From objet Sent Sun, Jul 11th 1999, 06:48
some speculation on japanese release policies: > Something to do with encouraging its people to purchase "home-grown" talent. > Might that not be something to do with Japanese policies concerning > imports/content originally debuted there in order for it not to be > considered an import? > jeff The real situation I think has something to do with consumer cost. Apparently due to exchange rates and a few other phenomena, Japanese-manufactured CDs are a lot more expensive in Japan than the import versions (i.e. those from the States & Europe) -- whence the bonus tracks and early releases - an incentive to buy native. (Let's not forget that ballooning trade deficit ;) sr -- sd