Ancillary Task Research 4, Digipack, Kasabian, Kasabian Live!

The 2nd digipack I will be researching is Kasabian LIVE! This is a triple gatefold digipack

This is the cover of the digipack, features a picture of the band in a isolated looking concert, this picture is actually a still from the video for Switchblade Smiles which was on the album they were promoting at the time of this concert. The white background works well with the dark picture of the band, the bands logo in bold, black text and then the LIVE! being in much larger, bold, red text, this contrast to the background means it attracts the consmers eye.

When the packaging is first opened there are 2 panels, the left one gives the track listing, one column for each disc and on the right there are the credits such as the band members, managers and designers

This is the opposite view to the last, this time we see the cover again and now we see the back, when the digipack is fully folded these are the components you can see. The spine has a similar effect of the cover, the regular Kasabian logo is used to make it insantly recognisable, the white background is used with the bold black text again to make it stand out. The red Live In London isn't as bold or striking as the Kasabian logo as it isn't as important, it still contrasts against the background though so it does stand out. The back is numbered, this makes cosumers want to buy it more as they know it's very limited, this one here is 1799/5000. There is a picture of a black feather, this is a theme the band used throughout this tour, in many concerts the guitarist Sergio Pizzorno wore a parka with black feathers around the hood. The small text is details and copyright information, below that is the bar code, the record label logos and then Kasabian's website and the concert recorders website

This packaging is now fully folded out, this shows the 2 compartments for the discs which are plastic in this case rather than card slots where they slide in. We can also see the track listening again which is probably purposely designed so that it is linked with the discs

Here we can also see all 3 panels, we aren't seeing any panels we haven't seen here before though, its the cover, the back and the band members/managers