This box set of 7″ singles released by Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance was only sold in Hot Topic stores and through their online store. It retailed for $27.99, but these sat around for so long that the price was usually slashed in half, then slashed in half again a few months later when they were still on the shelves. 5,000 copies of these sets were made, and they featured five 7″ singles from bands that were not Fall Out Boy or Panic! At the Disco. This set was mainly used to promote the five bands featured, The Academy Is…, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Paramore and Cute Is What We Aim For.
There is a major error with every copy of these sets. The center labels of all the records have been mixed up, switched, screwed up, whatever phrase you like. The important thing is that they are wrong. They center labels on each record do not correspond to the music that is on it. Fortunately though, the mix up is across the board. Every set has the same error, so you don’t have to play a guessing game trying to figure out which band is on which 7″. I forget what the error is, but I have it jotted down somewhere. Once I find it I will update this post.
As for how this set is packaged. I wouldn’t exactly call it a box set. It’s five 7″s packaged together in an oversized 7″ sleeve housed in a flimsy slip case. Because of the flimsy packaged, majority of these sets were damaged either after being shrink wrapped too tight, in transit to stores or on the store shelves. The damage does not affect the records themselves, it’s only cosmetic damage to the outer slip case. On most sets the sides on folded in on themselves, and the slip case is not exactly straight.
Stitches and Grooves 