No Code photo sets

jfarish · April 2010

Hot diggity, I got 'em! Should be in the mail for me. I'm so excited. This caps off one of my understated life goals. I guess I just needed to post it to get the motivation to really go exploring and find them.

I'm not collecting the vinyl version, so if you want some extra copies of the cd sans photos, I'd be happy to send them your way.

broloco · April 2010

Isaac wrote:

No code has definitely been the most interesting package design to date, such a great concept.

agreed. you guys ever check the cassettes out? let's not forget them. those are cool, too. Because the cover is actually a folded individual polaroid. complete with the "glossy picture part" and dull surrounding "white part".

Plus you have to check out the little booklet it comes with. first it's tiny, tiny little square thing! secondly the b&w photos of the guys are actually bigger than we see in the lp and cd version. like you see the complete photo. whereas with the lp and cd they are cropped horizonally.

jfarish · April 2010

No doubt No Code has been the most interesting packaging to date. I've spent hours poring over the photos, trying to decipher some, admiring others. The integration of the entire packaging as a single artistic expression is also unique. It's fun to try to find the yield signs in Yield and all, but it can't compare to No Code. Plus, it has the allure of the collector's search.

Now that I have all four sets, I set them together side-by-side-by-side-by-side. Some interesting notes and stats, if anyone is interested (SPOILER ALERT, I suppose):

#1 is Hail, Hail on all four sets, but the C and O sets share a photo, while the D and E sets share a different photo.

#2 is Smile on all four sets, and just as with Hail, Hail, C and O are the same, and D and E are the same. Same is true for #3, Off He Goes, and #4 Mankind.

#5 is Around The Bend, and all four sets share the same photo.

#6 is Sometimes on the C and O sets, both with different pictures. The D and E sets are Who You Are, and those, too, both have different pictures.

Similarly, #7 is Red Mosquito on C and O, with different pics, while D and E are I'm Open with different pics; #8 is Present Tense on C and O, different pics, and In My Tree on D and E, different pics.

Finally, #9 is Habit on C, O, and D, with different pics--kinda. They share the same event, namely a massive nosebleed that looks like it's coming from Mike, but they are at different angles and/or times. In a strange twist, the E set on #9 is the only place you will find Lukin.

Can and will post pictures of all four sets next to each other when I get a chance, unless that's not cool with an administrator.

-decodified- · April 2010

jfarish wrote:

No doubt No Code has been the most interesting packaging to date. I've spent hours poring over the photos, trying to decipher some, admiring others. The integration of the entire packaging as a single artistic expression is also unique. It's fun to try to find the yield signs in Yield and all, but it can't compare to No Code. Plus, it has the allure of the collector's search.

Now that I have all four sets, I set them together side-by-side-by-side-by-side. Some interesting notes and stats, if anyone is interested (SPOILER ALERT, I suppose):

#1 is Hail, Hail on all four sets, but the C and O sets share a photo, while the D and E sets share a different photo.

#2 is Smile on all four sets, and just as with Hail, Hail, C and O are the same, and D and E are the same. Same is true for #3, Off He Goes, and #4 Mankind.

#5 is Around The Bend, and all four sets share the same photo.

#6 is Sometimes on the C and O sets, both with different pictures. The D and E sets are Who You Are, and those, too, both have different pictures.

Similarly, #7 is Red Mosquito on C and O, with different pics, while D and E are I'm Open with different pics; #8 is Present Tense on C and O, different pics, and In My Tree on D and E, different pics.

Finally, #9 is Habit on C, O, and D, with different pics--kinda. They share the same event, namely a massive nosebleed that looks like it's coming from Mike, but they are at different angles and/or times. In a strange twist, the E set on #9 is the only place you will find Lukin.

Can and will post pictures of all four sets next to each other when I get a chance, unless that's not cool with an administrator.

that is so freaking cool... would be nice to see the pics... now I'm going to start to look for all of them... one last question you have all of them in VINYL??? :shock:

jfarish · April 2010

Ah, sadly, no. These sets are the cd version. I would be curious to see if the vinyl is different in any respect.

Pictures should be up this weekend.

jfarish · April 2010

Wasn't able to post the pics because I don't have anywhere online to publish them and I don't yet have an administrator's consent to add attachments to a post. If/when one of those things happens, I'll put them up.

broloco · May 2010

jfarish wrote:

I don't have anywhere online to publish them.

hook up with flickr...it takes a second! and then hook us up.

jfarish · May 2010

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49790002@N04/sets/72157623990855430/

How's that?

mvluckymike · May 2010

I have an extra c set to trade from the cd. I have bought this album 4 times and have only scored the c set. This one must of been the most common i guess.

broloco · May 2010

jfarish wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49790002@N04/sets/72157623990855430/

How's that?

that is good! thanks! Let's turn this thread into the official Nocodencyclopedia.

-decodified- · May 2010

that's awesome... thanks, after I think I would start my hunt of all versions...

jfarish · May 2010

[that is good! thanks! Let's turn this thread into the official Nocodencyclopedia.[/quote]

Great idea!

81 · June 2010

subscribed. i totally forgot about the photos from when i purchased it. i'll have to check tonight to see which set i have.

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