Your chance to preorder the first-ever SHM-SACDs!
Universal Japan is releasing 20 titles of the world's first SHM-SACDs in Japan on June 23, 2010. SHM-SACDs stand for Super High Material Super-Audio CDs. They are single-layer, stereo-only SACDs pressed on special SHM discs utilizing high-quality polycarbonate material originally developed for LCD panels. They are NOT hybrid SACDs. They do NOT contain any multi-channel tracks. They require a special SACD player, and will NOT play on regular CD players.
This series of limited-edition SHM-SACDs will use the most recent DSD masters available to Universal Japan (ranging from 2002 to 2008), and in some cases (titles with "*" after the catalog number), brand-new DSD masters will be created from analog master tapes.
Based on our past experience, this limited-edition series will quickly sell out, and once they are out of print, they will be available only at premium prices. So we have decided to offer our valued customers a chance to secure their copies by pre-ordering. Eastwind Import has no plan to stock them, except for a few copies each of the five jazz titles (see below).
The price of the SHM-SACDs is $49.00 each. In addition, our regular shipping charge will apply:
Shipping and handling charges for US customers
$5.00 for the first CD
+$1.95 for each additional CD
Shipping and handling charges for Non-US customers including Canada
$9.00 for the first CD
+$2.50 for each additional CD
The cut-off date is Sunday, May 9, US California time.. Please send an email to hajime@eastwindimport.com listing the titles you'd like to order, your name and address. In return, we will send you a PayPal invoice via email which you can pay with your credit card.
Below is the list of the first 20 titles to be released on June 23 in Japan (5 classical, 5 jazz and 10 rock and popular music titles):
UCGA-9001 RICHTER, KARL/J.S.BACH:ORCHESTRAL SUITES NO.1 & 2/CLASSIC/DEUTSCHE
UCGD-9001 SOLTI, GEORG/BARTOK:CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA/DANCE/CLASSIC/DECCA
UCGD-9002 ARRAU, CLAUDIO/LISZT:SONATA IN B MINOR/CLASSIC/DECCA
UCGG-9001 KARAJAN, HERBERT VON/BRAHMS:EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM/CLASSIC/DEUTSCHE
UCGG-9002 BARENBOIM, DANIEL/SAINT-SAENS:SYMPHONY NO.3 'ORGAN'/CLASSIC/DEUTSCHE
UCGU-9001 GETZ, STAN/GETZ/GILBERTO(& JOAO GILBERTO)/JAZZ/VERVE
UCGU-9002 COLTRANE, JOHN/JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN/JAZZ/IMPULSE
UCGU-9003 COLTRANE, JOHN/A LOVE SUPREME/JAZZ/IMPULSE
UCGU-9004 FITZGERALD, ELLA/ELLA AND LOUIS(& LOUIS ARMSTRONG)/JAZZ/UNIVERSAL
UCGU-9005 VAUGHAN, SARAH/SARAH VAUGHAN/JAZZ/EMARCY
UIGY-9021 ROLLING STONES, THE/LET IT BLEED/ROCK/ABKCO/
UIGY-9022* WHO, THE/ WHO'S NEXT/ROCK/POLYDOR
UIGY-9023* DEREK & THE DOMINOS/LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS/ROCK/POLYDOR
UIGY-9024* CLAPTON, ERIC/461 OCEAN BOULEVARD/ROCK/POLYDOR
UIGY-9025* MOODY BLUES, THE/EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR/ROCK/DERAM
UIGY-9026 STEELY DAN/AJA/ROCK/GEFFEN
UIGY-9027 POLICE, THE/SYNCHRONICITY/ROCK/A&M
UIGY-9028* VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE/VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO/ROCK/POLYDOR
UIGY-9029* ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, THE/AT FILLMORE EAST/ROCK/MERCURY
UIGY-9030 GAYE, MARVIN/WHAT'S GOING ON/R&B/MOTOWN
After the order is placed and payment received, we will place an order with our Japanese distributor. The SHM-SACDs will be released in Japan on June 23, and we expect to receive them shortly thereafter. We will ship the CDs to you as soon as they arrive from Japan. In an unlikely event that we cannot fulfill this special order for some unforeseen reason, your prepayment will immediately be refunded in full.
To secure your copy from this historic and sure-to-be-sold-out series, please email us on or before Sunday, May 9, 2010!
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The price of the SHM-SACDs is $49.00 each. In addition, our regular shipping charge will apply:
Shipping and handling charges for US customers
$5.00 for the first CD
+$1.95 for each additional CD
Shipping and handling charges for Non-US customers including Canada
$9.00 for the first CD
+$2.50 for each additional CD
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