I have just received an email with this:

The 8-piece deluxe vinyl collection includes the album plus extended versions of all 11 tracks on coloured vinyl and packaged in an archival acid free box, using 1300 micron grey white board and a wire stitch, which is debossed on the lid and base.

Nice

I read this:

http://www.frames.uk.com/mount_board_standards.htm

Now I know far more than I ever needed to know about archival standard board

You get the impression from those photos that the box set is ready to go i.e released in sync with the vinyl and cd on 25th September, not November as previously stated.I thought the November thing was because it'd take them til then to get the box sets made up/manufactured but it's like they've got it together sooner than they'd planned and it's ready to go in September.As i said earlier in this thread that latest email seems to indicate it's 25th September.But maybe i'm just being optimistic

Edited by user 31 July 2015 22:53:34(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I did ask Mute about this week's back. They said due to the time scales on vinyl production they are covering themselves by stating November shipping, but if they can ship beforehand they will. I know the box set has been under design so it's most probably just been finalised and signed off and that's a mock up in those photos. I posted a quote from them in another thread somewhere I think.

EDIT: Found it. It's in the Music Complete thread -

"The box will be limited, but it is still in development stage.
We are hoping the box set will ship a lot earlier, unfortunately, due to the current problems getting vinyl manufactured, we just couldn’t guarantee it being ready earlier.
You will get the album on release date digitally."

It's always shown as November, but only when you click on the summary. We've just got to keep everything crossed that it's available earlier.

Edited by user 01 August 2015 05:28:03(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I agree - old school minimalist Saville.