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Thinking about buying a copy of Metallica's S&M CD, noticed there is both a normal US release and a Japanese SHM-CD release. Never seen SHM-CD before, so no idea if it is worth the extra money. Is it different mastering, or just some sham to get more money out of folks? The actual encoding cant be all that different, unless they dont care about backwards compatibility.

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SHM-CD just uses a different/better plastic for the disc, the encoding is exactly the same as a regular redbook CD.

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One nice thing about some of the Japanese CD reissues (including some SHM CDs) is they often try and replicate the artwork from the original LPs except in CD sized prints. I suppose worth the extra money to some assuming the mastering is good.

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