"Hear Music"
Starbucks has introduced an innovative and interactive coffeehouse in Santa Monica called HEAR MUSIC. (read more about it below) This new store opened March 16th, 2004 and offered this exclusive Starbucks card to their customers. It features an "artsy" blue image of a CD, true to form of the store concept.
What the inside of this sleeve says:
Hear Music is the voice of music at Starbucks. We play the music you hear in Starbucks coffeehouses, put together the CDs that let you bring that music into your life, and have four innovative Hear Music™ record stores located in Santa Monica, the Bay Area and Seattle. We are a small group of very passionate music lovers dedicated to helping people discover all the great music out there. If you're tired of listening to the same old thing, check out our compilations. They take you to the far-off sounds of Brazil or Paris, provide you with mixed tapes that set the mood for a fall morning, or let you explore Johnny Cash's favorite music. To learn more, go to hearmusic.com Live more musically.™
UPDATE 7-31-05 A new Sleeve design was available for the standard Hear Music Card (shown above) for a very short promotional period. Details here.
UPDATE 12-26-05
Another Hear Music Sleeve was introduced late in 2005. Details here.
