For anyone who hasnt seen it and is interested in Japanese releases the following is in the Record Collector 100 Smiths rarities:
"Recent trends over the past few years have seen the Japanese Tokuma label record releases becoming very collectable. These generally command between £45 and £50 each. The later Victor label release go for a rather lower figure generally between £20 and £25".
Also, I found this interesting via Wikipedia:
"An Obi strip is a strip of thin paper looped around the left side or sometimes made of thicker paper folded over the top of Japan pressed LP albums. It is also found folded over the left side of music CDs, video games, DVD's and even on the covers of books when the are sold new.
The features of the obi include the title of the product usually in phonetic Japanese, the track listings, other information pertaining to it, such as price, catalog number and other related releases or artists from that same record company.
Products that feature an obi strip have become desirable among collectors from around the world. Because many Japanese consumers discarded the obi once purchased and of course some took great care in preventing damage to the obi. An old record or CD with the obi still attached can fetch premium prices on the second hand/collectors market. As a rule of thumb, a record or CD with the obi strip intact is always worth more than one without one. Whenever a Japanese pressing of a CD by a Western artist is exported to other countries for sale in retail outlets (or offered for sale via online retail outlets) becomes available, the obi can dictate the value of that CD. If it's new/sealed it should have an obi, providing it came with one (some Japanese releases feature an information sticker instead of an obi). A used/second hand CD with the obi still with the CD is usually worth more than any other countries standard domestic pressing."