Bob Dylan "Gold Disc" Rare Japan-only LP inc.George Jackson /with OBI&Booklet ?

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Bob Dylan "Gold Disc" Japanese vinyl LP

BOB DYLAN's "Gold Disc", a 1973 Japanese-only SX68Mark II 14-track LP compilation, including Girl From The North Country with Johnny Cash along with "George Jackson - Big Band Version", housed in a unique metallic gold gatefold sleeve, complete with 8-page integral lyricbooklet, company inner & obi-strip. Remarkably, the sleeve & obi show hardly any signs of their age. The vinyl remains clean & in near-mint condition, with just a few faint paper scuffs. Catalog number is CBS/SONY SOPN-25.  
Track Listing: 1. Blowin' In The Wind 2. The Times They Are A-Changin' 3. My Back Pages 4. Mr Tambourine Man 5. Like A Rolling Stone 6. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 7. I Want You 8. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 9. Girl From The North Country - with Johnny Cash 10. Lay Lady Lay 11. If Not For You 12. Watching The River Flow 13. I Shall Be Released 14. George Jackson - Big Band Version      [Big Band Version Personnel info]       Bob Dylan (guitar, harmonica, vocal)       Kenneth Buttrey (drums)       Ben Keith (steel guitar)       Leon Russell (bass)       Joshie Armstead (backing vocals)       Rosie Hicks (backing vocals)       *The "Big Band version" was otherwise included only on the 1978 album Masterpieces, released only in Japan and Australia.
Condition (Sleeve / Disc) = NM-/EX+   ( Mint > NM > EX >VG >G> Poor, with +/-, if any  )   Grading is based on visual observation only.  

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Why Japanese vinyl releases are so special?

?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, 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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