first heard Norken with one of these releases. can't recall which was first but i got them around the same time.
http://www.discogs.com/release/93719
http://www.discogs.com/release/43819
this is my fav. Norken album, naturally:
http://www.discogs.com/release/53506
the sleeve is gorgeous, the first full length i heard in this style and still sounds as good as it did then.
Our Memories of Winter has been on my mp3 player for about 4 months now, pretty much the only thing that hasn't been removed in that long.
for Metamatics,
http://www.discogs.com/release/5325 that album is incredible. the packaging is super deluxe too (edit: i was wrong, was thinking of the packaging for the Clatterbox album on Clear
http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=5317). suppose it's a bit too big and fragile but that always made me care for it like it was my precious.