SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”)

~ Label

Annotation

The SME Records imprint was launched in late 1998 as a label for Japanese artists and a reissue label for Columbia Records (US) artists. In 2001, the Columbia artists were moved to a new walking eye imprint, with SME Records now focused exclusively on Japanese music.

Known cancelled releases:
SECL-963
SECL-965
SECL-966
SECL-989
SECL-991
SECL-1138~9

Annotation last modified on 2014-07-24 18:47 UTC.

Previously known as: DefSTAR RECORDS

Releases

Release	Artist	Format	Tracks	Country/Date	Catalog#	Barcode
SUNDAY恋をしよう	The Turtles	CD	2	JP1998-10-21	SRCL-4418	4988009441894
#1's	Mariah Carey	CD	19	JP1998-11-18	SRCS 8820	4988009882093
Premium Best	Toto	CD	14	JP1998-11-21	SRCS 8822	4988009882291
Premium Best	Laura Nyro	CD	16	JP1998-11-21	SRCS 8823	4988009882390
Waste of Mind	Zebrahead	CD	16	JP1998-11-21	SRCS 8833, SRCS-8833	4988009883397
Tracks	Bruce Springsteen	4×HDCD	17 + 17 + 18 + 14	JP1998-11-26	SRCS 8801~4	4988009880198
Tracks	Bruce Springsteen	4×HDCD	17 + 17 + 18 + 14	JP1998-11-26	SRCS 8801~4	4988009880198
Time After Time	INOJ	CD	6	JP1998-11-26	SRCS 8850	4988009885094
Live on Two Legs	Pearl Jam	CD	16	JP1998-11-26	SRCS 8851	4988009885193
STRIPE!	槇原敬之	8cm CD	3	JP1998-11-26	SRDL-4579	4988009457918
SIAM SHADE V	SIAM SHADE	CD	12	JP1998-12-02	SRCL-4420	4988009442099
Garage Inc.	Metallica	2×CD	11 + 16	JP1998-12-02	SRCS 8809, SRCS 8810	4988009880990
Ambassador Satch	Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars	CD	10	JP1998-12-12	SRCS 9512	[none]
Jazz Goes To College	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	CD	7	JP1998-12-12	SRCS 9513	4988009951393
Blue Trombone (mono, remastered)	J.J. Johnson	CD	7	JP1998-12-12	SRCS 9518	4988009951898
Hit’s a Sony ’98, Vol.11	Various Artists	CD	18	JP1998-12	XDCS-93345	[none]
By Your Side	The Black Crowes	CD	4	JP1998	SRCS 8894	4988009889498
Mingus Dynasty	Charles Mingus and His Jazz Group	CD	10	JP1998	SRCS 9520
Last Caress	Metallica	CD	3	JP1998	XDCS 93344	[none]
The Stranger	Billy Joel	Enhanced CD	13	JP1999-01-21	SRCS-9447	4988009944791
52nd Street	Billy Joel	Enhanced CD	12	JP1999-01-21	SRCS-9448	4988009944890
Glass Houses	Billy Joel	Enhanced CD	10	JP1999-01-21	SRCS-9449	4988009944999
Dancin' Grooves	Herbie Hancock	CD	14	JP1999-01-30	SRCS 8856
Infinity ∞ ~ Christeen + 4 Demos ~	Devin Townsend	CD	5	JP1999-02-20	CS 8879, SRCS 8879	4988009887999
月を超えろ	奥田民生	CD	4	JP1999-02-20	SRCL-4507	4988009450797
Turn the Page	Metallica	CD	5	JP1999-02-20	SRCS 8880	4988009888095
コンプリート・レコーディングス	Robert Johnson	2×CD	20 + 21	JP1999-02-20	SRCS-9457, SRCS-9458	4988009945798
曇りのち晴れ	SIAM SHADE	8cm CD	3	JP1999-02-24	SRDL-4590	4988009459011
I Still Believe	Mariah Carey	CD	5	JP1999-03-10	SRCS 8889	4988009888996
The Animal Song	Savage Garden	CD	5	JP1999-03-25	SRCS 8908	4988009890890
Ballad〜20th Anniversary	松田聖子	CD	16	JP1999-04-01	SRCL-4475	4988009447599
Dave Brubeck in Berlin	Dave Brubeck	CD	4	JP1999-04-01	SRCS 9530	4988009953090
I Am…	Nas	CD	17	JP1999-04-14	SRCS 8777	4988009877792
18 Tracks	Bruce Springsteen	CD	18	JP1999-04-14	SRCS-8892	4988009889290
18 Tracks	Bruce Springsteen	CD	18	JP1999-04-14	SRCS-8892	4988009889290
Whiskey in the Jar	Metallica	CD	6	JP1999-04-21	SRCS-8913	4988009891392
Not Dark Yet / Dylan Alive, Volume 2	Bob Dylan	CD	4	JP1999-04-21	SRCS-8914	4988009891491
FOR YOUR SMILE	SMILE	CD	11	JP1999-04-29	SRCL-4491	4988009449197
フレンズ〜remixed edition〜	REBECCA	8cm CD	3	JP1999-05-12	SRDL-4628	4988009462813
孤独な心臓(ハート)	ヒックスヴィル	CD	3	JP1999-05-21	SRCL-4487	4988009448794
PAISLEY POP	The Turtles	CD	11	JP1999-05-21	SRCL-4525	4988009452593
Such a Lovely Place	槇原敬之	SACD	11	JP1999-05-21	SRGL-601	4988009060194
A Tribute to Jack Johnson	Miles Davis	SACD	2	JP1999-05-21	SRGS 4504	4988009450421
The Man With The Horn	Miles Davis	SACD	6	JP1999-05-21	SRGS 4505	4988009450520
Rencontre	Georges Arvanitas	SACD (2 channels)	12	JP1999-05-21	SRGS 4507	4988009450728
My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis In Concert	Miles Davis	SACD	5	JP1999-05-21	SRGS-4503	4988009450322
Beautiful Love	Keiko Lee	SACD	12	JP1999-05-21	SRGS-4506	4988009450629
Across the Universe	Fiona Apple	CD	4	JP1999-05-26	SRCS 8932	4988009893297
Identify Yourself	Neve	CD	12	JP1999-05-26	SRCS 8939	4988009893990
fiançailles	LAREINE	CD	2	JP1999-06-02	SRCL-4524	4988009452494
Hungry Spider	槇原敬之	CD	4	JP1999-06-02	SRCL-4535	4988009453590
コンプリート・エディション	REBECCA	CD	14	JP1999-06-02	SRCL-4536	4988009453699
Sugar	System of a Down	CD	4	JP1999-06-02	SRCS 8944	4988009894492
マイレージ	ヒックスヴィル	CD	12	JP1999-06-19	SRCL-4486	4988009448695
Last Kiss	Pearl Jam	CD	2	JP1999-06-23	SRCS 8969	4988009896991
Head Hunters	Herbie Hancock	SACD	4	JP1999-07-01	SRGS 4510	4988009451022
Head Hunters	Herbie Hancock	SACD	4	JP1999-07-01	SRGS 4510
Cicada	槇原敬之	CD	12	JP1999-07-07	SRCL-4539	4988009453996
Cicada	槇原敬之	CD	12	JP1999-07-10	SRCL-4541	4988009454191
The Writing’s on the Wall	Destiny’s Child	CD	17	JP1999-07-14	SRCS 8942	4988009894294
Nothing Safe: The Best of the Box	Alice in Chains	CD	16	JP1999-07-23	SRCS 8978	4988009897899
Intimate Strangers	Tom Scott	CD	7	JP1999-07-23	SRCS-9539	4988009953991
Apple Juice	Tom Scott	CD	7	JP1999-07-23	SRCS-9541	4988009954196
Ready for the World	INOJ	CD	16	JP1999-07-23	SRCS8816	4988009881690
ハレーションサマー / サマーナイトタウン (English Version)	ココナッツ娘。	8cm CD	3	JP1999-07-23	SRDL-4642	4988009464213
サウンド・オブ・カーニバル	久保田利伸	8cm CD	2	JP1999-07-28	SRDL-4641	4988009464114
In A Silent Way	Miles Davis	SACD	2	JP1999-08-04	SRGS 4511	4988009451121
ハレーションサマー	ココナッツ娘。	8cm CD	3	TW1999-08-12	SMS-8646	4716331864629
DANCE & CHANCE	ココナッツ娘。	CD	4	TW1999-08-17	SMS8649	4716331864926
Yippee!	Cosa Nostra	CD	15	JP1999-08-21	SRCL 4578	4988009457895
US	大森洋平	CD	2	JP1999-08-21	SRCL-4574	4988009457499
MOTHER	hanaco with PUFFY	CD	3	JP1999-08-21	SRCL-4636	4988009463698
Born to Run (Japan, 1999 picture disc reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	8	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 8983	4988009898391
Chimes of Freedom	Bruce Springsteen	CD	4	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 8989	4988009898995
Chimes of Freedom (Japan, 1999 cardboard packaging reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	4	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 8989	4988009898995
Chimes of Freedom (Japan, 1999 cardboard packaging reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	4	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 8989	4988009898995
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (Japan, 1999 cardboard packaging reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	9	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 9466	4988009946696
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (Japan, 1999 picture disc reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	9	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 9466	4988009946696
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 1999 cardboard packaging reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	10	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 9468	4988009946894
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 1999 cardboard packaging reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	10	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 9468	4988009946894
Nebraska (1999 picture disc reissue)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	10	JP1999-08-21	SRCS 9471	4988009947198
The Ultra Zone	Steve Vai	CD	14	JP1999-08-21	SRCS-8977	4988009897790
On the 6	Jennifer Lopez	CD	15	JP1999-08-21	SRCS-8993	4988009899398
DANCE & CHANCE	ココナッツ娘。	CD	4	JP1999-08-25	SRCL-4635	4988009463599
Billet ～幼き夏の便箋～	LAREINE	CD	2	JP1999-08-25	SRCL-4638	4988009463896
グライダー	大森洋平	CD	11	JP1999-09-08	SRCL-4575	4988009457598
Messengers' Rhyme 〜Rakushow, it's your Show!〜	久保田利伸	CD	4	JP1999-09-08	SRCL-4634	4988009463490
Gratitude	Earth, Wind & Fire	CD	17	JP1999-09-08	SRCS 9478	4988009947891
アポロ	ポルノグラフィティ	8cm CD	3	JP1999-09-08	SRDL-4618	4988009461816
Porgy and Bess	Miles Davis	SACD	13	JP1999-09-08	SRGS-4518	4988009451824
BLACK	SIAM SHADE	CD	2	JP1999-09-15	SRCL-4573	4988009457390
Heartbreaker	Mariah Carey	CD	3	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 2122	4988009212210
Live/1975–85	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	3×CD	13 + 14 + 13	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 8985-7	498809898599
Live/1975–85	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	3×CD	13 + 14 + 13	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 8985-7	498809898599
Human Touch (withdrawn)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	14	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 9472	4988009947297
Human Touch	Bruce Springsteen	CD	14	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 9472	4988009947297
Lucky Town (withdrawn)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	10	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 9473	4988009947396
Lucky Town	Bruce Springsteen	CD	10	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 9473	4988009947396
The Ghost of Tom Joad (withdrawn 1999 cardboard packaging reissue, promo)	Bruce Springsteen	CD	12	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 9474	4988009947495
The Ghost of Tom Joad	Bruce Springsteen	CD	12	JP1999-09-22	SRCS 9474	4988009947495