Info
The River
Issue #2, two prices on obi
Label (Cat #): CBS / Sony Records (42DP 5244~5)
Format: 2xCD
Country: Japan
Release date (Original year): 1989 (1980)
Disc 1:
01- THE TIES THAT BIND
02- SHERRY DARLING
03- JACKSON CAGE
04- TWO HEARTS
05- INDEPENDENCE DAY
06- HUNGRY HEART
07- OUT IN THE STREET
08- CRUSH ON YOU
09- YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH)
10- I WANNA MARRY YOU
11- THE RIVER
Disc 2:
01- POINT BLANK
02- CADILLAC RANCH
03- I'M A ROCKER
04- FADE AWAY
05- STOLEN CAR
06- RAMROD
07- THE PRICE YOU PAY
08- DRIVE ALL NIGHT
09- WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY
There are 8 issues of the Japan CD pressing of The River.
- Issue #1: catalog no. 50DP 355~6, released on 22 May 1988
- Issue #2: catalog no. 42DP 5244~5, first released on 21 Sep 1988
- Issue #3: catalog no. SRCS 7858~9, released on 22 Nov 1995
- Issue #4: catalog no. SRCS 9469~70, released on 21 Aug 1999 (picture disc edition)
- Issue #5: catalog no. SRCS 9469~70, released on 21 Aug 1999 (cardboard sleeve edition)
- Issue #6: catalog no. MHCP 725~6, first released on 22 Jun 2005
- Issue #7: catalog no. SICP 4515~6, released on 22 Jul 2015
- Issue #8: catalog no. SICP 31648~9, released on 25 Oct 2023
Up to August 1991, the year printed on the artwork and/or obi of Japanese CDs was represented with a letter. The date was in the form "Y-M-D", where "Y" is a letter from the name "NIHON RECORD KYOUKAI" (Japan Records Association). "N", "I", "H", "O", "R", "E", "C", and "D" indicate 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 respectively.
Japanese releases have the price printed on the artwork and/or obi. In January 1989 VAT was introduced in Japan, and since then it became legally required that two prices be printed on the obi: the net price excluding VAT and the total price including a fixed 5% VAT. Therefore, there are two versions of issue #2 of "The River": the one from before January 1989 has only one price on the obi and the one from after January 1989 has two prices on the obi.
This copy's inner ring text:
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Disc 1 inner rim text: DP-412 3 ⌖ ⌖⌖ ⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖
Disc 1 plastic mold stamp: SMJ
Disc 2 inner rim text: DP-413 3 ⌖ ⌖⌖ ⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖
Disc 2 plastic mold stamp: SMJ
The stamped "SMJ" code indicates that the discs were pressed at Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Scans/Photos
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