Open the box

Nothing beats a box-set offered by a tiny label, almost apologetically for being so grandiose when, in fact, it is nothing of the sort. My purchase of the Asking for Trouble set arrived this morning, in a simple white box, with a blue sash advertising the label and bands within. Once inside, there's a couple of split 7" singles, some inserts from each of the 4 bands involved, a mini fanzine with band interviews and a guide to some of the mystery individual gifts that are supplied with each box. It doesn't talk about mine, a calling card for an osteopathic therapist in Rainham, but looking at the other things offered maybe the Scottish pound note or, as Jimmy from Robots got, a street map of Osaka would have been more exotic, but I love my tiny yellow piece of card just the same.