SUPERTRAMP SHMCD JAPAN REPLICA OBI CD LIMITED EDITION AUDIOPHILE MASTERING SET - TREMENDOUSLY RARE JAPAN REPLICA -EACH ARE Japanese SHM-CD (Super High Material AUDIOPHILE CD - playable on all CD players) pressing packaged in a LP sleeve.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL AUDIOPHILE MASTERING - Japanese SHM paper sleeve pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing* SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc* allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players 

ALL WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL RELEASE 1ST EDITION 2008 SHM MARKETING/HYPE STICKER + OBI STRIP ON THE LEFT SIDE PROVING THAT THESE JAPAN REPLICA OBI CDS ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES OF THESE EDITIONS AND THAT THESE ISSUES WERE AUDIOPHILE REMASTERED AND THAT SHM LOGO STICKER IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE SEALED PLASTIC WRAP PROTECTING THE OBI REPLICA JACKET & CD INSIDE. IF YOU DON'T SEE THIS STICKER ATTACHED OR THE OBI STRIP UNDERNEATH THE PROTECTIVE WRAP THEN YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING AN ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THESE SHM JAPAN MASTERED REPLICA CD RELEASES.

 THIS IS A ONE TIME ONLY OFFER ONCE SOLD GONE FOREVER

WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI/REPLICA-LP-SLEEVE" CD?

Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you.

Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics.

Then, there's the sonic quality:  Mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere.

Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded.

All mini-sleeve releases are tremendously limited editions mainly pressed on future orders only and once released immediately out of print. This fact along with other latter features we've mentioned make these titles rare collectibles that sell in the collectors markets for $100's of dollars apiece. Japanese digitally re-mastered Mini LP replica Limited Edition Collection with OBI sash down the front – VERY FEW pieces made world-wide and are immediately Out of Print.  Recorded from the finest Original Masters available.  Comes with anti-static sleeves similar to Vinyl LPs, Cardboard packaging like an LP.  Actual miniaturized version of the 12” LP in 4” CD version.

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SUPERTRAMP PARIS LIVE JAPAN RARE Sealed Replica OBI TO THE LP VERSION 2 CD SET WITH GATEFOLD JACKET

This is one of the all-time great concert recordings. It is very easy to lose yourself in your imagination, transporting yourself into attendance on a Paris night that could just as easily have been yesterday as some twenty years ago or so. Listening to this recording gives you the feeling of sitting outside a parisienne sidewalk cafe on a warm night surrounded by friends. The music is tight, as good a any studio production from the band. I have to admit that the sound of the crowd can sometimes get a little annoying, given the perfection of the music, but this minor flaw is easily dismissed. I read where a professional reviewer said this recording was "unnecessary". I strongly disagree. This recording was not only necessary, but well worth the price. Like a cup of fine Parisenne French Roast coffee, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

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