Ed gifted his "Ten" album graded by AMG

demetrios · February 21

https://instagram.com/p/C3nsJkdu32k/embed/

1STmammal2wearPants · February 21

Dude looks truly touched to get that

on2legs · February 21

Cool!

demetrios · February 21

How much is one of those anyways?

mookeywrench · February 21

CD's usually run $10-13.

Wolf359 · February 21

thats awesome

Pap · February 21

Brilliant!

BF25394 · February 21

I still have the longbox that my copy of Ten came in, purchased at the long-defunct Record Explosion on 5th Avenue at 42nd Street in Manhattan in 1992. But my longbox is anything but sealed. (This sounds dirty, which is not what I intended.)

JoeyP21 · February 22

This is fantastic!

pdalowsky · February 22

BF25394 said:

I still have the longbox that my copy of Ten came in, purchased at the long-defunct Record Explosion on 5th Avenue at 42nd Street in Manhattan in 1992. But my longbox is anything but sealed. (This sounds dirty, which is not what I intended.)

I expect finding them things sealed is a mega rarity these days.

Especially the black epic variant one

Force Of Nature · February 22

Not entirely sure what this is?

pdalowsky · February 22

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

verceman · February 22

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

mpedone · February 22

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Sealed with stickers that were on the original packaging and graded to "prove" that it is all original sealing/labelling, driving up the price in the collector's market and turning a CD that most of us would open and play in a stereo into something designed to sit on a shelf (in a light-controlled room because sunlight could cause the color to fade) and be looked at occasionally.

mpedone · February 22

verceman said:

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

I'm with you. I like vinyl, but CDs are so much more versatile. My new-to-me car still has a CD player. I'm bummed that most don't now. Give me manual transmission and a CD player!

Poncier · February 22

mpedone said:

verceman said:

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

I'm with you. I like vinyl, but CDs are so much more versatile. My new-to-me car still has a CD player. I'm bummed that most don't now. Give me manual transmission and a CD player!

I just got a new car, first time with no CD player since they took over for cassette players.
Not too happy, but not much I can do about it.

GW2553 · February 22

Case Logic CD holder on the visor FTW!!

pdalowsky · February 22

Poncier said:

mpedone said:

verceman said:

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

I'm with you. I like vinyl, but CDs are so much more versatile. My new-to-me car still has a CD player. I'm bummed that most don't now. Give me manual transmission and a CD player!

I just got a new car, first time with no CD player since they took over for cassette players.
Not too happy, but not much I can do about it.

broke my heart losing my cd player in my car, but i wouldnt go back now

same with a manual gearbox....never again

mpedone · February 22

Poncier said:

mpedone said:

verceman said:

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

I'm with you. I like vinyl, but CDs are so much more versatile. My new-to-me car still has a CD player. I'm bummed that most don't now. Give me manual transmission and a CD player!

I just got a new car, first time with no CD player since they took over for cassette players.
Not too happy, but not much I can do about it.

A couple of the cars we looked at didn't have one. I seriously pondered buying a portable CD player (they still make them!) and plug it into the AUX port, like the old days of using a cassette adapter with my Discman.

demetrios · February 22

Watch Eddie Vedder Inherit A Sealed Pearl Jam CD Longbox From Steve Aoki’s Audio Grading Company

https://www.stereogum.com/2252834/watch-eddie-vedder-inherit-a-sealed-pearl-jam-cd-longbox-from-steve-aokis-audio-grading-company/news/

BF25394 · February 22

Just echoing the CD love here. Portable, durable, sounds great. My car is about turn 20 in two weeks. One of the reasons I haven't replaced it is that it has a CD player, and there are very few models of new cars that even have a CD player as an option, let alone standard.

joseph33 · February 22

BF25394 said:

Just echoing the CD love here. Portable, durable, sounds great. My car is about turn 20 in two weeks. One of the reasons I haven't replaced it is that it has a CD player, and there are very few models of new cars that even have a CD player as an option, let alone standard.

I still listen to cds in my car. One day there will be a huge CD explosion,just like their was with vinyl 15 years ago. Unlike vinyl,they'll still play flawlessly even if scratched.

BF25394 · February 22

joseph33 said:

BF25394 said:

Just echoing the CD love here. Portable, durable, sounds great. My car is about turn 20 in two weeks. One of the reasons I haven't replaced it is that it has a CD player, and there are very few models of new cars that even have a CD player as an option, let alone standard.

I still listen to cds in my car. One day there will be a huge CD explosion,just like their was with vinyl 15 years ago. Unlike vinyl,they'll still play flawlessly even if scratched.

You've brought this full circle, as I mentioned above that I bought my Ten CD at Record Explosion, which later changed its name to CD Explosion. My friend and I who worked across the street from Record Explosion always pronounced "explosion" like the way Jon Spencer says "explosion" in Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Poncier · February 22

mpedone said:

Poncier said:

mpedone said:

verceman said:

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

I'm with you. I like vinyl, but CDs are so much more versatile. My new-to-me car still has a CD player. I'm bummed that most don't now. Give me manual transmission and a CD player!

I just got a new car, first time with no CD player since they took over for cassette players.
Not too happy, but not much I can do about it.

A couple of the cars we looked at didn't have one. I seriously pondered buying a portable CD player (they still make them!) and plug it into the AUX port, like the old days of using a cassette adapter with my Discman.

I have considered buying one of those. Will probably end up doing it at some point. Have the free trial of Sirius XM currently so not missing the CDs as much, but when it expires I'll probably grab a portable.

BF25394 · February 22

Poncier said:

mpedone said:

Poncier said:

mpedone said:

verceman said:

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

I'm with you. I like vinyl, but CDs are so much more versatile. My new-to-me car still has a CD player. I'm bummed that most don't now. Give me manual transmission and a CD player!

I just got a new car, first time with no CD player since they took over for cassette players.
Not too happy, but not much I can do about it.

A couple of the cars we looked at didn't have one. I seriously pondered buying a portable CD player (they still make them!) and plug it into the AUX port, like the old days of using a cassette adapter with my Discman.

I have considered buying one of those. Will probably end up doing it at some point. Have the free trial of Sirius XM currently so not missing the CDs as much, but when it expires I'll probably grab a portable.

It's a viable workaround, but not as stable as a player built into the dashboard when your car goes over a bump.

demetrios · February 24

Pap said:

Brilliant!

Indeed.

100 Pacer · February 24

pdalowsky said:

Poncier said:

mpedone said:

verceman said:

pdalowsky said:

Force Of Nature said:

Not entirely sure what this is?

Its just a ten cd in a long cardboard case

Long boxes were made to display new Cds in record stores in the 1990's

Yeah, because that way they fit in the record stores existing fixtures designed to display vinyl records. Then CDs became massively popular and almost put vinyl out of existence. Because CDs were way more convenient and also sounded incredible. They were, and still are, the superior format, unless you are using some crazy set up. This isn't Reddit so I don't have to worry about losing karma for my unpopular opinion! 😁 I Stan for CDs!

I'm with you. I like vinyl, but CDs are so much more versatile. My new-to-me car still has a CD player. I'm bummed that most don't now. Give me manual transmission and a CD player!

I just got a new car, first time with no CD player since they took over for cassette players.
Not too happy, but not much I can do about it.

broke my heart losing my cd player in my car, but i wouldnt go back now

same with a manual gearbox....never again

We’re no longer friends.

Ed gifted his "Ten" album graded by AMG

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