Talk:Restless Heart (Whitesnake album)

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Being in the US many albums made in Japan come with previously unreleased tracks (bonus tracks) and are highly collected here. I have seen people call them Japanese versions yet while they may or may not be currently made in Japan these albums are usually sold throughout most of Asia. In fact many Japanese record companies now have working deals with companies in Korea, Taiwan, China, etc... Also Korean and Chinese compact discs are showing up more and more in the US and worldwide with the same tracks and covers as the Japanese discs. It would be more accurate to call these releases Asian releases or Asian versions. Separate release histories really only are needed if there are major differences between the discs.

Related to the above I have seen different covers from other countries captioned as "Alternate". This is incorrect and may lead to changes later on. If someone in Tokyo or Beijing looks at an infobox with the Asian cover listed as an alternate he may say that is wrong and change it so that the US/Euro cover is the alternate. To him it is, remember Wiki is worldwide. If you are putting up a second cover and you know why it is different from the original or more common version (whether it's region of origin, re-issue, promo, banned, etc..) the correct explanation should be stated on the caption. Solonyc (talk} 14:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)