Hi, I have bought these 2 Japanese releases with the old known mix and the new mix some time ago. I cannot find any hint on the cover or the discs which one is the old and which one the new mix, they both look exactly the same, the only differences are different order numbers: UICY-79174/5 and UICY-79176/7 (written extremely tiny on the spine). Is there really no other hint on the cover which one is which? Or am I blind? How shall someone who wants to buy one in a shop know which one it is?

Edit: I just see that the OBIs are different. But if you can't read and understand Japanese, it's not very helpful...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2022-08-24 19:01 by wiredallnight.

UICY-79174/5 - LA Forum (Live 1975) Bob Clearmountain Mix Version [SHM-CD] - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] ,

UICY-79176/7 - LA Forum (Live in 1975) New Mix Version [SHM-CD] - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] .

Google Translate or DeepL.com do help with the Japanese.

According to Nico Zentgraf is the new mix from 2020 with number UICY-79176/7

UICY-79176 is the only new mix I know. My issue of the old mix is from eagle rock, EAGDV038. So I really can't say, what UICY-79174 is.

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Irix
UICY-79174/5 - LA Forum (Live 1975) Bob Clearmountain Mix Version [SHM-CD] - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] ,

UICY-79176/7 - LA Forum (Live in 1975) New Mix Version [SHM-CD] - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] .

Google Translate or DeepL.com do help with the Japanese.

UICY-79174/5 - LA Forum (Live 1975) Bob Clearmountain Mix came with green OBI with red eroglyphs.
UICY-79176/7- LA Forum (Live in 1975) New Mix came with blue OBI with white eroglyphs.
Otherwise - only by catalog numbers.
OBIs are very helpful. Anyway, these releases were for Japanese market only.

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ironbelly

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Irix
UICY-79174/5 - LA Forum (Live 1975) Bob Clearmountain Mix Version [SHM-CD] - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] ,

UICY-79176/7 - LA Forum (Live in 1975) New Mix Version [SHM-CD] - [www.Universal-Music.co.jp] .

Google Translate or DeepL.com do help with the Japanese.

UICY-79174/5 - LA Forum (Live 1975) Bob Clearmountain Mix came with green OBI with red eroglyphs.
UICY-79176/7- LA Forum (Live in 1975) New Mix came with blue OBI with white eroglyphs.
Otherwise - only by catalog numbers.
OBIs are very helpful. Anyway, these releases were for Japanese market only.

Well, ironbelly perfectly explained it, nothing much to say I guess...

[July 29, 2020] UICY-79174/5 "L.A. Forum (Live in 1975) <Bob Clearmountain Mix Version>" * 2014 Bob Clearmountain Mix * <-- GREEN OBI
A paper jacket that reproduces the 2014 edition of the EU board LP in miniature. [www.discogs.com]



[July 29, 2020] UICY-79176/7 "L.A. Forum (Live in 1975) <New Mix Version>" <-- BLUE OBI
Restored, remastered and remixed from the original master tape (2020 mix by Sam Wheat) * A paper jacket that reproduces the 2014 edition of the EU board LP in miniature. * With overseas CD booklet *World's first CD release [www.discogs.com]


[www.universal-music.co.jp]

EDIT: "Bob Clearmountain Mix" is the same one that was used for L.A. Friday DVD/2CD combo in 2014 (EAGDV038 in EU or EV306939 in the USA or VQBD-10210 in Japan). Just simple re-packing. That SHM-CD thing does not add much in the case you will listen to rip but not to physical CD. Posted by: ironbelly / Date: September 7, 2021 12:32 / [iorr.org]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2022-08-24 21:17 by gonzalo76.

Thanks all. I thought that there would be a hint on the cover itself for the non Japanese speaking buyer, but as I see it isn't.