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Packaging Review: The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love [Vinyl]

Mar 21, 2009, 9:00pm

Packaging Review: The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love [Vinyl]

The Hazards of Love is as grandiose as it is ambitious, does the packaging capture this well? The short answer is yes and no. Upon opening Hazards, I was expecting the packaging to match the grandiosity of the album. Instead I was looking at what was a rather dull presentation. The vinyl jacket opens up and the lyrics and credits to the album are spread across – so not much in terms of album art to find here. There is a nice picture of the Decemberists (with guest vocalists [...]

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Tags: Decemberists, 'hazards of love', Packaging Reviews

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