Limited edition SHM-CD celebrating the 50th anniversary of this landmark release
Compilation
"Mini-LP" replica gatefold card sleeve
2 embossed 13cm x 10.5cm lithographs featuring photo's by Michael Joseph
Each CD is housed in a half-moon plastic bag and in two card sleeves
32 page Japanese/English lyric/note booklet
Was fortunate to find this recently in HMV, reduced from £35 to £15!, a fine update to my 1990 "Fatbox" which has seen better days, good to hear all these great tracks again.
As usual with these Japanese reissues, there's a fine attention to detail in the packaging, and i particularly like the two included litho's of the rear cover photo shoot. I wonder, given the time taken to do these shoots, whether it was originally going to be the front cover?, but then they changed their minds?
This is the International version, issued with a "K" on the end of the catalogue number, the Japanese release does not have the "K" and the barcode also differs, which is 4988031464922.
Both CD's are, in fact, a deep blue.
Remastered by Bob Ludwig.