SNAP-PACKS FROM JAPAN : 

THE BAD ERA 3'' SINGLES

 Among all the rare cds a collector can wish to find, the 3'' cd singles from Japan are, certainly, the most interesting and lovable; their unique snap-pack case, with the little picture sleeve is amazing - a true gem for each collection - and then, almost every release have lyrics printed on the back side. Some of them come with a special sticker on the barcode, and a writing on the cd ring stating that they are promo copies. In a few words, rarest than the already rare commercial ones.

In the picture, you can see all the commercial 3''s singles released from the album "BAD".

These are some guide lines:

1 - "Liberian girl" is the only promo among them.

2 - "Leave me alone" wasn't released in Japan. That's why is missing.

3 - "Another part of me" got 2 releases:1 with 2 tracks (pale yellow artwork) and 1 with 4 mixes (named "maxi 3''cd)

4 - Similar to "Man in the mirror", but with several artwork differences, is the "3-inch special", and it contains 4 tracks; one of them, is "Todo mia mor eres tu", very hard to find at the time in digital format.

Pictures below show an example of commercial "Dirty Diana" release, and the "Liberian girl" promo 3''. And if you need more details on each release, just click on the JAPANESE 3''SINGLES section of this blog!