From: wckna1@wckn.dorm.clarkson.edu (Mike Morgan)
Subject: Re: Suzanne Vega's 99.9F boxed CD
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 20:26:09 GMT

From article <NV1JwB3w165w@west.darkside.com>, by user@west.darkside.com (A Modem User):
> Did anybody pay the twenty-plus dollars for the special boxed-booklet
> edition of "99.9 Fahrenheit degrees"? I saw it in a record store and, 
> although the stupid thing was shrink-wrapped, it looked as though there 
> were a LOT of photos and things contained inside. 

I bought it already having the regular version of the CD and like it a lot.
As you probably already noticed, it contains one extra track: "Private Goes
Public" (1:56) ... and yes, it does contain a lot of photos and stuff inside.
If you notice in the booklet that comes with the regular version that the
lyrics are done in some sort of old style poster type design with a zillion 
fonts inteweaved throughout, this version carries that theme further with
more photos.

A more detailed description .. the whole thing comes in this hard cover
bound "book" with Suzanne Vega 1992 appearing (though obviously not) 
handwritten on the cover.

The IFC contains a miniaturized customer copy of the A&M records playlist
for the CD with some technical credits below.  Page 1 shows a color picture of
Suzanne wearing the outfit on the back of the regular CD's booklet in a 
different pose with the guy with the megaphone found elsewhere in the regular
booklet. She's standing with hands in pockets .. he's in the background.
The caption is the album title featuring Blood makes Noise and In Liverpool.
Pages 2 & 3 are lyrics for "Rock in this Pocket", "Blood Makes Noise" and 
"In Liverpool" in about 12 different fonts.
Page 4 is a B&W photo of Suzanne just sitting on something, legs crossed,
looking into the camera .. slightly blurred in the bottom. Made to look
like an old photograph found in a photo album. Pages 5-8 are consumed by
handwritten "Diary"-ish text about nothing really in particular .. its
written on some sort of opaque paper causing pages 5 and 8 to be consumed 
by the reverse text of pages 6 & 7. Page 9 shows a neck-down shot of a man
holding a rather large fish (not sure of the point of that)...Pages 10-12
are lyrics for "99.9F", "Blood Sings", and "Fat Man & Dancing Girl" in several
dozen other fonts.  Page 13 contains a yellowed-color photo of another pose
of all the people in the regular booklet's picture.  Suzanne has basically
the same pose except that she's standing. Page 14 contains a B&W 20's-ish photo
of a bunch of people playing instruments.  Above it is a caption that reads
"Helen, Suzanne, & Bruce" ... I think its meant more for humor because 
Suzanne is clearly not in it.  Pages 15-18 are consumed by another 
translucent paper thing on pages 16-17 of a newspaper article about the
"Billy Purl Co.", a miniatured show poster, photograph, and a 99.9 logo slapped
over the top of it all.  Page 18 contains 3 B&W photos .. one of which is
Suzanne sitting with guitar on lap, the other two appear as just old pictures.
Pages 19-22 are lyrics for "(If you were) in my movie", "As a child", "Bad
wisdom", "When heroes goes down", "As Girls Go", "Song of Sand", and "Private
goes Public".  Page 23 is an art direction credit, Page 24 contains the CD.
I don't know what the IBC is supposed to be.

All the lyric pages are on paper made to look really old (not texture wise)
just color wise. (Paper is very yellow).

I hope this description is detailed enough for you ... Unless you are
really into Suzanne Vega and want the extra track or collect a lot of really
cool looking CD's or have a lot of money, I can't really see shelling out
the $20+ (I paid $24.95) for this CD ... but if you do get it and can get
rid of your old one I recommend it.

Mike

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