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Japanese Mini LPs The creme de la creme of Mini LPs - Japanese
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by gakBleagueKam | 04/22/2016 15:08 Show most recent message
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This is where you can ask (and answer) any questions about specific releases, artists and/or series of releases.
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by dgenda | 10/08/2013 12:08 Show most recent message
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Up and coming releases from Japan
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by ukfluffer | 11/16/2016 23:10 Show most recent message
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Re-releases of note
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by sam2095 | 04/04/2012 15:40 Show most recent message
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Fraudulent copies of Japanese releases. Imitations of official Japanese Mini LP releases. Also alerts about suspicious activity on eBay.
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by Almaazaar | 02/08/2016 04:15 Show most recent message
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A number of posts with some excellent links to other sites we've collected over time. Enjoy!
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by summer68 | 10/02/2014 08:57 Show most recent message
Other Mini LPs All mini releases (official or otherwise) outside Japan.
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United States, Europe, Australia etc
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by sirdan57 | 09/05/2011 23:38 Show most recent message
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Releases from known or unknown sources, arguably legal or illegal, that do not pretend to be Japanese (well, not quite). For example, Russian releases with Japanese vinyl replica obis and Russian releases with Russian "obis".
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by Igor Ryabov | 01/26/2012 23:28 Show most recent message
Promo Boxes Boxes released by record companies, Disk Union or someone out to make a dollar or two
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Boxes released by Disk Union as a reward for purchasing a full set of releases
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by 07lemlud | 07/03/2010 00:24 Show most recent message
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Boxes released by record labels. These may have been as promotional items (eg. return the coupons to get the box) or as a box set.
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by kigonjiro | 11/03/2007 04:59 Show most recent message
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For better or worse - boxes of unknown origin or very limited quantity.
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by Iusetodance | 05/14/2009 19:35 Show most recent message
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Items you have made yourself or you've acquired that you know to be home made for love or profit.
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by Shetaccilla | 03/22/2012 06:59 Show most recent message
Music For the love of music....
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by KeithD | 07/03/2008 07:20 Show most recent message
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Discussion about the final product - what we really hear on the CD
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Front cover (main) image of anon-queen-opera : Queen : A Night At The Opera Box
anon-queen-opera :
Home made box featuring art work from Queen's "A Night At The Opera". Images for this box were anonymously donated to the MiniLPs site along with the assurance that only a few of these were made for close friends.
Front cover (main) image of ACDC-BOX : AC/DC : Guitar Case Box
ACDC-BOX : 2008-06-01
Warner Promo Box with presenting the form of a guitar hard case. This box was received by mail in coupons. The promo set included also 2 T-Shirts.
 
Front cover (main) image of MVCZ-40 : Jarrett, Keith : Death and The Flower
MVCZ-40 : 1994-03-24
One of the earliest Japanese Mini LPs coming from the second batch of K2 20bit Jazz replicas released in March 1994.
Front cover (main) image of VICP-5442,3,4 : Emerson, Lake + Palmer : First True Japanese Mini LP Rock Release
VICP-5442,3,4 : 1994-09-21

The first three Emerson Lake and Palmer albums (self titled, Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition) are arguably the first true Rock Mini LPs. They were released on 21st September 1994.

These had been preceded by a much earlier Lotus and a US release of some Rolling Stones albums repackaged for Japan a few short months before these. Neither of these earlier releases was true to the original vinyl although the Stones came close.

The earliest true Minis were two series of MCA Jazz releases from March 1994 (MVCZ-26 to MVCZ-45) including this example: Death and The Flower.

 
Front cover (main) image of Caroline-2008 : Various Artists : Caroline Records 2009 US Releases
Caroline-2008 : 2008-08-05

In late 2008 Caroline Records in the USA released a number of albums by the following artists: UFO, Jethro Tull, Quicksilver Messenger, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, The Raspberries, Kate Bush, Blondie, The Band, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Van Der Graaf Generator (full list below).

Unlike the suspect Universal releases these are 100% Japanese. The only difference between these and the Japanese (apart from being as much as 50% cheaper) is a sticker on the bar code of the obi.

As at March 2009 most of these are still available at Amazon.

Front cover (main) image of UICY-93980 : Stewart, Rod : Sing It Again Rod +5
UICY-93980 : 2009-02-25
Rod's first 'greatest hits' album with a fantastic, die-cut sleeve.
 

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