A Bumper Shipment from Japan: Rare Vinyl LPs and CDs inc SHM-CDs

The cream of the crop arrives from Japan about a bumper buying tour by our resident-in-Japan Buyer and our head UK Buyer.  We’ve only just opened the boxes but there’s some top rarities on both Vinyl and CD and SHM-CDs waiting to be discovered and we’ll be adding these to the site over the coming week. The CDs seem to be leaping out of the boxes first…

Find them all here

FREE Paper Sleeve Collection – Complete set of NINE 2008 Japanese promo sample issue of the limited edition digitally remastered SHM-CD [Super High Material CD – playable on all CD players] albums, issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the actual release. A total of Eleven Discs and Eighty One, yes 81 bonus recordings. Includes the Free albums from 1969’s Tons of Sobs to 1973’s Heartbreaker along with Free Live!, one to mention is Fire And Water which has a bonus disc, because this is a complete run you also get the ‘Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit’ and Paul Kossoff’s solo release Back Street Crawler which also has a second disc of bonus material. Each disc has a custom promo stamp on the inner rim, housed in their own replica mini LP picture sleeve with lyric inserts & SHM-CD series obi-strips

THE EAGLES Eagles Live – 2011 Japanese limited edition digitally remastered 15-track double SHM-CD [Super High Material CD – playable on all CD players], featuring a collection of live tracks recorded during their performances at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, the LA Forum and Long Beach Arena between 1976 – 1980; gatefold mini LP style embossed picture sleeve with replia picture inners, fold-out poster, lyric booklet & obi-strip, still in the hype stickered protective bag WPCR-14084~5

MARK KNOPFLER Soundtrack Albums – Quantity of four 2011 Japanese promo sample issues of the <b>exclusive</b> limited edition digitally remastered SHM-CD [Super High Material CD – playable on all CD players] albums, issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the actual release date. Including the soundtracks for Local Hero, The Princess Bride, Cal and Last Exit To Brooklyn. Each disc has a custom stamped inner rim and each in their own mini replica card LP style picture sleeve, with lyric booklet, individually numbered insert and SHM-CD series obi-strip)