Japanese Paper Sleeve Mini Vinyl LP Replica CD

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The Mini LP Format turns 15

ELP's first three albums - the first ever true Japanese mini LPs

21st September 2009 marked the 15th anniversary of the Mini LP format - or did it?

Victor's release of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's first three albums (their first self titled album, Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition) appears to have been the first Japanese home grown rock release that attempted to accurately reproduce the original vinyl jackets.

These had been preceeded by a much earlier Santana 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 jury's still out on this one, but it seems likely that "Universal Victor" released two sets of jazz releases: MVCZ-26 to MVCZ-35 on 1994-March-02 and MVCZ-36 to MVCZ-45 on 1994-March-24 (see Keith Jarrett, Death and the Flower (MVCZ-40) for an example).

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Elvis Presley (Presley, Elvis) BVCM-37083 : 2000-01-08 This is the eponymous first album from Elvis Presley. It is the first rock & roll album to reach number one on the national charts (holding at number 1 for 20 weeks) and the first million dollar selling pop album. more images and details...	Sector 1 (Rush) Rush-Sector-1 : 2011-11-21 Box 1 from a 3 boxes set. Each box is numbered. These are official releases by Universal Music. Each box set has 5 cds and 1 DVD. Each cd is in a replica mini LP sleeve. The DVD is in Surround sound. Each sliding box has a picture from 1 member of the band. On top of the boxes, you find part of the logo that is on the inside of the 2112 cd. Once you put the 3 boxes one beside another, you have the complete logo. more images and details...

Roger Dean Box (Yes) YES-BOX1 : 1998-05-29 This ULTRA RARE promo box has the distinction of being the FIRST EVER Disk Union mini LP Promo Box!! The full title of the box is:YES ORIGINAL JACKET COLLECTION selected from ROGER DEAN WORKS. This box contained five YES mini LP CDs. more images and details...	Brain Salad Surgery Box (Emerson, Lake + Palmer) EMER-BOX1 : 2002-11-21 Front opening promo box and obis from Disk Union came with first five albums in 20 bit K2 : VICP-62114 to VICP-62118 (Images courtesy of The Brain Salad Surgery site http://www.brain-salad-surgery.de/.) more images and details...

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Artist	Release ID	Format	Title	Release Date	News...
(Most of the following is based on info found online in the Papersleeve sections of CDJapan).
The Hollies	WPCR-15545	SHM-CD (2)	Greatest + Singles Vol.1	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
The Hollies	WPCR-15547	SHM-CD (2)	Greatest Vol.2 + Singles Vol.2	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
Gerry & The Pacemakers	WPCR-15549	SHM-CD	I'll Be There	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
Gerry & The Pacemakers	WPCR-15550	SHM-CD	Girl On A Swing	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
Terry Reid	WPCR-15551	SHM-CD	Bang. Bang You're Terry Reid +7	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
Terry Reid	WPCR-15552	SHM-CD	Terry Reid +11	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
Tomorrow	WPCR-15553	SHM-CD	Tomorrow +13	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
McGough & McGear	WPCR-15556	SHM-CD	McGough & McGear	2014-04-09	Release date changed to 2014-04-09 2014-02-14 : Release date changed to 2014-03-26 2014-02-12 : New release (due on 2014/03/12)
Oasis	SICP 4110-2	CD x 3	Definitely Maybe	2014-05-14	New release (due on 2014/05/14)
Deluxe edition of "Definitely Maybe" from Oasis includes two bonus discs with rare tracks, live tracks, and more. Features hard-cover cardboard sleeve artwork and the latest remastering. Comes with a description, lyrics, and a 24-page booklet.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	VICP-78001	SHM-CD	Emerson, Lake & Palmer Platinum	2014-04-23	New release (due on 2014/04/23)
Cardboard sleeve reissue from Emerson, Lake & Palmer features Platinum SHM-CD format and the K2HD mastering. HR cutting. The cardboard faithfully replicates the original LP artwork (18cm square). This series features the following three albums: "Emerson, Lake & Palmer," "Tarkus," and "Pictures At An Exhibition." *Platinum SHM-CD is fully compatible with standard CD players. However, it will not play on CD players that are not compatible with CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) discs.

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