Then I got the small black box...
We've posted a couple of items regarding Sony Music in Japan's plan to release the five most recent David Bowie studio albums: 01. Outside, Earthling, 'hours...', Heathen and Reality, in the 'paper sleeve' format. (02.11.2007 NEWS: SONY JAPAN TO ISSUE FIVE BOWIE CDS AS 'PAPER JACKETS' & 03.13.2007 NEWS: SONY MUSIC JAPAN ANNOUNCES MORE BONUS TRACKS)
The company has now announced that purchasers of all five CDs in Japan will be given the above slipcase free to house them in. That's the front of the slipcase on the left and the reverse on the right.
The release date remains June 6th. It's unclear whether these releases will expand to other territories, but if they do, we'll tell you all about it as soon as we get more information.