Japanese DSOTM SACD?

It's just the Japanese release of the same SACD as far as I can tell.

I would have to agree with Kevin. Back in the day, Jap pressings could sound better I think due to the equipment used, but anymore I think its just a Jap pressing of the same disc. I do own a Jap pressing of DSOTM as well as a Mobile Fidelity Gold and they sound, as far as I can tell, identical. I have a Jap pressing of WYWH (yellow cover with 2 dudes shaking hands)as well as a Harvest labeled WYWH with a black cover instead. THAT Jap pressing seems a little less noisy, to my ears anyway. I have a Jimi Hendrix Jap pressing of Electric Ladyland with naked chicks al over the cover instead of a pic of Jimi....stuff like that. Discs like Abbey Road and Iron Maidens first 2 came out in the Jap pressings long before I could find them on their respective american labels. Hey, but the labels are cool and you paid more than you should've, but who cares!!!LOL

I do know the Japanese disc was not pressed by Crest. The U.S. pressing by Crest was affected by the "cracking" inner ring prob.

You are correct about the 2 different pressings of the DSOTM SACD (one pressed in the US by Crest and the other pressed by Sony (?) in Japan) for the US market. I believe there will not a sonic difference between the Japanese version and the "for US" versions.

- Is there an easy way to determine which pressing you have?