Alice Coltrane - The Carnegie Hall Concert featuring Pharaoh Sanders, Archie Sheep, Ed Blackwell, Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison. Brand new sealed SHM/Japan 2x Compact Disc. Ships with USPS Media Mail in a protective box.

Note: I cannot be responsible for broken jewel cases that happen during shipping. When the product leaves my house it is as described and packed to perfection.

What is SHMCD? Developed by JVC Kenwood, the Super High Material CD, or SHM-CD, first hit the market in 2007. JVC Kenwood claims that instead of the standard CD polycarbonate, they use a higher quality polycarbonate developed for LCD screens. A supposedly better injection molding system combined with the more transparent material means that the polycarbonate more precisely forms the data “pits” and upon playback, reduces jitter and better focuses the playback laser for a more accurate reading (or reduces birefringence). JVC Kenwood also touts reduced distortion and “improvement in bass range volume.”