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I heard somewhere that it was an incentive for the Japanese market, which still today is a large physical CD market, to buy the locally distributed releases of
by Hamuko 5y ago
I heard somewhere that it was an incentive for the Japanese market, which still today is a large physical CD market, to buy the locally distributed releases of albums instead of just buying the original foreign release, which may have been available earlier and for cheaper, or if they already bought the original release, buy it again.
- dotancohen 5y agoIs this why the super-high quality vinyls were also available only in Japan? I cannot remember the name of the company, but there is (was) some company selling increased dynamic range recordings of popular albums, on very durable (as in, regularly replace the needle) vinyl. I had heard an imported (from Japan) Dark Side of the Moon recording on that once, and it just blew me away.
- Hamuko 5y agoI imagine the super-high quality vinyls are because of a very special breed of Japanese audiophiles who don't mind spending on their hobby. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-gift-for-music-lovers-who-have-it-all-a-personal-utility-pole-1471189463 https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-gift-for-music-lovers-who-hav...
- dotancohen 5y agoI was likely wrong, it wasn't a Japanese company. This is most likely the company that produced the high-quality recording that I heard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Fidelity_Sound_Lab https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Fidelity_Sound_Lab