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Thanks for visiting the forum.
You are free the post here (and strongly encouraged to respond).
However, there is a Yahoo group (Japanese Import CDs)
with a strong membership and healthy debate and discussion that may be of interest.
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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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Fraudulent copies of Japanese releases. Imitations of official Japanese Mini LP releases. Also alerts about suspicious activity on eBay.
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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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Other Mini LPs
All mini releases (official or otherwise) outside Japan.
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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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Boxes released by record companies, Disk Union or someone out to make a dollar or two
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For the love of music....
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Discussion about the work of one artist. For an in depth discussion of person 'x' compared to person 'y' please start a new thread with that title.
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Audiophilia
Forums about the music and not the packaging
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| Re:Russian Rare Earth 'In concert' mini lp | Igor Ryabov | Russian etc releases | Thursday, 26 January 2012 | 0 |
| Question about the Queen mini lp discography | equinoxe | Q&A about Artists, Releases, Series etc | Thursday, 22 December 2011 | 90 |
| Re:Alice Cooper new SHM CD releases | sirdan57 | Q&A about Artists, Releases, Series etc | Saturday, 17 December 2011 | 0 |
| Re:blank mini-lp sleeves | sirdan57 | Home made | Thursday, 01 December 2011 | 0 |
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| Alice Cooper new SHM CD releases | sirdan57 | Q&A about Artists, Releases, Series etc | Sunday, 23 October 2011 | 542 |
| Re:MICHAEL JACKSON mini LP replicas | clodius | New Releases | Tuesday, 11 October 2011 | 0 |
| Re:Rush SHM's | GATOPAZ | Q&A about Artists, Releases, Series etc | Saturday, 27 August 2011 | 0 |
| What is the best website i can go to, to buy a R4 | Arrick | Q&A about Artists, Releases, Series etc | Thursday, 18 August 2011 | 89 |
| Re:What is "Loaned Sample" ? | sam2095 | Forgeries, Fakes and Frauds | Wednesday, 17 August 2011 | 0 |
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Featured Releases (A selection of...)See all Featured Releases
W6994512 : 2009-09-15 Original (not fake) Japanese made 11 mini LP box set (two doubles making 13 CDs) created and released in UK with original UK covers. See The Beatles in Mono for comments on the comparison between this and the local Japanese release. |
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. | | |
POCP-9194 to POCP-9208 & 9212/3 : 1999-09-29 The first edition of the first series of mini LPs for the Who (target obis) came with inserts that were pre-punched. A binder and T-Shirt accompanied the release. It is not clear how these were obtained but it seems likely that the small yellow coupon on the obi would have been snipped off and the folder at least was awarded on surrendering the full set of coupons. |
SONY-BECK : 2005-02-23 This unique and beautiful clam-shell style promo box contains ten Jeff Beck mini lp cds and has room to fit two more mini LPs. When flipped open, the inside of the box resembles a guitar amplifier. | | |
Die Cut Covers : Die cutting of the cover image or inserts is probably the most common technique employed to create gimmick covers. It's probably also in most cases the cheapest.
There are thousands of die cut covers. Here are a few of the more popular and best known releases.
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News...
| Artist | Release ID | Format | Title | Release Date | News... |
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(Most of the following is based on info found online in the Papersleeve sections of CDJapan). | Dio | UICY-94771 | SHM-CD (2) | The Last in Line | 2012-03-21 | Release date changed to 2012-03-21
2012-01-21 : Release date changed to 2012-03-07
2011-12-17 : Release date changed to 2012-02-15
2011-10-29 : Release date changed to 2012-01-18
2011-10-01 : Release date changed to 2011-12-07
2011-09-27 : New release (due on 2011/11/16) | Dio | UICY-94773 | SHM-CD (2) | Sacred Heart | 2012-03-21 | Release date changed to 2012-03-21
2012-01-21 : Release date changed to 2012-03-07
2011-12-17 : Release date changed to 2012-02-15
2011-10-29 : Release date changed to 2012-01-18
2011-10-01 : Release date changed to 2011-12-07
2011-09-27 : New release (due on 2011/11/16) | Masahiro Takekawa | HYCA-3031 | CD | Tonikaku Koko ga Paradise | 2011-12-21 | Release date changed to 2011-12-21
2011-10-21 : New release (due on 2011/12/14) | Masahiro Takekawa | HYCA-3032 | CD | Koi wa Push! Push! Push! | 2011-12-21 | Release date changed to 2011-12-21
2011-10-21 : New release (due on 2011/12/14) | Deep Purple | VICP-75020 | HQCD | Shades Of Deep Purple | 2011-12-14 | Release date changed to 2011-12-14
2011-10-09 : New release (due on 2011/12/07) | Deep Purple | VICP-75021 | HQCD | The Book Of Taliesyn | 2011-12-14 | Release date changed to 2011-12-14
2011-10-09 : New release (due on 2011/12/07) | Deep Purple | VICP-75022 | HQCD | III | 2011-12-14 | Release date changed to 2011-12-14
2011-10-09 : New release (due on 2011/12/07) | Deep Purple | VICP-75023 | HQCD (2) | Deep Purple In Concert | 2011-12-14 | Release date changed to 2011-12-14
2011-10-09 : New release (due on 2011/12/07) | Deep Purple | VICP-75025 | HQCD (2) | Scandinavian Nights Stockholm 1970 | 2011-12-14 | Release date changed to 2011-12-14
2011-10-09 : New release (due on 2011/12/07) | Deep Purple | VICP-75027 | HQCD (2) | Live In London 1974 | 2011-12-14 | Release date changed to 2011-12-14
2011-10-09 : New release (due on 2011/12/07) |
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