Billy Joel - The Stranger - Vinyl JAPAN with OBI Insert - 25AP 843

Sold Date: March 28, 2023
Start Date: March 27, 2023
Final Price: $29.99 (USD)
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Japanese Vinyl is the premier resource for Japanese Vinyl Records proudly located in the USA. We have literally thousands of LPs, 12"s, 7"s and more, and we are quickly adding to the list everyday. With us you don't have to deal with expensive shipping from overseas, customs delays and/or charges, long shipping time or foreign customer support in case you need it. Every record ships from FL, USA.  


Japanese Vinyl is the PERFECT GIFT for the Vinyl Enthusiast... If you buy a Japanese Edition it's very likely that your friend or loved one doesn't have it because they are rare! 


We provide great packaging to protect your beautiful purchases. If you have more questions about a record, or need more photos, feel free to ask... we are here to help!


If you buy many items together make sure you contact us for consolidated packaging to save on shipping... unlimited items shipping together for the same low shipping price. And if you need faster shipping contact us as we might be able to arrange this for you. (Plus if you have to send one of our Unique Japanese Editions as a gift for a special occasion, we can add a note in the package if you want)


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Treat yourself to the best Vinyl Editions in the world! Better Quality Materials, Gatefold Covers and Inserts in most releases, the beautiful OBI strip, Posters and freebies in many records and more, make owning Japanese Vinyl Editions a joy. They sound different, they sound better!


Japanese imports will quickly become your favorite pieces in your collection vinyl.


"If you haven't heard the Japanese version of your favorite album, there's a 99% chance it will blow you away, once you do. 

Starting in the late 70's, US manufactured records were often produced from recycled vinyl which created a noisier pressing, using stampers across a large pressing count. Japanese record companies, on the other hand, used virgin vinyl to manufacture their records resulting in dead-quiet, high quality, audiophile grade pressings and generally had much smaller pressing runs for their western releases. 


The other item of note is that record companies actually did a re-master for the Japanese editions of a release highly focused on mastering for best-sound so it is entirely possible that you will notice elements in a track for the first time, even though you've listened to this song countless times on your non-Japanese pressing. 


Aside from the record, significantly better materials were used for the covers and artwork resulting in 30 year old jackets that look better than their brand new counterparts released now and lets not forget the extra's that only come with the Japanese release, like the OBI (to help Japanese consumers who may not read English) and lyric/bio sheets in English and Japanese." -- "Drowned World Records.-