Collection: Original Japanese Vinyl Records
If you haven't heard the Japanese version of your favorite album, there's a 99% chance it will blow you away, once you do. Let me tell you why.
Starting in the late 70's, US manufactured records were often produced from recycled vinyl which created a noisier pressing, using stampers across a large pressing count. Japanese record companies, on the other hand, used virgin vinyl to manufacture their records resulting in dead-quiet, high quality, audiophile grade pressings and generally had much smaller pressing runs for their western releases.
The other item of note is that record companies actually did a re-master for the Japanese editions of a release highly focused on mastering for best-sound so it is entirely possible that you will notice elements in a track for the first time, even though you've listened to this song countless times on your non-Japanese pressing.
One more bit of info, especially, since I will mention this in the product description for some of my Japanese vinyl. You all know, Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (aka MoFi) right? For years, MoFi, known for audiophile pressings, was contracting out the pressings of their records to JVC in Japan because JVC had invented an exceptionally durable and quiet vinyl compound known as “Super Vinyl” that was unavailable anywhere else and MoFi continues to use this compound today for their audiophile quality records. The majority of these JVC "Super-Vinyl" pressings are a dark translucent brown colored vinyl. I will mention this in a product description which should essentially tell you that this going to be a high-quality audio pressing!
Aside from the record, significantly better materials were used for the covers and artwork resulting in 30 year old jackets that look better than their brand new counterparts released now and lets not forget the extra's that only come with the Japanese release, like the OBI (to help Japanese consumers who may not read English) and lyric/bio sheets in English and Japanese.
These are used items, unless stated otherwise. Please read descriptions carefully and ask any questions you may have as these are sold as-is and we do not accept returns on used items.
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B-Movie Matinee [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Nile RodgersRegular price $29.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Low-Life [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:New OrderRegular price $89.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Theatre Of Pain [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Motley CrueRegular price $89.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
'Round About Midnight [Japanese Vinyl in Shrink]
Vendor:Miles DavisRegular price $79.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Off The Wall [Japanese Master Sound Vinyl in Slipcase]
Vendor:Michael JacksonRegular price $139.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Bad [Japanese Vinyl still in shrink]
Vendor:Michael JacksonRegular price $99.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' / Beat It [12" Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Michael JacksonRegular price $39.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Carnival [Japanese Master Sound Audiophile Vinyl]
Vendor:Maynard FergusonRegular price $39.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Coda [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Led ZeppelinRegular price $69.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
IV [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Led ZeppelinRegular price $89.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Unexpected Lovers [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:LimeRegular price $69.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Like A Prayer [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:MadonnaRegular price $399.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
True Blue [Japanese Picture Disc Vinyl]
Vendor:MadonnaRegular price $399.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Lionheart [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Kate BushRegular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Bigger And Deffer BAD [Japanese DJ PROMO Vinyl]
Vendor:LL Cool JRegular price $79.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Self Control [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Laura BraniganRegular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Walls And Bridges [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:John LennonRegular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Dog Eat Dog [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Joni MitchellRegular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Wired [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Jeff BeckRegular price $44.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Giant Steps [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:John ColtraneRegular price $99.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Sex Machine [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:James BrownRegular price $109.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Rockit [Japanese Promo 12" Vinyl Single Still in Shrink]
Vendor:Herbie HancockRegular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Start Anew [Japanese 12" Promo Vinyl Single]
Vendor:Janet JacksonRegular price $399.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Two Tribes [Japanese 12" Vinyl Single]
Vendor:Frankie Goes To HollywoodRegular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Dance [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Gary NumanRegular price $79.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Allnighter [Japanese Vinyl Alternate Artwork]
Vendor:Glenn FreyRegular price $54.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
H2O [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Daryl Hall & John OatesRegular price $44.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Bebe Le Strange [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:HeartRegular price $54.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Breaking Hearts [Japanese Transparent Brown SuperVinyl Vinyl]
Vendor:Elton JohnRegular price $39.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Victim Of Love [Japanese Transparent Brown Vinyl]
Vendor:Elton JohnRegular price $39.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [Japanese Vinyl with Poster]
Vendor:Elton JohnRegular price $169.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Blue Moves [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Elton JohnRegular price $59.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
I Am 黙示録 [Japanese Mastersound Audiophile Vinyl]
Vendor:Earth Wind & FireRegular price $39.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
All Shook Up [Japanese Vinyl still in Shrink]
Vendor:Cheap TrickRegular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Live And More [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Donna SummerRegular price $44.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Wanderer [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Donna SummerRegular price $39.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per