Richard

Indeed JVC (Japan Victor Company) is one and the same. Just that they used the Victor brand domestically and JVC outside of Japan. These ones are definitely some of the most colourful discs in my collection.

Many thanks for the compliments. Indeed I have always lived in the UK and Europe and the selection of MD"s over here compared to Japan was small and usually not very exciting types compared to what could be bought from Japan. I was always attracted to the Japanese discs as they were just so much more colourful and interesting!

Saehan MD | Wind Player (Limited Edition) Made in Korea by Saehan, these discs from 2007 were a limited edition of 3 designs, sold in 100 yen stores in Japan I believe. They are now extremely rare. I obtained mine at the time from the illustrious @bland10000. I recently re-discovered them. I had opened one and still have two unopened. The 3 instruments represented are Tuba, Trumpet and Saxophone. They were sold without cases in retail hangers.

Possibly, but I'm not really into buying things for the sake of reselling them.. It's a bit too much time and effort I think for me

I already have the black and white Cutipop's, just missing the elusive grey one.. 🙂

Yep, I saw those. A little bit expensive for a single disc, but I may be tempted at some point... I guess they were a separate run. Not sure of the chronology. The other colours also exist with the same shutter variation.

The street scenes pack - yes the one with the 4 different colours of traffic lights. I only have a 3 pack of the blue ones. I was certainly lucky to get plenty of discs when they were available new, but plenty more slipped through the net for sure. That said, I can't say I have too many regrets, I was lucky I guess (in the right time and place) to be able to acquire many MD items over the years. Certainly enough to keep me busy & happy for many years to come

Victor MD | ar - 2004 Series Victor's “ar” 2004 Series came in seven color schemes: Sky Blue, Pink, Green, Dark Blue, Purple, Violet and Orange. The colours were split across the 74 and 80 minute disc types. Both 74 and 80 minute variants came in 10 and 5 packs. The 74 minute variant is shown here (80 minute variant to follow soon). These discs also featured Victor's fully enclosed, hinged cases to protect the discs against dust. 80 Minute Version - 10 Pack

Yes, of all the ones I have seen over the years, including the other 3 from that pack (skater, runner, floor plan), the street scenes, and all the rest 🙂

Currently listening to Soehngenetic - Dieneuser in Atrac3 Plus 352k on the RH1

Yes, that disc is probably my favorite out of all the Bit Clubs. If I remember correctly the text on it says 「今日は、ここまで」 "That's it for today.."

No, unfortunately not.. 😔 Apart from the Tartan, I think those ones you mentioned are all pretty much holy grail discs for most collectors. By Book Club, you mean the one with the picture of the lamp and the book on it?

Sony Japan MD | Color Collection 2nd Series 1996 - Special Packs There were a few "special" combination packs of the Sony Color Collection 2nd series discs. I'll add them to this topic as I get to them. The first is a special 6 pack (essentially just a combination bundle of 6 x 74 minute single discs). 74 Minute - 6 Pack Retail Hanger Packs - Blue

Let me know if there is something particular you are looking for, depending on what it is, I may have some spares or can look out for them for you

@BearBoy - forgot to mention there is also Sergio's (@sescoscuba) excellent site: https://sites.google.com/view/crazyforminidisc/home-page/all-my-blanks Some of the dates are slightly incorrect, and his rarity ratings would maybe be different now, given how things evolve, but it's an excellent resource, I recommend.

On my side, I was also on holiday (in Italy) for the last few weeks. Apart from just generally lazing around and eating a lot, I have been studying Japanese quite a bit. I took advantage of the fact I don't have to work to take more lessons online. On the MD front, I was back in my apartment in Rome, where a lot of my MD units are still located, so I was busy getting reacquainted with them and the many recorded discs I left here before moving to London (for the 2nd time) in 2016. I also discovered a whole stack of about 100 sealed blanks of various types I forgot I even had - including 2 unopened 10 packs of TDK Bit Clubs. 🙂

I think it also depends to a degree on the type of plastic used. I don't think I have tried Brasso, but for example on my MZ-E620 which has a kind of glossy transparent plastic front, I was able to remove scratches with a small amount of a cream called "Polywatch" watch glass scratch remover, that I got for a couple of pounds off Amazon UK.

I have the white E630 (as seen in the 3rd photo + pictorial to come in the future). They are not too hard to find, but relatively difficult to find in mint condition. The E730 has the HD Digital Amp. A bit scarcer now than the E630, but they do come up from time to time. On a semi-unrelated note, I remembered this: the MZ-E630 tv commercial featuring Mika. We did have this on the forum somewhere in a pinned thread together with the other Sony CM's, but the links are now dead I think. ↓ CM Link

Oh no worries about that, it's not like I need much triggering 😆 I'll keep an eye out for anything interesting and add it to my next shipment from Japan. Usually these kinds of things are not too expensive and if it's in the community's interest...

Ok, will see what I can do! 😁 (most of my MD hardware is also Sony, apart from a couple of Onkyo components)

I'll see what I can do! I'll check, but I think the majority of mine are all Walkman related. I have a few Sony headphones catalogues and a whole bunch of other stuff relating to the 1999/2000 Sony "Red Hot" campaign featuring another Japanese singer Hikaru Utada. Having said that, there are dozens of old catalogues out there on Yahoo Auctions Japan - are there any particular years / periods / manufacturers you were interested in?

Absolutely correct - it came out in May 2004, just before the Hi-MD models. The MZ-E630 and E730 players which are also MDLP only came out in October 2004. Here's the page for the N920 from the October catalogue (it's the same in the August edition).

Cheers 👍

I haven't lived in Japan (yet!), although it has always been a dream of mine. The posters I picked up from a seller on Mercari (basically a kind of online Japanese marketplace / flea market). The catalogue I think was from Yahoo auctions. In both cases there are specialist, so-called "proxy" sites that act as middlemen allowing overseas buyers to buy from domestic Japanese sources. What was it? I don't have the catalogue in front of me now, but I did already scan the pages from the October 2004 catalogue which are essentially the same.

Nice work Kevin - the deck looks great!