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VICTOR VICP-60637

Mini-LP CD, booklet with additional infos, lyric sheet in English and Japanese language, pink obi, manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc. Tokyo, 20 bit K2 mastering. Comes in a CD-box that was released to promote the VICP-606xx series. It was made to house only Brain Salad Surgery. Made by Disc Union.


VICTOR VICP-62118

Mini-LP CD, booklet with additional infos, lyric sheet in English and Japanese language, pink obi, back info of the obi was placed on shrinkwrap as a sticker (long and rectangular), manufactured by Victor Inc. Tokyo


Mini-LP CD, booklet with additional infos, lyric sheet English/Japanese language, pink obi with promotional sticker on backside, back info of the obi was placed on shrinkwrap as a sticker (long and rectangular), manufactured by Victor Inc. Tokyo


VICTOR VICP-63175

Mini-LP CD, booklet with additional infos, lyric sheet in English and Japanese language, golden obi, manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc. Tokyo, K2 HD coding. This CD is also a part of the Tarkus collectors box, released in September 2005. This box contains the first five albums, all in K2 HD coding and with additional promotional Obi stripes.

This CD is K2 high definition coding & 24 bit 100 khz. A technology explanation and a sound demonstration in comparison to a regularly mastered track will be provided for the K2HD (High Definition) Mastering Technology. This technology offers fidelity to the master tracks, the outcome of the sensitivity and technique of mastering engineers, by using 24-bit high-resolution information, and a wide frequency range that extends up to 100 kHz, based on K2HD coding technology. Victor Entertainment Inc. has taken K2HD mastering beyond its own label CDs, and aims to expand high-quality CD sound based on FLAIR mastering service used in the Victor Studio by offering the service to other music companies around the world.


VICTOR VICP-63180

Mini-LP CD, booklet with additional infos, lyric sheet in English and Japanese language, pink obi, manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc. Tokyo, 20 bit K2 mastering


VICTOR VICP-64238

Mini-LP CD, two info-sheets in Japanese language, red obi '80th anniversary of Victor Music', manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc. Tokyo, K2 HD coding. This CD is also a part of the Pictures At An Exhibition collectors box, released in June 2008. This box contains the first five albums, all in K2 HD coding.


VICTOR VICP-64566

Mini-LP CD, foldout poster-sheet, lyric sheet in English and Japanese language, silver obi, SHM-CD (Super High Material Compact Disc), manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc. Tokyo, 20 bit K2 mastering


VICTOR VICP-70152

Mini-LP CD, SHM-CD (Super High Material Compact Disc), manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc. Tokyo. This CD is also a part of the ELP collectors box (Disc Union box 349), released in June 2010 and containing the first five albums (VICP-70148~52).

The past CD material that Universal Music and Victer developed is new high sound quality CD to which the transparency is improved in addition by using the polycarbonate resin of the liquid crystal panel usage of the variety. This is the new future of CD... Can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound! You wouldn't believe it's the same CD...!



Replica CDs are official audiophile releases manufactured in Japan with incredible attention to detail. CDs made in Japan are revered by collectors and specialists for their very clean sound, production quality, and they are superior in nearly every way to pressings from other countries. The Japanese packaging of classic albums in cardboard sleeve miniature is a wonder to behold. Mini-LP CD albums are like precious stones or perfectly cut diamonds. The superb mastering (often 20 Bit, 24 Bit, K2, DSD, or HDCD) and resultant sound quality is superior to that of MFSL releases. Replicas are often the nearly exact duplications of the first pressings of the 12" LPs and everything that was present in the original LP may be included such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed CD sleeves, stickers, embosses, special paper or inks, and die cuts. In nearly all replica releases a detail sheet is included, and although the text may be in Japanese, the insert will often include the lyrics in English, which is a big plus if the original LP did not include them. Japan promotional strips, also called 'Obi', are usually included with the package as a way of advertising the CD to the Japanese buying public. On occasion a replica CD will have bonus tracks included that were part of a later CD release. However, the notes about the bonus tracks are never added to the album artwork, only the promotional strip or the detail sheet. Thus the integrity of the original LP artwork is maintained.
Replica CDs are not officially for sale outside Japan, but they are worth the trouble and cost to get them. Replica CDs are expensive in Japan. New releases of replica CDs cost anywhere from $20 to $40 a piece (boxsets from $100 to $400) and Japanese law forbids putting 'new' CDs on sale or selling at any price other than listed on the Obi (promotional strip). Most replica CDs are manufactured in a limited quantity and sell out quite quickly after release. Because of this replica CDs are splendid keepsakes that hold their value and will likely continue to be items sought by collectors.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The mini-lp market is being infiltrated by counterfeit mini-lp CDs made in Russia. These fakes, especially when still sealed, are almost impossible to tell unless one knows what the genuine Japan original looks like or has one for comparison. Purchasing Japan mini-LP CDs from Russia, Finland, Hong Kong, and China is risky. There are also dealers in the USA, UK, and Canada that are selling fakes. If the price of a mini-lp seems too good to be true, then it may well be a counterfeit. The easiest way to tell a fake is by comparison to the genuine Japan mini-lp CD. However, there are a few remarable signs: 1. The album sleeve color is not accurate and is a bit hazy 2. The paper type and quality of the obi and the insert is not the same. The color is usually off because the original materials from the Japanese mini-LP has been scanned in order to make the copy, so the copy tends to be fuzzy or darker 3. The cardboard used to make the so-called paper sleeve is never the same high quality as the genuine Japanese mini-LP 4. The printing on the disc is generally off-center and off-color 5. The Russian fake CDs do not have the correct matrix or catalogue numbers burned onto the playing side of the disc (source: Darius Firethorne, Japan).





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