My last Basic Channel/Chain Reaction CD just split in half

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Well I thought I had taken the necessary precautions that metal CD case required , but I pulled out my Vainquer CD--my favorite of the bunch--and noticed a hair line crack eminating from the center. Tried to pop it into the computer to salvage what I could but to no avail. The crack had spread all the way out to the edge. I squeezed it a bit to put the thing out of its misery and it cleanly split in two.

So that leaves me with empty cases for Maurizio, Monolake, a compilation CD, and Vainquer. My quetion is this: are all these CD's out of print? Does anyone know a place that might still have some laying around or is e-bay my only hope? I always assumed I'd be able to pick up replacement copies fairly easily, but I think I might have miscalculated. I'm really hoping to avoid having to pay "collectible" CD prices if I can...

― Joel (aquabahn), Sunday, 18 September 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

As far as I know, the Chain Reaction artist albums are still out of print, but the Maurizio, Basic Channel, and Main Street comps are getting reissued October 4th with actual honest-to-god US distribution and in digipaks. Also a bunch of new stuff on Wackies, including the Creation Dub album and Horace Andy's Exclusively. I'd definitely wait a few months to see if any CR reissues are forthcoming before hitting ebay or gemm or whatever.

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Sunday, 18 September 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

the only one of mine that has split is the chain reaction CD. the Vainquer is my favourite too though.

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 18 September 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

What I want to know is: what is it about CD's on this label that they always crack for some of you?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 18 September 2005 23:35 (twenty years ago)

Yeah all the Chain Reaction stuff is very out of print. Most of the wackies you can find in major cities or by mail order. The Maurizio & Basic Channel CD are still available as far as I know, having been reissued in 2003. I didn't know they were being reissued again.

xpost I think it is a known fact that the early BC/CR CDS were manufactured at a lower quality level than usual?

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Sunday, 18 September 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)

some of them originally came in metal tins, which weakened them, why some people take them out, or store them in a sleeve instead.

I wish they'd reissue that first Monolake album. Hen's teeth! Hope you're right TT.

(on preview maybe what MF Gill said too.. I just read that on discogs)

The reissues are in nice, non destructive digipaks anyhow.

― fandango (fandango), Sunday, 18 September 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)

the basic channel comp was already rereleased in digipak:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009N2LV/qid=1127090677/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-1075305-0100123?v=glance&s=music

xpost to barry - the metal cases require some finesse to get the cd out i think. some have it, some don't?

― amon (eman), Sunday, 18 September 2005 23:46 (twenty years ago)

never mind, i'm stupid. the release date on that is oct 4 as well

― amon (eman), Sunday, 18 September 2005 23:48 (twenty years ago)

I think the BC comp was originally released in Digipak form (1994). The others were all released in metal boxes, starting around 1996.

I usually don't press them very hard into the metal case since, as you guys noted, they can be so difficult to remove (a moot point now, since I store my CD's in large booklets. I guess that answers my question, then.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 18 September 2005 23:51 (twenty years ago)

I assumed the splitting problem was due to the metal CD case it was issued in. It was nice to hold, but I think it stressed the CD causing it to eventually crack. After the first couple cracked I took my remaining ones out of their cases, but I think by that time they had already begun to crack and were not long to survive.
I did find a page at CD Universe for the Maurizio CD stating it was to be issued October 4th. Now if only someone could do the same for the Chain Reaction CD's.

― Joel (aquabahn), Monday, 19 September 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I dunno why they're not doing the Chain Reaction discs (at least not yet)...maybe their rights to the recordings lapsed?

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Monday, 19 September 2005 00:36 (twenty years ago)

I think the BC comp was originally released in Digipak form (1994).

nah, my copy is a metal tin one like all the rest

― amon (eman), Monday, 19 September 2005 01:58 (twenty years ago)

This is the second rerelease for the Basic Channel and Maurizio comps, IIRC- Boomkat claims that this time around they're remastered as well.

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Monday, 19 September 2005 02:00 (twenty years ago)

i missed out on the maurizio the first time around so thats great news about the rerelease. i'm not familiar with the main street stuff

― amon (eman), Monday, 19 September 2005 02:54 (twenty years ago)

The main street CD is one of the best albums ever (see this thread). you must track it down if you can.

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 19 September 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)

That Main Street CD does look good. I'll have to find some domestic mail order outlet in the US that carries it. I live in DC and there's no way any of the local stores will pick this up.

― Joel (aquabahn), Monday, 19 September 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

Blimey, I knew they were a bugger to get out but I didn't realise people were breaking them... (Didn't we have a thread about awkward packaging once? Possibly several.)

Time to rip a copy of my Basic Channel comp.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 19 September 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

i bought the vainqueur cd at FYE, for $3.00
total score and a half. awesome cd.
glad i read this thread. i'm gonna put it in a paper sleeve or something.

― Creeztophair, Sunday, 15 November 2009 05:49 (sixteen years ago)

Two weeks ago when I saw Sub. and Vainqueur, someone took up a chain reaction CD to get signed by them. Watching the exchange, I clearly remember Pete/Substance opening the case and pointing at it, likely saying "you've got to take that out".

Of my two Chain Reaction CD's, one I cut out part of a jewel case and taped in in, the other is in a regular digipak though, which is nice because the disc won't break, but still, I do covet those metal cases.

― EDB, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 02:36 (sixteen years ago)

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