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This may sound like sacrilege but I am thinking of chucking out the actual packaging/the boxes that the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s set came in and just keep the Jewel cases (and the stamps and booklets). My reasoning for this is two fold:

1. My home is small and we as a family need to free up some space.

2. The three boxed sets are hidden away due to their very size and therefore the contents don't get played that much. Out of sight, out of mind etc etc. I plan to have the Jewel cases on my main cd cabinet on the Elvis shelf where they are much easier to access.

I'm never planning to sell the sets so getting rid of the boxes aren't going to cause any loss in resale price. Plus there doesn't seem to be much market for them anyway above £15-£20.

So what do you reckon? Am I being mad and ruining a classic set or doing the right thing given the need for space?


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It's all about the music. Besides, freeing up space on your shelf means you have room for MORE Elvis.




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As most members On This Forum Can Buy Everything They want ,GET A LARGER HOME :smt023



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Hobbes wrote:It's all about the music. Besides, freeing up space on your shelf means you have room for MORE Elvis.
Thanks Hobbes, that was I was thinking. I know I've said on other threads how much I like physical product over say downloadable music but in this case i find it hard to justify holding onto those massive fat boxes. It's the music on those CDs that comes first and they're going to get played a whole lot more where I can get at them easily.


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Squire Smart wrote:This may sound like sacrilege but I am thinking of chucking out the actual packaging/the boxes that the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s set came in and just keep the Jewel cases (and the stamps and booklets). My reasoning for this is two fold:

1. My home is small and we as a family need to free up some space.

2. The three boxed sets are hidden away due to their very size and therefore the contents don't get played that much. Out of sight, out of mind etc etc. I plan to have the Jewel cases on my main cd cabinet on the Elvis shelf where they are much easier to access.

I'm never planning to sell the sets so getting rid of the boxes aren't going to cause any loss in resale price. Plus there doesn't seem to be much market for them anyway above £15-£20.

So what do you reckon? Am I being mad and ruining a classic set or doing the right thing given the need for space?
Yep you are ruining the sets.. just give up your kids up for adoption instead!!
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Greystoke wrote:You could sell them and buy the reissued smaller box sets.
Good idea!




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1995..? The 50s box came out in '92, the 60s one in '93. Anyway, I threw away my TTWII and Young Man 12"x12" boxes in May and put the contents inside the 1990s sets. I keep those as they are important releases, but packaging wise I have no room or interest in bulky deluxe things any more. FTD Classic Albums and the recent 60CD box set are all I will definitely keep intact.



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King Volcano wrote:1995..? The 50s box came out in '92, the 60s one in '93. Anyway, I threw away my TTWII and Young Man 12"x12" boxes in May and put the contents inside the 1990s sets. I keep those as they are important releases, but packaging wise I have no room or interest in bulky deluxe things any more. FTD Classic Albums and the recent 60CD box set are all I will definitely keep intact.
It was the 70s set that was released in 1995, I just lump them all together year wise. I know what you mean about bulky sets though, space is a premium.


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Greystoke wrote:You could sell them and buy the reissued smaller box sets.
Yes but I don't like those smaller sets, I actually had the 60s set and hated it - the CDs are a real swine to get out the box plus the text is really small for the booklet. I chopped the mini set and went all out for the fat box sets. I also like that the original discs are in individual Jewel cases.

Also, the fat boxes don't fetch much on eBay.


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Squire Smart wrote:
Greystoke wrote:You could sell them and buy the reissued smaller box sets.
Yes but I don't like those smaller sets, I actually had the 60s set and hated it - the CDs are a real swine to get out the box plus the text is really small for the booklet. I chopped the mini set and went all out for the fat box sets. I also like that the original discs are in individual Jewel cases.

Also, the fat boxes don't fetch much on eBay.
Whatever you decide to do with the big ones I agree about the small boxes FWIW, they're horrible, poorly made and "designed".

Maybe you should keep the CDs in their jewel cases, put the large booklets from each set on a bookshelf with any other books, and throw the rest away. That way you've kept the core but will be rid of the bulky boxes..



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I would never sell the 50's set. I don't care about the sound issue: IMO, this is just the most beautiful compilation / set / record dedicated to Elvis Presley. The song selection, the outtakes, the booklet, the stamps, the whole presentation, the elegant design. Perfect to me. None of the other two decade sets reached that quality.




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King Volcano wrote:1995..? The 50s box came out in '92, the 60s one in '93. Anyway, I threw away my TTWII and Young Man 12"x12" boxes in May and put the contents inside the 1990s sets. I keep those as they are important releases, but packaging wise I have no room or interest in bulky deluxe things any more. FTD Classic Albums and the recent 60CD box set are all I will definitely keep intact.
You threw away the 12" boxes?? No! Holy..... Those are the best. Not only the music, but the boxes as well.




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jeanno wrote:I would never sell the 50's set. I don't care about the sound issue: IMO, this is just the most beautiful compilation / set / record dedicated to Elvis Presley. The song selection, the outtakes, the booklet, the stamps, the whole presentation, the elegant design. Perfect to me. None of the other two decade sets reached that quality.
I agree. Although I got YMWTBB, the 60cd box, I bought the big 50s set a month ago (12 euro). Its too good not to have. I also bought the new little 50s 60s and 70s boxes to listen in my car



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King Volcano wrote:
Squire Smart wrote:
Greystoke wrote:You could sell them and buy the reissued smaller box sets.
Yes but I don't like those smaller sets, I actually had the 60s set and hated it - the CDs are a real swine to get out the box plus the text is really small for the booklet. I chopped the mini set and went all out for the fat box sets. I also like that the original discs are in individual Jewel cases.

Also, the fat boxes don't fetch much on eBay.
Whatever you decide to do with the big ones I agree about the small boxes FWIW, they're horrible, poorly made and "designed".

Maybe you should keep the CDs in their jewel cases, put the large booklets from each set on a bookshelf with any other books, and throw the rest away. That way you've kept the core but will be rid of the bulky boxes..
Yep, I had a go earlier this evening and it felt quite liberating 'releasing' the CDs and books from those big old boxes. Also nice to see the individual jewel cases out with their various images of Elvis on the front and back.


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jeanno wrote:I would never sell the 50's set. I don't care about the sound issue: IMO, this is just the most beautiful compilation / set / record dedicated to Elvis Presley. The song selection, the outtakes, the booklet, the stamps, the whole presentation, the elegant design. Perfect to me. None of the other two decade sets reached that quality.
I won't be selling them, I just need to free up some space.

Whilst the fat boxes look great as a presentation cd set, I've actually found them a little inhibiting through their sheer size - they require their own space or area to reside in rather than your usual cd shelf (mine are actually in another room away from the hi-fi) - and also the awkward way the jewel cases sit on top of themselves in the plastic tray; IMO it doesn't make it conducive to easily access the music. It makes it a bit tedious, or 'a faff' as we say in the UK. :D


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I'll get rid of some other things before I destroy an Elvis box set.I don't play them much but I know where they are when I do. They are safe in the box they were bought in.I know having space is good to have but really,if I took those three boxes off the shelf the gained space wouldn't be much and I'd miss the boxes so can't tell you to ditch your boxes.Sorry.


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If you're that short of space, why not throw away all the jewel cases as well, or box them up and chuck them in the attic, and invest in a bunch of binders? You can store the inserts away safely somewhere - they take up no room at all - and if you ever change your mind or want to sell any, you can easily put everything back together.

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Squire Smart wrote:
jeanno wrote:I would never sell the 50's set. I don't care about the sound issue: IMO, this is just the most beautiful compilation / set / record dedicated to Elvis Presley. The song selection, the outtakes, the booklet, the stamps, the whole presentation, the elegant design. Perfect to me. None of the other two decade sets reached that quality.
I won't be selling them, I just need to free up some space.

Whilst the fat boxes look great as a presentation cd set, I've actually found them a little inhibiting through their sheer size - they require their own space or area to reside in rather than your usual cd shelf (mine are actually in another room away from the hi-fi) - and also the awkward way the jewel cases sit on top of themselves in the plastic tray; IMO it doesn't make it conducive to easily access the music. It makes it a bit tedious, or 'a faff' as we say in the UK. :D
I keep the 12"x12" decade boxes (with other stuff inside them as mentioned above) with my vinyl LPs as they're the same size, looks quite tidy that way.



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The Pirate wrote:If you're that short of space, why not throw away all the jewel cases as well, or box them up and chuck them in the attic, and invest in a bunch of binders? You can store the inserts away safely somewhere - they take up no room at all - and if you ever change your mind or want to sell any, you can easily put everything back together.

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Good idea. I've been doing that with our DVDs actually, arrowfile are a good supplier. One slight problem with the plan however is that the attic is long gone and is now a bedroom, and an office, and a store room, and a 'library', and a ...... you get the idea!

Thanks for everyone's comments.


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Squire Smart wrote:
The Pirate wrote:If you're that short of space, why not throw away all the jewel cases as well, or box them up and chuck them in the attic, and invest in a bunch of binders? You can store the inserts away safely somewhere - they take up no room at all - and if you ever change your mind or want to sell any, you can easily put everything back together.

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Good idea. I've been doing that with our DVDs actually, arrowfile are a good supplier. One slight problem with the plan however is that the attic is long gone and is now a bedroom, and an office, and a store room, and a 'library', and a ...... you get the idea!

Thanks for everyone's comments.

A library? Most people don't have a library.You've got lot's of room for your "full" Elvis collection.


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jeanno wrote:I would never sell the 50's set. I don't care about the sound issue: IMO, this is just the most beautiful compilation / set / record dedicated to Elvis Presley. The song selection, the outtakes, the booklet, the stamps, the whole presentation, the elegant design. Perfect to me. None of the other two decade sets reached that quality.
I think it is too. It is also the one release that really got raves from every area of the media on all counts and set the standard for artists boxsets for years to come. It was a monumental release in many regards, but I realize time marches on and needs change.



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Squire Smart wrote:
So what do you reckon? Am I being mad and ruining a classic set or doing the right thing given the need for space?
YES. :)

You must really be squeezed for space to break up those classic sets. I can understand your need to make room as i have a family also, but i've never
felt so squeezed for space that i would throw out anything from my Elvis collection, let alone breaking up any of my Box sets.

Even at one time years back when there was just the wife, 1 kid (now 4) and myself living in a one bedroom apartment, i found room for my collection.

I have been collecting Elvis since i was a kid and have kept everything since and on thru today, (a mountain now) and i can't imagine even tossing out 1 newspaper
clipping. Call me overly obsessive about my Elvis collection, some fans are not, but it's all part of my life's journey and the memories they hold are comforting for me.

I would keep those Box Sets becouse one day you may wish you had. :wink:



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I would play a FTD release the car before I'd toss those boxes out.

And I'll be damned if I will EVER play a FTD release in a car.


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Rob wrote:I would play a FTD release the car before I'd toss those boxes out.

And I'll be damned if I will EVER play a FTD release in a car.
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Sell/Throw away, something else.


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