I'm not sure if i imagined this whole thing or not.

Recently i have been buying cds off Amazon quite cheaply for about £2 each including postage (they are used) and today i got the final cd: Stain - Living color

However as soon as i opened the packaging up and got to the cd it immeditely became clear this CD was different... the jewel case is red.

When i say red i mean not just the bit where the cd sits in is red (the cd mold bit) the whole cd case is red. The whole box is this transparent red color.

Now i was thinking there are two possible reasons for this.

1. The CD is used so the box must have been trashed and replaced with this new one.

or

2. The CD is some sort of rare collectors cd were the box is a different color or it is a limited print.

Now i am not sure if i imagined this i.e. that coloured cd cases are rare or not. Though i have seen other CD cases like this. I have seen a copy of Alice in Chains - self titled album (tripod) were the cover is a transparent yellow. Could these just be broken cases being replaced?

I vaguely remember that there was some record by some famous band that was printed in the wrong color and therefore it is a collectors item now - can't for the life of me at the moment remember who the band are and what album it is.

So basically have any of you ever came across these "rare coloured jewel cases" or what is your experience with them?

EDIT:

http://991.com/newGallery/Alice-In-Chains-Alice-In-Chains--425087.jpg

That's the alice in chains album: it's purple here but i am nearly certain i saw it in yellow.

I collect cds but i don't go for the ultra rare ones or anything. It's a nice addition to my collection then.

I never heard that about jar of flies but i just looked it up on the ole wikipedia. Your friend is correct.

Quote:

The first pressing of the CD contained plastic flies in the spine of the jewel case. In 1995, the album was briefly re-released in a limited edition, short-lived format called CD Plus. It contained a second CD of drivers in order to access special computer content on the CD. The key extras were lyrics, a discography and the full versions of both of the videos released from the EP, "No Excuses" and "I Stay Away". The picture on the CD itself is the purple/orange photo negative of the one found on the regular release CD.

I bought it off a seller on Amazon. I am presuming it is. I actually owned the album before but i lost it and it wasn't red hence why i am asking and the tracks are all there and it's not bootleg quality.