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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Love To Love You Baby [Japanese 45 7" Vinyl Single]
Vendor:Regular price $29.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Crazy Little Thing Called Love [Japanese 45 7" Vinyl Single]
Vendor:Regular price $24.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Blizzard of Ozz [Japanese Vinyl Pressing]
Vendor:Regular price $74.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Final Cut [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $99.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Let's Dance [Japanese Picture Disc Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $99.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
For Those About To Rock [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $99.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Relax [Japanese 45 7” Vinyl Single]
Vendor:Regular price $20.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Don't Stop Me Now [Japanese 45 7” Vinyl Single]
Vendor:Regular price $31.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Windswept [Japanese 45 7” Vinyl Single]
Vendor:Regular price $18.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy [Japanese Vinyl with Scrap book and Poster]
Vendor:Regular price $169.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
II [P-8042A Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $109.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
52nd Street [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
I Love Rock ‘N Roll [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Faith [Japanese 45 7" Single Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $28.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Radio Ga Ga [Japanese 45 7" Single Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $42.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Bad [Japanese 45 7" Single Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $27.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Like A Virgin [Japanese Vinyl still in shrink]
Vendor:Regular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Spirits Having Flown [Japanese Pressing Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $27.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Cerulean [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Victory [Japanese Vinyl in Shrink]
Vendor:Regular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Heaven And Hell [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $299.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
H2O [Original Japanese Pressing Vinyl LP]
Vendor:Regular price $27.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Nether Lands [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $39.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Infidels [Japanese Vinyl]
Vendor:Regular price $49.98 USDRegular priceUnit price / per