Remember when all CDs came in long cardboard boxes to try and thwart shoplifters?
I thought it was so they could fit on shelves made for records.
Psst…CDs were smaller than records.
When compact discs first began to appear in the retail stores, the longbox packaging served a transitional purpose, allowing shops to file new compact discs in the same bins originally used for vinyl records. Longboxes were 12" tall, and capable of containing two separate discs when necessary.