Blue Note BLP 1500 Series

LP reissue series from Toshiba EMI Ltd of titles from Blue Note's 1500 series. These were issued with a round sticker on the front shrink wrap instead of an obi. The stickers state that these come with a 'fileable pamphlet' (hole-punched insert) with liner notes, and were cut using a Westrex 3D-II AH cutting head and 'original amp' to recreate the RVG sound. Please note that first pressings contain a text box (1 x 5 cm) towards the bottom of the sticker titled イニシャル特典、which means special features of initial pressings, which it says are powder-coated jackets and flat LP edges. (This is a nod to how originals from the 1950s were made.) Repressings from this series are missing the text box, and instead have a blank space where the box normally appears. [https://microgroove.jp/bluenote-jpn/1983-1988.html]