Pink Floyd/Wish You Were Here “35DP 4”

On October 1, 1982, when a major Japanese manufacturer released the world’s first CD player, the world’s first music CD was also released on the same day, with dozens of titles centered on rock, pop, and classical music. Ta. The first of these CDs to be released was Billy Joel’s album “52nd Street/New York 52nd Avenue” (catalog number 35DP 1), and in Japanese music, a certain Niagara master’s “A LONG VACATION” (35DH 1) ). The price was 3500 yen for Western and Japanese music. In addition, in Europe, production of ABBA’s album “The Visitors” seems to have started in West Germany in August of the same year, and there seems to be an opinion that it is the world’s first CD. Now, what will be released this time is one of the dozens of CD titles released for the first time in the world, PINK FLOYD’s 1975 album “WISH YOU WERE HERE” )” is a reprint of Japan’s first (and world’s first) CD (catalog number 35DP 4). The “blue cap band” is a major feature, as it is featured on the jacket of this album, and the 1st press had a short production period and was mastered in a different way in 1985.The catalog number of the 2nd press “red cap band” was “32DP 359.” Since it has been switched to the new version, the gold version with this blue cap band (it seems that the original 1st version was quickly switched to the regular silver version) is a phantom item that rarely appears on the second-hand market, and is currently selling for 40,000 to 50,000 yen at auction. This is an extremely rare title that is traded in yen. As for the sound inside, of course it’s mastering unique to Japan, and it seems that the master used for the LP at the time was used as is, and perhaps that’s why only two tracks, which were originally side A and B on the LP, are used. I’m surprised that it’s not divided, but instead has an index programmed into each song. Index is a nostalgic function that is now obsolete and was programmed in Floyd’s album “Atom Heart Mother” (up to catalog number CP32) to match the subtitle of the same song (right?). Although it is sometimes referred to as the early days of CD, the sound production is very different from current remastered discs, the volume is kept quite modest, and there is no processing to increase the sound pressure with a compressor or limiter. You can understand deafness at first glance. Also, considering that it was released in 1982, only 7 years have passed since the original release (this is both surprising and emotional!) Since it was digitized at the time, it is also important that the CD was released under favorable conditions with almost no deterioration of the master. (However, the digital technology itself is probably more advanced now.) As mentioned earlier, the tracks that were only divided into 2 tracks were divided into 5 tracks as usual, but other than that, they were reproduced as is without any processing, including the volume. Of course, some people may think that having the current CD is enough, but this item allows you to easily listen to the legendary PINK FLOYD’s first CD premiere item. 1982 Japanese 1st Pressing CD 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5) 2. Welcome To The Machine 3. Have A Cigar 4. Wish You Were Here 5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6-9)