THE BEATLES JAPAN DMM RECORDS w/ OBI - New Never Played

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405

Japan holds the distinction of releasing more Beatles records than any other nation. At one time, they had the entire British catalog in print, along with most of the American album catalog and a few albums unique to Japan. Their first style was the Odeon label . When the catalog switched to Apple, Japan also began pressing Apple label reissues of the earlier albums. Then there was the EMI-Odeon  label; All these label variations, however, there is only one manufacturer, which is the Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. Through out the years from '64 to the 90's, Toshiba has pressed different variations of BEATLES' Records, and in 92'-93' the TOJP 7000 series of Beatles reissues commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Beatles' debut and promoted as the final series of Beatles vinyl releases were issued. The words "This album has been direct metal mastered from a digitally re-mastered original tape to give the best possible sound quality" were printed at the bottom of the back cover of each album. In 2003 (i believe), Toshiba once again re-issued some of these DMM records, this time wth the Parlophone and Apple labels, changing the TOJP to the 60000 series. These series were pressed only on black vinyls and in very limited quantities, making them really very rare. These are believed to be the last pressings by Toshiba, and to date no Beatles records has been re-issued so far by the company.

A unique feature of Japanese LPs is a fragile strip of paper called an "Obi" (pronounced oh'-bee).  "Obi" is the word for "sash." When talking about records, the obi is a paper sash that wraps around the cover, containing bits of information about the record. When Toshiba releases a series of Beatles re-issues, the OBIs used are normally of the same style. The TOJP 60000 series however are unique as Toshiba opted to do variations and a re-use of Obi styles dating back to the 64's to the 90's.

The following albums are included in the collection (note that all records are BLACK VINYLS only):

        1. PLEASE PLEASE ME                                                                   MONO     TOJP-60131
        2. WITH THE BEATLES                                                                   MONO     TOJP-60132
        3. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT                                                                MONO    TOJP-60133
        4. BEATLES FOR SALE                                                                    MONO    TOJP-60134
        5. HELP!                                                                                             STEREO   TOJP-60135
        6. RUBBER SOUL                                                                            STEREO   TOJP-60136
        7. REVOLVER                                                                                  STEREO   TOJP-60137
        8. SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND                  STEREO   TOJP-60138
        9. THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM                                               STEREO   TOJP-60139-40                                             
      10. YELLOW SUBMARINE                                                              STEREO   TOJP-60141
      11. ABBEY ROAD                                                                              STEREO   TOJP-60142
      12. LET IT BE (original issue)                                                            STEREO   TOJP-60143
      13. MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR                                                     STEREO   TOJP-60144

LPs are the same as the ones issued in England. Please note that i did not opt to have the Let It Be Naked and Beatles Number 1 in the series as most songs are just repetitions of the previous. Included are lyric sheets written both in English and Japanese.

These lps by THE BEATLES are very rare and highly collectible, quite impossible to find as a set. And as with other Japanese vinyl pressings they are very superior in quality and craftsmanship. All records are in brand new condition. They had never been played and some had never seen the light of day. Few you will find nick on the jacket, that is due to previous handling and/or storage of the item. All of the LPs are not sealed, as they were imported to the U.S. unsealed for customs inspection. Re-sealable and/or plastic jacket protectors are provided. All OBI's are intact!

NOTES ABOUT DMM:  With DIRECT METAL MASTERING, the groove is cut directly in copper metal. High frequency loss, distortion and pre-echo associated with conventional lacquer mastering are eliminated and transient response is greatly improved. DMM record pressing sound brighter, cleaner, more detailed, with 15% more playing time than with lacquer technology. Stampers are plated directly from the DMM Copper Master, eliminating two of the three plating steps required for lacquers. In short, DMM yields better detail resolution and lower  noise  (for vinyl, DMM sounds closer to the MASTER TAPE than any other system of cutting)

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