The CDs arrived today!!!! These Japanese paper sleeve CDs are GREAT! They look like miniature vinyl albums! Featuring the original album artwork.These are fun to collect.

expensive as hell tho'

I have all of them on vinyl but the debut.

funkpill said:

Also, the bid-prices for some of those on ebay will rocket skyhigh once they're out-of-print, lol.

Especially some Japanese prints have a relatively brief time period in which they can be purchased.

funkpill said:

You ain't lying I'll be pissed if these are officially reissued in the States someday,at a much reasonable price.

phunkdaddy said:

Yeah,I got these on vinyl too but it was time to upgrade

Shango said:

true.

SoulAlive said:

I've experienced that with a few releases from different artists, hehe, but nevertheless in some cases the Japanese remasters sound much better than reissues from other countries. They do a heck of a job on that

Shango said:

Did you hear about the upcoming Prince reissues? Every album from 'For You' to 'Lovesexy',if I'm not mistaken,is being reissued in Japan.

SoulAlive said:

Yeah ... ... right now no mo budget to spend. Man, they're on a roll over there in the Far East. Reissues keep flooding the shores.
[Edited 6/4/09 11:02am]

funkpill said:

G'head and gimme flak, but "I'm A Dog" is a guilty pleasure. Plus, naive young women should pay attention to the lyrics: ("You had your chance, girl/You shoulda left me alone/Cuz you knew I was a dog long before you took my bone")

SnakePeel said:

Rooof.

Graycap23 said:

Is that a bark ? ... Or are you standing on the roof ?

Shango said:

I'm a dawg standing on a roof.

Graycap23 said:

bow-wow-yippay-yo-yippay-yay

WOW! Japan always seems to be all on top of OUR music! Nice to see this music is getting the respect it deserves SOMEWHERE!

SoulAlive said:

availability for the states, yeah, but local? they stay in print
I know people who have visited Japan, and they told me that they have LOADS of record stores, stores dedicated to just vinyls, new and used albums, imports...everything. you can find anything there.

the top 4 areas record collectors and DJs must visit are

Tokyo
Los Angeles (I'm going this summer)
New York
London

and San Francisco gets an honorable mention

SnakePeel said:

I remember that track LOL. Reminded me of Prince's "horny toad" if I can remember? Fun track

PDogz said:

This is my favorite Ray Parker Jr. solo song:

"Bad Boy" (1983)


It's a cleverly written sequel to "The Other Woman",with alot of funny lines and ad libs.

spank me,whoop me,let me come back home...break out the leather baby,go head

yeah, that is the jam

funkpill said:

SoulAlive said:

Say what? I didn't hear about that!

Cinnie said:

http://prince.org/msg/7/309365?&pg=1

Shango said:

Thanks Shango!

Cinnie said:

enjoy the ride, tho i can't buy them