black) design look which has become John's palette of choice over recent years, and C.O. Complete fits in nicely with that aesthetic. The printing quality has a satin sheen rather than a high glossy one, the images are crisp, and the type layout is well balanced, and everything is presented in the style of a mini book.
I have one gripe though about the packaging, which is no reflection on this excellent release from John, maybe its a reflection on my anal nature, its open to debate, but my gripe is about the nature of this style of card container.
The sleeves that are stuck to the front and back hardcovers really don't leave a lot of flexibility for the easy removal of the discs, and when I finally managed to prise out the DVD which is in the rear sleeve, I noticed that it had two very long and obvious straight scorelines on its play surface running from edge to centre, also there was a hard flake of something stuck to the disc which took a really good cleaning to remove, glue from the card seals perhaps? I hate digipaks, and this was a reminder why, as the scorelines are no doubt the result of whoever had to force the disc into the sharp edged card sleeve in the first instance. It puts me off struggling to get the DVD in and out, sure, for future use I could put it in a separate jewel case, but then its divorced from the C.O. mini book :rolleyes:
, it is a beautifully designed package, with a few images appearing in print for the first time?(although no doubt they are represented on the DVD at some point.) Texts are limited to 6 - presumably those that were used in the postcard set but someone else will be able to confirm this.
