# New cd lyrics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cd-lyrics/42772>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 26, 2000, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cd-lyrics/42772 "2000-11-26T18:38:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cd-lyrics/42772/21 "2000-11-27T23:40:48Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Edward The Head \*  
> \*\*Re Japan: Japan requires lyrics to be printed in the CDs, they also require extra tracks to be put on CDs. The reason, import CDs in Japan cost less than Japanise CDs so they want something extra to make people buy them and not imported ones. \*\*

I had to read this twice, since my first time through I thought you were talking about David Sylvian’s old band…

Anyway, it’s not “required” in Japan, IIRC, just good economic sense for the record labels.

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