Led Zeppelin - new SHM Box from Japan.

saw this on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Led-Zeppelin-10...goryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

what do you think ? worth getting ?

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LED ZEPPELIN - 10 SHM MINI LPs [12 CDs in all]
IN ORIGINAL / OFFICIAL WARNER MUSIC - ZOSO LOGO DESIGN BLACK BOX!
10 mini lps in gorgeous black box
This is the 1st ever original box of Led Zeppelin and extremely limited pressing!
SHM CD is Super High Material CD with much cleaner sound dynamics!
The high quality SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing, SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc, allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players.

includes 6 promo sleeves - see pictures below in listing!
[5 alternate sleeves from In Through the Out Door and 1 sleeve from Led Zep I]
[this box is very limited and is a run of 5,000 world-wide and only available in Japan]
CONFIRM YOUR COPY NOW AS STOCKS ARE LIMITED!
SHIPS FROM JAPAN!
New Sealed Condition
100% Genuine Japanese mini lp
This is a pre-sales auction and box ships on 10th September when it is released!
Titles include:-
Led Zeppelin I - this uses the original UK Turquoise color Ink design which was replaced by Orange color later [Orange Sleeve is included as the promo] - see picture below
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin IV
Houses of the Holy
Physical Graffiti - 2 CD set
Presence
Song Remains the Same - 2 CD set using 2007 remaster and extra tracks.
In Through the Out Door [6 sleeves were originally chosen for this album and later sleeve B was used as standard - the mini lp is in sleeve B and the other 5 sleeves - A, C, D, E and F are included as promos] - see pictures below
Coda - includes 4 bonus tracks
Each and every album comes with the original OBI as was on the 1st time release of these albums in Japan as shown below

BOX DESIGN is very nice black with Led Zeppelin ZOSO Logo [all albums have individual OBIs and picture below is from Warner pre-release sneak preview of the box set - OBIs designs as shown above]

 

oh, my...

 

Looks fantastic.

 

Super High Material special plastic for better sound? I'll bet the paper sleeves also add to the sound quality by sealing it in.
I've got some beachfront land in Nebraska that's one heckuva deal, too.

 

What does "much cleaner sound dynamics" mean?

Does anyone want Led Zep to sound much cleaner?

 

Me ! I want my Led Zep vinyl to sound cleaner

 

Not unless they use the Diament/Sidore masterings. And I am sure they don't, so no.

 

This screams bootleg to me.

 

its offical. for sure.

 

Hmmmm. I am a sucker for this type of thing. I wish they would use the Diament remasters. I am sure they won't. So will this be the same Jimmy Page remixes? Does anyone have any of these SHM CD's? Is there any thing special about them?

 

So any update? From what I can tell looking at other sites these look to be the Marino/Page versions. Yes?

Has anyone heard these? Is this strictly for collector's?

 

$HM

 

I have an issue with the statement about the In Through The Out Door covers. On vinyl, cover "F" became the standard for the 80's pressings. (It says so on the spine!). Is the CD cover "B" ? Is that what they mean? I have 5 out of the 6 vinyl covers including original paper bags. All I lack is cover "D". Does the inside slip cover for this CD have the built in water color paints? Now that would be cool!

Frank R.

 

Thanks, we know that part already.

So, just another pretty package...still tempting though.

 

If anyone's really considering it, they should check CD Japan instead of eBay. Last time I checked it was around US$255 plus shipping as opposed to the $315+ on eBay.

 

I ordered mine..

 

I`ll skip this.

 

sometimes the shipping from japan cost more than the order. be sure to watch for that before you order.

 

This is intresting - look what it says on the Remaster...

I found it on E-Bay :

LED ZEPPELIN-LED ZEPPELIN 1 JAPAN LIMITED EDITION MINI-LP SHM CD NEW


Advanced release. Genuine Collectors Item, Very Limited, to
celebrate the band's 40th anniversary! Beautiful New Japanese First
Edition SHM Mini-LP Remaster. Even though they have written that
they are using the 1994 re-masters, they will be using the much ,
much better sounding , Led Zeppelins (Made in Japan), 2003/2005
Paper Sleeve editions! SHM-CDs , sound just amazing and are not a
gimmick.

Features include,

* Printed in turquoise blue ink - Recreating the rare UK initial
press version of the jacket sleeve design!
* Small jacket sleeve - in a size smaller than the regular LP
* PP coated - The plastic coating originally applied only to E-format
* RED-MAROON label - Not the "green-orange" tones of the regular
Atlantic Records titles but
* the original UK "red-maroon" colouring!
* Gramophone belt - The sky-blue sleeve belt attached by the
original distributor in Japan of the title "Japan Gramophone"

This classic Rock Blues album has never sounded so good. (Superb
new SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) developed by JVC and Universal
Music Japan. Polycarbonate plastic with improved transparency is
used for the disc surface for enhanced audio offering superior sound
quality compared to US or European pressings. Listening to this is a
phenomenal experience, as if you are in the studio with the
musicians)!

* Please be advised that the import edition, to be out in late
October, will be in the regular CD format; SHM-CD is applied to the
Japanese edition only. Also please note that the import version will
not contain "description/lyrics/translated lyrics".

 

What I would is get those, and put the early CDs in there -- OK I'm sick --

 

Look at any one of the bazillion threads dedicated to them to see more info.

 

Yes, but perfectly reading the data on a disc that has been re-mastered, but in a way that is not true to the original LP presssings.... We'll have to see what the tests show.....