This is probably one of my favorite albums of the past couple years. There's plenty of in depth and informative reviews posted by others, so I'll let the case rest on that front. The edition I'm reviewing here is a "deluxe" edition with a whole second disc, mostly demos and remixes. It's labeled an import, but the disc, cover-art and packaging do not indicate what country it is imported from. The jewel case snapped at one of the hinges when I tried flipping it over to make sure there wasn't anything I was missing...I have no plans to listen to the 2nd disc, and I probably would not have bought this if it wasn't being sold for so cheap (it was and as of this writing still is under $8 w/ S&H factored in). It is nice to have this item in an actual jewel case, so that the disc is protected from scratches, which the USA standard issue (both the original pressing and the re-issue) do not offer as they are packaged in what is known as a "digipak". Also, I can still get the 1st disc out of its case w/o the case wobbling and wiggling...which is a definite plus. I don't remember in which instances specifically, but it seems like there've been times the jewel case was almost inoperable once it had snapped. Maybe the difference is there's one UN-broken hinge on this case, whereas the other 2CD cases I've broken were just totally torn away...