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Japanese only SHM paper sleeve pressing. Features DSD remastering. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed b...  more »

     
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All Artists: Gentle Giant
Title: Octopus
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal Japan/Zoom
Release Date: 9/22/2009
Album Type: Import
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 4988005576132

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Album Description
Japanese only SHM paper sleeve pressing. Features DSD remastering. The 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 & 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.

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CD Reviews

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BOB | LOS ANGELES, CA | 12/26/2009
(2 out of 5 stars)

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In 2006, Repertoire released a wonderful remaster of this fabulous album. It was also in a mini-LP-sleeve jacket, but the art has been nicely updated by Roger Dean and featured a gorgeous glossy finish. Not an accurate replica of the original LP jacket, but extremely nice nonetheless.



When this 2008 Japan SHM-CD mini-sleeve, with a new remaster, was announced, I pre-ordered it, thinking it would possibly be even better than the Repertoire.



Not so. Upon arrival and performing an A/B comparison, the Repertoire blows this Japan version out of the water. The Japan disc sounds muffled in comparison; the difference between the two is not trivial.



The Repertoire was also a limited edition, and is now OOP, but there are a few copies left here on Amazon for sale, as of this writing. If you want the best-sounding version of this recording, grab the Repertoire before it's totally gone."