Japanese CD's


I have been very impressed with the fidelity of Japanese pressed redbook CD's. Is there a difference between those that are sold as just imports and those that are sold as "mini LP's"? Which type has the OBI strips, or do both?
fatparrot
Hey Y'all,

Tok20000 turned me on to the Japanese pressing of "The Hunter" by Jennifer Warnes. It is much better then the US pressing and I found it on Ebay for about $15 shipped. I'm sure, if you know exactly what you are looking for, you could find the recordings y'all have mentioned, on Ebay. Of course, you will have to be careful, I've had my share of problems and dissapointments on Ebay........John
Red Trumpet has a large selection of Japanese mini-LP Sleeve CDs and other Japanese pressed CDs, and they are regularly importing them on a direct basis.
http://www.redtrumpet.com/minilp_store/
I've heard that Japanese CD's, other that audiophile issues, are not mastered from the original master tapes. At least that was true with some vinyl. Don't know for sure about CD's.