Here a scan of the front & back of the On Stage Japan Paper Sleeve CD I got a few weeks ago. They seemed to have a "sepia tone" to the picture rather than black & white.

These Japan Paper Sleeve CDs have incredible sound, much much better than the original U.S. release or the 1999 expanded re-release.

This is one cd worth seeking out......An incredible album to begin with and this edition has the sound quality to match the content.

Great item...which i have....and i totally agree...the sound on most of these is simply awesome..

The Japanese know how to make perfect products ;-)

You know something, I think this Japanese cover is a bit better than the original version released here in the U.S. Must be the orange border????

The ON STAGE album is my all time favourite one.
Why ??
Because that's the very first album i ever bought when it came out, followed shortly by IN PERSON, FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS and THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

Hey guys,

I agree, I just invested in this collection and the sound is the best I've heard, bar none, Forget the technology the US is using the japanese know how to remaster a cd! these are fantastic cds if you can shell out the big bucks! Al

Yep, I've heard these Japanese CDs are the ones to get for great sound quality. I really like the paper sleeves too - like the old vinyl.....

hi is there a website address for these cds to purchase?

These can still be found on Amazon.com

Or you can find a few of them on Ebay.
Also the complete 30 CD Box Set in a very nice fat Cardboard Box.
A Fantastic Collection.

thanks for reply i have been stung a few times on that auction site tried to pm me to buy it now £30 for spanish eyes import........ i may be blonde but not stoopid

£29.99 inc post! [img]style_emoticons/default/smile.gif[/img]

We don't have them all at the moment, but we have quite a few.

& yes, they are fantastic!!

i agree the sound is far superior , i have noticed a dip in the sound on sweet caroline just 1:36 , but a great release and very much welcomed indeed, i just wish that they would attempt a release of ELVIS IN CONCERT - i believe that this release deserves a revamp badly , by whoever, ftd, bmg, sony, bmg japan.

There is a in concert paper sleeve release...the sound on that release is pretty good (specially the in concert tracks..the on tour recordings are also improved but not that much)
I have this japanese release and it's played more than the rca/bmg release from many years ago, but we are all still waiting for a sony/bmg release that is remixed and remastered by vic or sebastian, they do a fantastic job on all the new releases (with a downer on elvis at the movies, the sound on that one is going all over the place...)
If they only remix the sound on the live recordings with the drums in the middle and not as always on the left channel...we want a sound that sounds like you were there...elvis in the middle with the drums, james burton on the right with the backing vocals, on the left channel jerry sheff, glen d hardin, and on both channels the orchestra! Listen to the dvd Elvis TTWII SE on you'll hear the almost perfect mix of a concert.

when the LP "On stage" was released by RCA-Japan for the first time there was a different dialogue to some of the tracks comparing with the US release.
the quadro LP has different dialogue too while the tracks were the same.

I don't know if these CD releases were taken from these first japanese masters or other masters.



colonel snow

I have the paper sleeve edition of On Stage...will have to give it another listen

the japanese quadro LP with the different dialogue between the tracks was the source for the import CD Pure Stage power (Mac records) as released in 1992.


colonel snow