10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Japanese Vinyl!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Japanese records are some of the coolest in the world. From the whisper quiet vinyl, to the obi strips, the inserts, and the high-quality sleeves, Japan really goes the extra mile to make great sounding records.
But there are a number of secrets about Japanese vinyl that make for some of the most unique and best sounding records on the planet!
In this video, we discuss 10 or so things about Japanese vinyl that you may have not already known!
Have many Japanese vinyl the attention to detail is impressive. Their Jazz albums are outstanding
I got some japanese vinyl records mostly with the topic "70s and 80s japanese pop culture". And i have to say there are some real jewels to be found.
They put so much effort in them with design, additional content, playfully dynamic art, little mangas inside, beautiful OBIs....
They are a piece of art and suitable to display on the wall, shelves... and of course to have a listen.
I have a lot of Japanese Pressing bought in the early seventies to late eighties and still have the obis attached and in excellent condition.
This is very informative. Thank you.
This was super informative, ty for sharing. I have 10 Japanese pressings now and am always impressed with the sonics and material presentation. I own an original J Abbey Road and have to admit I would pay a few $$$ for a matching obi as all of my other J pressings so (& I love it! 🤪). Agreed on the dynamics...just played a Synchronicity and Wrapped Around Your Finger drum attack cuts straight through your chest...if anything I would argue these mastering's are very well balanced. They are fairly affordable, consistently killer sonics, extremely well cared for, carefully crafted, and countless titles.
Great video! Thanks for the information!! I am sure it will be very useful in my future purchasing decisions!
I have several Japanese records. First of all the lp covers and inserts are amazing, they’re high quality original replicas and look exactly as the original stuff did. They also include lyrics. It’s also true that not all Japanese records deliver the sound quality that’s expected. It does depend on the masters and so that can be a problem and a crapshoot. But in general they’re worth having as the quality is usually quite good and the covers, inserts etc. are beautiful made.
Also, especially historically, if you could afford to have a record collection in Japan, you probably had a good stereo light weight high end cartridge and stylus with everything set up properly. I’m in Canada too: a lot of North American records were played by teenagers on extremely cheap systems that basically ruined the record a bit every time you played it. Great video. I’ve been collecting used Japanese vinyl online, especially jazz, quite seriously for the last three years or so.
Plastic inner sleeves were also common in Oceania until the 90's and I have an original print copy of The Sound of Music with its' plastic inner sleeve that's still in pristine condition
My favorite J/press is Bob Dylan's Blood On The Tracks. It sounds better on vinyl than CD
If you could do a list of 10 things I know about Japanese vinyl, now that would be impressive.
Thanks for the illuminating info. I've read that Blue Note used to give its Japanese manufacturers access to the highest quality masters. I've bought quite a few vintage Japanese pressings over the years (mainly because of the quiet vinyl), but I really dislike obi strips. They're just cheap advertising. To me, they're disrespectful toward the original album cover designers because they cover up about one quarter of the image.
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@@sueotoko2051 I do. I wouldn't want to deny them to anyone else, but I'm wondering why some people like to display extra advertising on their record covers. What is the value? Some people like "hype stickers," too. I think they deface the album artwork.
You need to track down the "Obi" books by Shinko Music-highly visual - very very cool!!
No matter how good Japanese pressings are technically, a major factor in sound quality can depend on what masters they used.
The "outer band insert is cheap, as you have mentioned. I never save that part, dont care what some people think it is worth. I buy records and actually listen to them also, always open them up. I might have 10 or 12 Japanese pressings, they are way overpriced I think. For me, the way to go is If I cannot find a decent vinyl copy for a reasonable price, I buy the best compact disc I can find. Sometimes the cd sounds better than the vinyl. When I am dead and gone, I can just hear someone saying to themselves as they are looking over my vinyl," what a dumb poop, he didnt save the obi......