BOB DYLAN "GIFT PACK" 2LP Box Set Japan Only 1972 Unique Compilation NM vinyl

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BOB DYLAN Gift Pack Series 1972
From my private collection, BOB DYLAN Gift Pack Series, a 1972 Japan-only 24-track compilation, including a rare track "George Jackson - Big Band Version". Housed in a deluxe & unique metallic silver hard box with 12 page book with photos, Japanese liner notes, Dylan discography and lyrics in english and japanese. Origial obi and 1973 calendar are lost, but comming with a finley crafted replica obi. Inner sleeves printed "Gift Pack Series" with Columbia/Epic Japanese releases pictured on rear. Both vinyls are in near MINT condition with almost no sign of playing, though the box is only a bit damaged at the corner as seen in the photo, and inside of the box and booklet have some stains from ages. Overall very nice copy. Catalog number is CBS/SONY SOPH-41/42. A must for all fans. Hard to find.
Track Listing A1 Blowin' In The Wind  
A2 Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall  
A3 The Times They Are A-Changin'  
A4 Chimes Of Freedom  
A5 My Back Pages  
A6 Tomorrow Is A Long Time  
B1 Subterranean Homesick Blues  
B2 She Belongs To Me  
B3 Mr. Tambourine Man  
B4 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue  
B5 Like A Rolling Stone  
B6 Rainy Day Women  
C1 I Want You  
C2 Just Like A Woman  
C3 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight  
C4 Lay Lady Lay  
C5 Living The Blues  
C6 If Not For You  
D1 Watching The River Flow  
D2 When I Paint My Masterpiece  
D3 I Shall Be Released  
D4 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere  
D5 Down In The Flood  
D6 George Jackson    
Condition (Box / Disc) = EX/NM   ( Mint > NM > EX >VG >G> Poor, with +/-, if any  )   Grading is based on visual observation only.  
Postage&Packing
Worldwide: US$12.99 (Registered Economy Airmail): about 10~14days. With Tracking. Buyer assume all risks of damages in transit.

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?Premium Quality Pressings Japanese vinyl releases are premium quality pressings, much sought after by audiophiles and collectors alike. Japanese pressings are synonymous with quality - the vinyl shines like no other countrys' pressing - everything about their releases feels special. It is a famous story that when US audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab first released their series of high quality pressings the records were manufactured in Japan. The sonic quality of Japanese pressings is considered to be among the best in the world.  
?Obi All Japanese LPs were issued originally with an obi.  This delicate paper strip, usually wrapped around the left side of the album cover, often contains marketing information and album content details, all printed in Japanese kanji and ~kana script. Obi designs can be as varied as the LPs they adorn, and some series of obi designs can be as collectable as the artists' albums they decorate. Obis make a unique, attractive addition to the overall package and are becoming increasingly rare, especially on LPs from the 1960s and 70s. Their delicate and disposable nature meant that very early obis were routinely discarded, so that now they can often be worth several times more than the record they accompany.
?Sleeve Printing and Insert Japanese releases are beautifully presented; their covers usually printed on better quality heavy stock paper and almost always including a bonus lyric insert with dual language Japanese & English text.

As you see now, Japanese records make, regardless of your musical taste, a stunning addition to any collection. Audibly and visually they present the collector with a feast of delights. Genuine mint condition records, complete with inserts and obi, are becoming rarer every day. Whatever the digital age throws at you there is still a valid opinion that says vinyl sounds best. With Japanese records, you get top quality pressings and a tactile picture sleeve that looks stunning, and you can sing along from the lyric insert. This is the real alternative to a download!

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