How It Started
huH began as an offshoot of Rock Video Monthly, which was a subscription service where they send you a VHS tape full of music videos each month. Rock Video Monthly had been around since 1992, and it was only in August of 1994 that they decided to add huH Magazine and music sampler albums. they touted that you would get a free magazine and your choice of CD or cassette with each shipment, and you could choose the style of music you preferred, from Pop, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap, and Heavy Metal. those choosing Country would receive New Country magazine instead of huH Magazine.
eventually, they stopped offering VHS as an option, and stuck to just CD or cassette tape options, and added Hard Rock as a music option. they called it Warner Music Service, as it was owned by Time/Warner Communications, in their Warner Music Enterprises subsidiary. as it was owned by Warner, they had access to an extensive list of music for their CDs, as Warner included Elektra and Atlantic Records labels, among others. they also managed to get non-Warner label music as well, although admittedly, most of the music was lesser known artists, likely in an effort to both introduce the user to new music, and boost sales for less popular artists.
they also expanded their music choices to include Jazz, Classical, and Childrens' music, with Jazziz, BBC Music, and Radio Ahhs! Kids magazines, respectively.
CD Cases
The CD cases they used were unique. Instead of the standard jewel cases, they used a type of case called FLP (Fabric Laminated Plastic) Digipak, which was previously referred to as ECO-PAK-FLP. they use a Digipak plastic inlay, with paperboard printed cover wrapped around it and glued to the back of the plastic inlay, with a folding plastic clasp to hold it shut.
the first 5 CD releases used a grey plastic case, and the remaining ones used black plastic trays & clasps.
starting with CD 18, they switched to a simple paperboard slipcase, plasticwrap sealed, and continued using this type of "case" until the last release (CD 27), in November 1996.