Review by James Young

I generally purchase a few packs of these as they are extremely great for replacing older CD inserts. These are also great for American cardboard sleeve CDs as they generally don’t have any kind of protection to keep them from getting scratched. Another good use is for the latest releases of expanded reissues that come with a vinyl pressing and two or three CDs that are just slipped into the glossy slots. They will get scratched. One purchase I made awhile back was Bob Mould – Distortion: 1989 - 2019. It’s 24 CDs with a signed print and the CDs just slip into a small edge that holds them in place. I immediately got out my Nagaoka Anti-Static and protective CD sleeves and placed each CD into a sleeve and they have kept this career spanning box set from being scratched up. Other companies here in the U.S. sell these for almost 10 times as much as I can get them here generally when I place an order for new items. I’ve also folded these and cut a hole in the center and used them in jewel cases and on DVDs.

I purchased this item from CDJapan when it first popped up and it was available for preorder. I have the original Japanese vinyl pressing as well, but this edition is quite special. It’s the best sounding vinyl album I have by The Clash. This album is very well mastered and it is clear vinyl. It’s really clear. For those who got a copy of this masterpiece, you are very fortunate to have an outstanding 40th Anniversary edition of on of the most influential bands that I’ve ever heard. I’ve had friends see this and they always try to buy or swap many of their vinyl pressing for this one album. It’s not going anywhere. Extremely well made Anniversary Album for a band that deserves recognition for their talent and sound. You will have to get this through Proxy Shopping, but everything that I’ve purchased through the Proxy Shopping option has exceeded my expectations as I’ve been shocked at how new the items still look.

I absolutely love this band and this album. I have a copy of this on XRCD and the MQA/UHQCD format absolutely blows the XRCD version away. I thought the XRCD copy was great, but it can’t even complete with this format. This is now sold out, however it’s worth the price of getting a secondhand copy or a copy through Proxy Shopping. I have had great success with CDJapan and their proxy shopping. This is the absolute best sounding version of this album that I’ve ever owned. The clarity of the sound allows the listener to hear instruments that you just can not hear on other formats. There’s no doubt that this format is the best sounding version of this legendary album ever to be released to the public. I own several other titles on this format and they also are the best sounding version I’ve ever owned. Buying the proper equipment to unfold this incredible format is absolutely worth every dollar spent. If you are looking for music the way it’s meant to be heard, then you should invest in the proper equipment and buy this incredible format. It’s just unbelievable how much of the music I was actually missing before I started my MQA/UHQCD collection.

I have absolutely no regrets about purchasing my MQA/UHQCD collection from CDJapan. Most of the titles that I have purchased are yet another copy of an album, a CD, or a SACD version that I have in my collection. All I can say about this format is that it is the absolute best sounding version of this album I have ever heard or owned. Unfortunately, it’s sold out now, but CDJapan has a great Proxy shopping arrangement that makes getting sold out titles extremely easy. I’ve used this service a few times without any issues. I have the cardboard sleeve Platinum SHM version of this album and it sounds great. I also own this on Japanese vinyl and the more recently Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 45RPM mastered vinyl. These all sound good, but the MQA format is far superior to all of the other format’s in my collection. It’s the absolute cleanest and quiet version ever to be released to the general public. MQA/UHQCD’s require special equipment to unfold the amazing sound quality of this outstanding format. It’s worth every dollar spent to hear music the way the artist intended it to be heard. That’s precisely what you get with this format. The clarity of the music is just unbelievable. You hear instruments and richer sounds that most people have never been able to hear. It’s just a unbelievable sounding format and I don’t think you will find a better sounding copy of your personal favorite title than the MQA CD format. I think MQA/UHQCD is more for individuals who love music and want the best possible sounding version of their album that’s possible. Every title that I own sounds unbelievable and the format is the best sounding experience I’ve ever heard. I still play my vinyl, but if I have the MQA version, that’s what I listen to. I would love to see Dire Straits iconic album Making Movies get the MQA treatment.

I love Dire Straits and this is one of my favorite studio albums they have ever released. The difference in the sound clarity of the MQA/UHQCD format is phenomenal compared to the other formats that I have of this title. I purchased all three titles and without a doubt, this format is the best sounding version of this album I have ever heard. The clarity is unbelievable. You can hear instruments and other sounds that you can’t get on any other format. I decided to invest in the proper equipment to unfold MQA/UHQCD disc and it is the best sound quality I’ve ever heard. This album as well as the other MQA/UHQCD’s I have purchased are the best sounding versions by the artist that has ever been released to the public. It’s just unbelievable how clear and clean these disc sound. Between each song, it’s completely silent and there’s no hiss like other High Resolution releases. It’s worth every dollar to buy the proper equipment to hear music like it was intended to be heard.

I own this on Japanese vinyl and it’s a nice compilation of Joe Walsh’s earlier career. This album is from his time with The James Gang to his earlier solo work. I have to say that this format is the absolute best sounding version of this album I personally have ever heard. There’s so much more detail and clarity that is unheard in previous releases. The equipment needed to playback MQA properly is worth the price as every title I have purchased is superior to any other format. Between each song, the sound is dead silence. You hear instruments that you can’t hear on any other format I’ve ever invested money into. MQA is by far the best sounding format on the market. I hope more titles will be released from more artists in MQA/UHQCD format. Highly recommended compilation.

I purchased the whole series of The Police MQA CDs and they all sound absolutely incredible. It’s worth investing in the equipment in order to unfold this format. As a teenager, I discovered origami, and now it’s made it’s way into my life via music. This is without a doubt the best sounding version of this album that I have personally ever heard. There are instruments that you don’t hear on other formats and the space between song titles is dead silent. MQA/UHQCD is by far the best format that has become available for the public to purchase. I own this album as well as the rest of the studio albums on several different formats and none of them are as clear or capture the sound clarity than the MQA/UHQCD format. This is the way I have wanted to hear music for many years now. I have bought a few titles mastered with the XRCD format as well as numerous Platinum SHM CDs, but none can compare to the incredible sound detail that you get from a nice set of headphones and a copy of every title that I own on MQA/UHQCD. I have yet to buy a title that I wasn’t absolutely blown away by the superior sound quality.

I have to agree with the rest of the reviews here. This is in fact the best sounding version of this album that I’ve ever heard. It’s beat out by the MQA version only by a slight edge, and that depends on weather or not I’m using headphones for listening or my High Resolution speakers and subwoofer for room listening. It’s still an incredible album that is past due to get the highly collectible Cardboard sleeve SHM treatment. It’s one of my favorite albums of all time. I also have to wonder about the comment that another review mentions about the obi and the fact it has 2011 DSD in English. Still this is an incredible CD and it sounds like it is a DSD remastered version of this iconic album.

I was extremely disappointed with the cancellation of this title on MQA/UHQCD format. It’s one of the best albums ever and it’s just a shame that it didn’t get the MQA treatment that this iconic album deserves.

I have to say that this is one of my favorite albums of all time. I have this on several different formats and up until the MQA version was released, the Cardboard sleeve format from 2017 was the best sounding copy I have in my collection. The 2017 Cardboard release of this album has some mention of 2011 DSD, so I don’t know if it was taken from the SACD that was issued in that same year. I have several different copies of this album on various other formats including one that’s now insanely expensive. I bought the MQA version and I have to say that it is the absolutely best sounding version of this album that I’ve ever heard. I have this on Japanese vinyl, Dolby DTS 5.1 DVD, and a autographed copy of this title. I also own the 2011 Japanese SACD copy as well. The MQA version is without a doubt the best sounding version of this album. This release is a Warner Records Release and it is still better than any other format that I have this album on. It’s just a little bit better than the cardboard sleeve version released in 2017. That release ranks a close 2nd place. You get the clarity that MQA offers and the soundstage is more expansive with the MQA version. When I originally purchased my MQA CD collection from CDJapan, I did even have the ability to unfold the true sound quality of this exciting and amazing sounding format. I recently purchased the proper equipment to play these disc back as they are intended to be heard. I’m extremely glad that I bought the majority of the titles that I wanted as now most have sold out. MQA is an absolute pleasure to listen to.