Guest ansgaria Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 If some of you are fond of buying - and perhaps even collection - music, you probably know of the Japanese editions of some records that are replicas or either vinyl sleeves or gatefolds. Personally I am very fond of gatefolds. So much space for artwork and material, too bad a lot of gatefolds aren't used/filled out properly. Either ways, the Japanese vinyl replicas are special, unique and even rare to some degree. I'm sitting here watching Steven Wilson's Insurgentes the movie DVD, and at one point he's shopping for music and he stumbles across a bunch of Japanese vinyl replicas, finding stuff he had been looking for for some time and says something along the lines of "How do you sell the same album to the same person four times? You sell the vinyl, the CD, the remastered CD and then the ultimate thing, the Japanese vinyl replica." It got me thinking... Do the Japanese consider the vinyl replicas special? I mean, it's all around them I would guess. Are US/etc. imports as special to the Japanese as the vinyl replicas are to 'non-Japaense' people? End of blabber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 what the hell is a Japanese vinyl replica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 companies in japan do pretty high quality vinyl represses of older albums for example, i have a japanese vinyl repress of miles davis' 'in a silent way'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greg Reason Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I think he means CDs packaged in mini gatefold jackets. Now I like Steven Wilson and all but how are these the "ultimate" thing exactly?!? Just buy the fuckin record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 However special it is... It's still a repress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 can i play them with my phone ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 on your portable gramoPHONE maybe + + = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 my girlfriend has several japanese versions of beatles albums pressed on transparent red vinyl, is this what you're talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest headonist Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 my girlfriend has several japanese versions of beatles albums pressed on transparent red vinyl, is this what you're talking about? No, these are regular CDs, only in sleeves that are minature replicas of the original press. All gimmick stuff of the original vinyl press also comes along, as well as posters and inserts. I have a couple and they are real cuties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 more like ... + + = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ricky Downtown Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 However special it is... It's still a repress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretstik Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 If you mean the Japanese CDs with the miniature paper sleeve reproductions, there are few sexual favours that would be taboo if they led to me owning all of the Zep / Floyd reissues (must be mint, with obi). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 my girlfriend has several japanese versions of beatles albums pressed on transparent red vinyl, is this what you're talking about? No, these are regular CDs, only in sleeves that are minature replicas of the original press. All gimmick stuff of the original vinyl press also comes along, as well as posters and inserts. I have a couple and they are real cuties. oh! yeah i have one of those of THRAK by king crimson, it's pretty excellent! the little plastic sleeve holding the cd is a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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