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2015 Digital Remastered Mini-LP Replica SHM-CDs Japan Reissues
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/fl/151/209/1/

disk union exclusive: Box Package
http://diskunion.net/rock/ct/detail/RT150501-MP-00

Spring Session M (1982)
1. Noticeable One
2. Windows
3. It Ain't None Of Your Business
4. Destination Unknown
5. Walking In L.A.
6. U.S. Drag
7. Tears
8. Here And Now
9. Words
10. Bad Streets
11. Rock And Roll Suspension
12. No Way Out
13. Hello, I Love You *
14. Mental Hopscotch *
15. I Like Boys *
* Bonus Tracks
Producer: Ken Scott

Rhyme & Reason (1983)
1. The Closer That You Get
2. Give
3. Now Is The Time (For Love)
4. Surrender Your Heart
5. Clandestine People
6. Right Now
7 .All Fall Down
8 .Racing Against Time
9 .Waiting For A Million Years
10. If Only For The Moment
11. If Only For The Moment (Extended Version) *
* Bonus Track
Producers: Terry Bozzio, Bruce Swedien

Color In Your Life (1986)
1. Color In Your Life
2. I Can't Think About Dancin'
3. No Secrets
4. Flash Of Love
5. Go Against The Flow
6. Boy I Say To You
7. Come Back For More
8 .Face To Face
9. We Don't Know Love At All
10. I Can't Think About Dancin' (Extended Version) *
11. I Can't Think About Dancin' (Dub Version) *
* Bonus Tracks
Producers: Jeff Bova, Bernard Edwards

Thanks for the info. I'd love the Disk Union box - how the hell do you order it?! I did try, via Google Translate, but the registration seems to only accept addresses in Japan.

Surprisingly & unfortunately, Disk Union doesn't ship overseas
Following are some shopping sites which does, and seems like delivery rates are lower in this order...

CD Japan
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-77293

Amazon Japan
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&language=en_JP&nodeId=201213070&ref_=hp_switchlang

HMV Japan
http://www.hmv.co.jp/help/index.asp?q=006000008

Why do I suspect that the "remastering" will be sourced from the original CD's? I guess one sure sign would be if that first drum beat is missing from "Go against the flow", as it is on the original CD. And where is the 'Give" extended mix? It looks like the Color in you Life artwork is the same dark and dull LP scan from the One Way reissue. They can do better. Even though I have all the CD's, I am intrigued.

Do SHM-CD's really sound that much better than regular CD's?

Sean wrote:Do SHM-CD's really sound that much better than regular CD's?

No, not at all. It's a gimmick. Some SHM-CD's, like the Siouxsie and Sparks CD's of the past, are just copies of the existing CD's, so how can they possibly sound better? CD's are digital, meaning 1's and 0's, so claiming that the plastic used makes it sound better is false because the 1's and 0's are identical regardless of the material. Many suckers will say "Wow, it sounds so much better" because they are told that it does. It's just like the misconception that "remastered" must mean better than the previous edition. Don't be fooled by this marketing gimmick. If you want them, that's one thing. If you think it will be night and day difference, well, that all depends on the mastering, not the plastic.

Thanks buddy. Just saved me about $100.