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SUPERTRAMP - CRIME OF THE CENTURY - SUPERTRAMP SHMCD JAPAN REPLICA OBI CD LIMITED EDITION AUDIOPHILE MASTERING - TREMENDOUSLY RARE JAPAN REPLICA - Japanese only 2 x SHM-CD (Super High Material AUDIOPHILE CD - playable on all CD players) pressing packaged in a LP sleeve. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL AUDIOPHILE MASTERING - Japanese SHM paper sleeve pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing* SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc* allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL RELEASE 1ST EDITION 2008 SHM MARKETING/HYPE STICKER + OBI STRIP ON THE LEFT SIDE PROVING THAT THESE JAPAN REPLICA OBI CDS ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES OF THESE EDITIONS AND THAT THESE ISSUES WERE AUDIOPHILE REMASTERED AND THAT SHM LOGO STICKER IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE SEALED PLASTIC WRAP PROTECTING THE OBI REPLICA JACKET & CD INSIDE. IF YOU DON'T SEE THIS STICKER ATTACHED OR THE OBI STRIP UNDERNEATH THE PROTECTIVE WRAP THEN YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING AN ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THESE SHM JAPAN MASTERED REPLICA CD RELEASES. THE VALUABLE 1ST EDITION EVER IN THIS JAPAN 2008 REPLICA OBI SHM-CD WITH VERIFYING MARKETING/HYPE STICKER + OBI STRIP THAT ALSO WENT IMMEDIATELY OUT OF PRINT IN 2008. THIS IS OUR ONE AND ONLY COPY FOREVER WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI/REPLICA-LP-SLEEVE" SHM-CD? Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you. Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics. Then, there's the sonic quality: Mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere. Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded. All mini-sleeve releases are tremendously limited editions mainly pressed on future orders only and once released immediately out of print. This fact along with other latter features we've mentioned make these titles rare collectibles that sell in the collectors markets for $100's of dollars apiece. Japanese digitally re-mastered Mini LP replica Limited Edition Collection with OBI sash down the front – only 2,000 Collector pieces made world-wide and are immediately Out of Print. Recorded from the finest Original Masters available. Comes with anti-static sleeves similar to Vinyl LPs, Cardboard packaging like an LP. Actual miniaturized version of the 12” LP in 4” CD version SUPERTRAMP - CRIME OF THE CENTURY 1974 Classic Album! Even before Pink Floyd thrust their musical message of protest, the mechano-hit The Wall, under the noses of the establishment and the established, the melancholic songs of the group Supertramp had long found their way into the hearts of the young who had been shaken by one crisis after the other. The album with its surrealistic, chilling cover and eye-raising title was a success all over the world and even the sternest critics showered it with praise. Their music just floods the senses; it is as though someone has put on all the good pop records of the '60s and '70s at the same time, lamented the music magazine sounds helplessly totally fascinated by their sound. Crime Of The Century provided plenty of fodder for the hit charts and radio DJs. And even today, the balladesque collage School with its bloodcurdling harmonica introduction, the pearl-like Rhodes piano chords in the rocking Bloody Well Right, and the childlike, mocking Dreamer are the epitome of the pop cult of the Seventies. "Supertramp came into their own on their third album, 1974's Crime of the Century, as their lineup gelled but, more importantly, so did their sound...a huge leap forward for the group and their most consistent album outside of that 1979 masterwork, Breakfast in America." -Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Selections: 1. School 2. Bloody Well Right 3. Hide In Your Shell 4. Asylum 5. Dreamer 6. Rudy 7. If Everyone Was Listening 8. Crime of The Century E-BAY STORE . FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL LIMITED EDITION HEAVY VINYL SELECTIONS - INDIVIDUAL TITLE INFORMATION OR INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE JUST HIT THIS STORES TAB >. & TYPE IN SUPERTRAMP INTO THE SEARCH FIELD WITHIN OUR STORES SECTION AS YOUR PERSONAL CODE AND ALL INDIVIDUAL TITLES + INFORMATION WILL APPEAR The nicest thing you can do for your stylus and your ears. The ultimate record -- the way music was meant to be heard and of superior quality for any Audiophile. You should never pass up the opportunity to upgrade your collection. They're each very limited in their pressings and disappear with extraordinary quickness from the vinyl market. This causes prices to skyrocket because once they are gone, they are gone forever! Don't second-guess yourself with this chance to upgrade your collection because before you know it, the opportunity will have passed forever. This would make a tremendous gift for any fan. AS OF Sep-26-2008 per USPS policy, seller added the following information : International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Note: It's illegal to falsify customs declarations or mark an item as a "GIFT" or mark item at a LESSER VALUE in order to avoid customs fees International Buyers are responsible for their country’s Customs Fees. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE CUSTOM'S TAXES IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND KNOW THEY (AS THE BUYER) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CUSTOMS TAXES. FACTORY SEALED OUT OF PRINT PRODUCT is IRREPLACEABLE and therefore NOT RETURNABLE. USA SHIPPING: We box/package protectively – Ship UPS Ground/Insured within Continental USA – Hawaii/Alaska by mail. 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