Wes Crone wrote:

>Well....I really must say that I can really find no reason why
>anyone should criticize the small artwork on the Naxos covers.

I see them, I don't care for them, and I say so.  It probably helped that
some list members have mentioned liking the Naxos covers; that put the
theme back in my mind.

>Aftr all, here we are saving a bundle of money on a budget label buying
>DDD recordings of great performances.  Does the artwork really matter?

I don't buy Naxos to save money; I buy it for the repertoire.  No, the
artwork is not a big deal.  But, providing attractive covers is not a big
deal either.

>Would you prefer to spend 2 dollars more per CD so that the cover
>looks nice?

I wouldn't prefer it, but I could easily go with it.  My purchases of Naxos
would not decrease any; I only get about 10 Naxos cds a year.  Where does
the $2 estimate come from? Sounds mighty inflated.

I don't know how far anybody on the list wants to go with the cover
business.  As Wes indicated, covers provide no clues as to the quality
inside.  It's just that I think it is very inexpensive to provide covers
that I would find pleasing.  Most of you would likely hate them, so let's
forget the whole thing.

Don Satz
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