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Old 10th June 2008, 08:23 AM
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Also, another interesting fact - the reason the slip of paper is called an Obi goes back to the time of analog records - record covers would have a loop of paper that went over the gatefold which contained extra information about the album. Thus, the original obi was actually a "belt" for the album, much like the kimono obi is a "belt" for a kimono - the name makes sense!

(I love Obi!)
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