So here you are. Many years of collecting under your belt, with a collection of Japanese records, CDs, and possibly DVDs that would impress even most elite collectors living in Japan. You’ve got first pressings of your favorite albums, the remasters, the SHM-CD pressings, and even a few SACD editions from Japan.
You’ve invested a great deal of money and time into amassing one truly badass collection. Your wife or girlfriend may not share your enthusiasm for it, but you know that few things mean more to a man than his prized record & CD collection.
And yet, despite all this, something is always missing. We’re not talking about that set of re-masters with bonus tracks that are slated for release next month.
We’re talking about something a lot more practical and vital to any serious collection of Japanese issues CDs and records: we’re talking about a proper way to store and preserve those albums (especially, their OBI strips).
There’s no need to state the obvious: if you’ve ever ordered second-hand (used) CDs or records from Japan, you’re familiar with the funky resealable plastic sleeves they often come in (known also as OPP bags or OPP CD Sleeves). A simple, and brilliant invention. It’s use primarily comes in handy when you wish to store a record or CD with it’s obi sitting in it’s originally intended place: around the spine of the album. Without these resealable sleeves, it won’t be possible to display Japanese CDs in all their originally intended glory. While quite common in Japan, these sleeves are very difficult to obtain outside of Japan (they were never manufactured, as far as we known, on a large scale anywhere else).
Alas, we’ve decided to help all the collectors out there to easily replenish their supply of these resealable sleeves. Whether you’re looking for resealable CD sleeves for regular Japanese CDs, or paperlseeve (mini lp) editions, Japanese Vinyl, DVDs, or even 8cm CD singles, we’ve got you covered. Below is a list of all the different types of OPP / resealable CD sleeves available for purchase directly from Japan via Kupiku.com.
Standard CDs
Resealable Japanese CD sleeves (100 per package)
(Set of 1000 available here)
Package of 100 resealable CD sleeves for Japanese CDs
Package of 100 non-resealable CD sleeves.
MINI LP / Papersleeve CDs
Package of 20 CD sleeves for mini lp CDs.
100 Resealable Mini LP CD Sleeves (by Disk Union)
Package of 1,000 CD sleeves for mini lp CDs available here.
On occasion, you may have received a mini lp CD without the protective inside vinyl sleeve. Stock up with this set of 100.
CD Singles (slim case)
Set of 30 OPP Bags / Sleeves for slim case CD Singles
Package of 1,000 available here.
8cm (3 inch) CD Singles (aka Snap Packs)
8cm CD Single Protective Sleeves OPP Bags (by Disk Union)
OPP Resealable sleeves for DVDs
OPP Resealable bags for DVDs
Set of 1,000 available here.
Resealable OPP Bags for DVDs
OPP Resealable sleeves for LPs / Vinyl
Set of 10 protective vinyl sleeves.
Resealable Vinyl Plastic Protective Sleeves from Japan (Set of 50)
Resealable OPP plastic sleeves for vinyl.
Set of 200 available here.
Set of 500 available here.
Set of 1,000 available here.
Is there anything missing? Other types of sleeves or Japanese goods you’d like us to feature in an article? Leave a comment and we’ll follow-up!
Note: to save on shipping costs, we highly recommend picking up several packages and have a larger quantity sent in one order.