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Welcome to the Bangla CD Covers blog!

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Shohail Ibne Mahbub (XTR)
I'm an avid Bangla music album collector in this hobby since 2012. Having grown up in the "Underground" era of Bangla band music, I took the initiative to archive and upload album artworks. Till now, I've been recognised and acknowledged by various artists, bands, streaming and label companies for my work on Bangla CD Covers. There's a high chance most artwork you see floating around the internet are scanned by me!

The Comeback!

Since the first blog post of BanglaCDCovers, there have been an unbelievable 90,000 views and counting. Despite being inactive for 3 whole years, it equates to 42 views per day, and that's a tremendous feat for a non-monetized blog site. Yes, BanglaCDCovers was never monetized, you'll not see any ads, for one good reason: I am a passionate collector, but I didn't make any of the scanned archive content. That is also why I never uploaded a single music file here. You have to support the artists, just like I did, scouring around music stores to find the rarest and newest albums to build up my growing collection.

Why did I take a break?

I honestly can't tell you why, life happened I guess. I couldn't manage that much time to collect and archive albums. But I have bought new albums, and I will keep doing it.

Everything is different here

Well yeah, I rebranded BanglaCDCovers to a fresh new UI, and that's due to me becoming a graphics designer. It's a very passionate project of mine and I simply couldn't let it remain bland. Times have changed, so has the face of this blog. But the content, I can assure you, is 100% true to the original. And I decided it was time for a new logo:

What can be expected from now on?

Firstly, I'm going to start uploading artworks I previously didn't: new and old albums. I have decided to link URLs with new album artworks so you can purchase it yourself, or stream it online, legally. Times have changed and physical CD releases are rare now. But, I will share my passion with all of you.

How to use the new interface?

The older one was simple, the left side had a sidebar with all the albums. However this time, I chose to include a separate tab called "Album Archives", where you'll find all albums in this blog, updated regularly. There is now better integration with social media. And the site is now far more mobile friendly.

Album Archives | Facebook Page


So that's all for now, I hope you all enjoy the site as much I do. It amazes me that I am still doing this, guess passion never dies. Follow this blog, trust me you don't want to miss out on anything!

- XTR

Comments

  1. Ashfaqur RahmanAugust 31, 2017 at 2:32 AM

    Really! Can't beleive my eyes. Just logged in to find some info and this! Literally gave me goosebump!

    So you are alive! Such a relief! Welcome back!

    New policy seems okey to me. Art works should be shared. Not everybody own a scanner! It would be more convenient if there was a art works sharing site.

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownNovember 30, 2017 at 4:14 PM

    ah finally I can start ripping my Discs again. Welcome Back man.

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