Rock'n'Roll Circus - album information and covers [VII]
 

Thanks to hachiroku for being so helpful and organizing everything! Kudos to hachiroku and Misa-chan! They're angels! Please try to maintain this post if you are the first person to post the thread when the other reaches 500!

Regarding first press goods, basically -
A poster comes with a purchase of the CD+DVD / CD only, and there's a separate poster for AT09's DVD.
The photobook only comes with the CD+DVD and the CD+DVD in the box set.
There is a special access card with a serial number for a new song not in the album that can only be used by TeamAyu members in all copies of the album.
There are also various things like a lucky draw, but they're basically making this release as confusing as possible when it comes to first press goods.
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http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9804/boxay.png
The SPECIAL LIMITED BOX.
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From appears:
Pop-star ayumi hamasaki (31) has announced that 12 self-penned lyric-sheets have been enclosed within 12 out of approximately 400,000 initial pressing copies of her new album [Rock’n’Roll Circus] (released on 14 April).
She has stated that this is a surprise from herself to the buyer. She got the idea of distributing presents, and she enclosed the lyric-cards in order to directly convey the world of music.
She used her favourite pen in order to write on A4 size paper.
With regard to the 12/400,000 probability of obtaining one of these rare items, hamasaki has said, “I put a lot of emotion into writing these, so I hope they will be treasured by whomever receives them.”
Moreover a new song not included on the album, unconfirmed as to whether or not it will be released, will be a free chaku-uta present to fan club members who purchase the album.

High-res version of the RED LINE lyrics at Ai Candy:
http://www.ai-candy.com/archives/rock-n-roll-circus/

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【CD】
01.THE introduction
02.Microphone
●Honda ZEST SPARK CMソング／music.jp TV-CFソング
03.count down
04.Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～
05.BALLAD
06.Last Links
●TBSテレビ系全国ネット『報道特集』エンディング・テーマ
07.montage
08.Don't look back
●Panasonic デジタルカメラ LUMIX FX66 & ZX3 TV-CFソング
09.Jump!
10.Lady Dynamite
11.Sexy little things
12.Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～
13.meaning of Love
14.You were...
15.RED LINE ～for TA～ [album version]
（全15曲収録）

【DVD】
01.Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～ (video clip)
02.Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ (video clip)
03.You were... (video clip)
04.BALLAD (video clip)
05.Sexy little things (video clip)
06.Microphone (video clip)
07.Don't look back (video clip)
08.Lady Dynamite (video clip)
09.Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～ (making clip)
10.Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ (making clip)
11.You were... (making clip)
12.BALLAD (making clip)
13.Sexy little things (making clip)
14.Microphone (making clip)
15.Don't look back (making clip)
16.Lady Dynamite (making clip)
※bonus track
"ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 ～NEXT LEVEL～" DIGEST

（全17トラック収録）
the extras are:
★12枚限定初回特典：直筆歌詞原本（全12枚）をランダム封入
（初回出荷分の商品12枚に、ayuの直筆歌詞原稿が1枚ずつランダム封入されます）※1

it's not like there will be 12 booklets which have the lyrics in hadnwritten, theres 12 songs with lyrics, and there will be 12 sheets for each song pur in 12 diferent albums (CD+DVD and the CD+DVD inside the BOX, CD only is excluded -damn it! XD-) so each person that will get it will have only 1 sheet of one song ^^

★初回限定封入特典：シリアルナンバー入りアクセスカード封入
（ファンクラブ会員限定、未発表楽曲着うた(R)先行無料プレゼント）※2

This also is in the CD only, just a sheet with serial numbers for an unreleased song(s) to download in chaku-uta, only for TA members...
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ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GUARANTEE THEMSELVES A LUCKY DRAW PRIZE SHOULD BUY A CD+DVD COPY FROM HMV.CO.JP -
First Purchasers Novelty

(1 novelty will be randomly enclosed when the product is shipped)
※『ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUS』 ALBUM + DVD (Jacket A) is the subject of the novelty
※We will not be able to accept any requests, or exchanges.
※The novelty at among HMV ONLINE and physical HMV STORES will differ. Please contact the closest store.

『Novelty Setail』
S Prize: Original Spangle Bag
A Prize: Original Cushion
B Prize: Original Pen Stand
C Prize: Original Amenity Pouch
D Prize: Original Mini Tote Bag
E Prize: Original Mobile Phone Cleaner
F Prize: Original Key Chain
G Prize: Original Memo Pad
H Prize: Original Ball Point Pen
I Prize: Original IC Sticker
J Prize: Original B2 Size Poster or Original Sticker Set ※The poster will be folded for shippment

※Please note that the detail of novelty may change without prior notice
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Both the album and concert DVD have different posters as additional first press goods. I believe the CD only has the type A poster along with CD+DVD, and type B is for the concert DVD. Amazon.co.jp will not be including the posters as far as I know. Usually Amazon orders don't include things like posters or lottery goods.

The limited box has both type A and type B posters as first press bonuses.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...eeen/fp-01.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...eeen/fp-02.jpg
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From angel-ayu:
COVERS!

CD+DVD
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9392/avcd38102b.jpg

CD only
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8218/avcd38103.jpg



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The album has finished recording as of March 11th. PVs and songs are all done and ready to be mastered or whatever! She has yet to do more promotional work according to a new TeamAyu message though.

From nanakopy87:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...n_rrc02_ta.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...n_rrc01_ta.jpg

the phone stand and the pencil case

(Very nice design imo.)
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NEXT LEVEL's release pattern:
If Rock'n'Roll Circus' patterns are to mirror NEXT LEVEL, it should go something like this.
From Misa-chan:
OFFICIAL TA NEWS!! :)

(Images)

Arena Tour 2009 ~NEXT LEVEL~ DVD will be released on the same day too! :yes

April 14th (Wed) NEW ALBUM [Rock'n'Roll Circus] Release!

Release date confirmed for 11th official album!
Including big hit double-A-side singles [Sunrise/Sunset~LOVE is ALL~] [You were.../BALLAD], and recordings done in London for the first time, the new album features 10 new tracks (planned).
The DVD will feature more than half the number of songs in the album, with 8 music clips! Moreover, all making-of clips will be included. Digests for the DVD [ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~], which will be released on the same day, will be included as a bonus as well!

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[ALBUM+LIVE DVD SPECIAL LIMITED BOX SET]

★Limited Edition
Together with first press [CD+DVD] listed below, a box set which includes the LIVE DVD [ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~]. A special limited box set including a mug cup + bags of black tea!
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8...a90f767f1f.jpg
How the layout of the box will probably look..

CD contains 14 tracks. DVD contains 17 tracks.
★First press includes a full colour photobook shot in London.

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April 14th (Wed) LIVE DVD [ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 ～NEXT LEVEL～] Release!

Spanning about 7 months in 2009, from April to October, with 35 shows in 12 cities around the country, produced by 300,000 staff, the much anticipated DVD for the Arena Tour Live is here! The entire show done on the very last day at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo has been recorded!
With songs from the [NEXT LEVEL] album, mixed with popular songs from the past and present, and 10 costume changes, an entertaining and colourful show never before seen.
All emcee sessions, bigscreen movies, and videos of special moments will be included (planned)!!

Source: http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/100305.html

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A lottery will also be held at stores and online at stores like CDJapan, HMV, and YesAsia for the following items. S = best prize you can get.

S賞オリジナル・Sequin/spangle bag
A賞オリジナル・Cushion
B賞オリジナル・Pen Stand
C賞オリジナル・Amenity pouch
D賞オリジナル・Mini tote bag
E賞オリジナル・Keitai / cell phone cleaner
F賞オリジナル・Passkey holder
G賞オリジナル・Memo pad
H賞オリジナル・3 color ball pen
I賞オリジナル・IC sticker
J賞オリジナル・B2 poster、and original sticker set

※ 『what benefits are subject to change, Please note that when.

Spangle bag that will probably have an Ayu logo on it:

Some other facts to point out:
- photobook comes with the CD+DVD version's first press
- photobook is 36 pages
- photobook will ALSO come with the CD+DVD version in the limited box
- 10 new tracks and 14 total tracks are subject to change
- CD only has no first press at the moment, but we have yet to find out more.
- The amount of interludes is not known yet, but people still seem to be saying that there will be 4 with no reasoning other than what has been done for NEXT LEVEL and GUILTY... at the moment though, no one knows anything.
- Sexy little things will be on the album, it just has not been listed in the tracklist since the songs that have currently airing CMs (Microphone, Don't look back) are the only tracks that Japan knows of right now. We know of it from ViVi, but that's about it... there's no reason for it to be listed in the tracklist at the moment.
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Links to other threads:
New Album 14 April! [Rock'n'Roll Circus]
by Misa-chan
"Rock'n'Roll Circus" 4/14 new album information [II]
by truehappiness
ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ live DVD out April 14th, 2010!
by truehappiness
Rock 'n' Roll Circus 4/14 new album information [III]
by hachiroku
Rock 'n' Roll Circus 4/14 new album information [IV]
by truehappiness
Rock'n'Roll Circus - 4/14 new album information and covers [V]
by truehappiness
A4-size handwritten lyrics to be included with 12 copies of Rock'n'Roll Circus + a new song?
by truehappiness
Rock'n'Roll Circus - 4/14 new album information and covers [VI]
by truehappiness

(thanks for help truehappiness and everyone for good feedback. Please check these older threads too.)
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from Misa-Chan:
"Basically the news here says:

TeamAyu members can now order all the above releases at the special ayu online shop.
If they buy NEW ALBUM 『Rock'n'Roll Circus』, they'll get an original handphone stand. If they buy the LIVE DVD『ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ～NEXT LEVEL～』, they'll get an original pencase. If they buy the 『Rock'n'Roll Circus SPECIAL LIMITED BOX SET, they get both. There are no extra mu-mo only goodies."

More from Misa-chan :)


Please notify me if there is anything that needs to be added to the first post!

'aight

so we're gonna talk about FM Yokohama here now?

Right now he's just talking.. and it's boring.. and it doesn't sound modern xD Is this guy gonna play a cool song like Microphone? haha

I think we should edn the other thread talking about the radio.. but really this is not the place to "chat" while listening to the radio XD

OMG!!!! Found this at http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi...27/1268046837/.
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9...1268997780.gif

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/986...1268996931.gif

It looks so good!

Wow~ The PV!!!

^ Woah thank you...that looks awesome!

The PV looks cool,
I started an Yokohama radio chat...

Now we just need the sound that goes with it :P , but yeah that does look pretty cool ^_^

Wow, it's DEFINITELY like Namie Amuro's ripping thing, haha.

O_o What's with the guy in the pv? He seemed so out of place :laugh

wow o_O
i love them!!! (L)

it's her "brother" in the PV LOL

and OMG! wanna see it!!

No idea. We'll find out when the PV is out in full, I guess.

Her brother in the PV is dressed like a woman though....

Her bother wouldn't kill her :shakehead. He looked like a stalker/assassin/killer to me lol.

OT: At least I got something out of Yokohama; Sakura Ame is so addictive *.*

what? 7th thread... o.O
btw, I love the Limited Box design, and the AT09 cover to! ~so futuristic! YAY!~

Yeah, he looks like he has a gun.

She's also singing "A NA TA DAKARA" in that scene.

Wow I'm so excited about the PV now! o: Looks awesome~~ (so this is why ahs crashed just now :P)

It looks like it's going to be a huge PV =D

the limited box set really good. Im felling guilty because I dont preorder

OMG the PV, I want to see it so baaaaaad!!! DD: !! xDD

The box looks really sweet!

And I really, really WANT to have one of Ayu's self-written lyric sheets. That would be a dream...*.*
The people, who get them in the end, can be so proud and happy!!

the PV looks promising. love her hair and the dress =)

omg my eyes......Those news previews ALWAYS spoil the magnificent moments in the PVs...(recalls Days and BALLAD)

i was just wandering into this thread and ahhhh...i didnt wanna see them.
BUT
what i saw looked FIERCE and AMAZING..omg..the PV is coming!!!(better stay away now)LOL

Go to official site and look yourself if you don´t belive it.

That looks really really cool!

OMG...
the PV must look so epic!!
can't wait to watch the full version!

Ohhhh >_<; I want to see this PV NOW!

the PV looks so awesome... oh my gosh

OMG that ripping thing <3333 PV seems to be awesome! :)

About that guy in the gifs... I think it's just a preview of another PV, because 「Microphone」box fades away on that moment :shrug

Maybe off topic, but I found this on Avex Avexnews on facebook (it's linked with their twitter):
浜崎あゆみ　3/19(金) 日本テレビ 25:00～25:55 音楽戦士 MUSIC FIGHTER 番組開始から５年半、これまで出演してくれたアーティストとのスタジオトークを振り返る超豪華 総集編！！

This is what I get from the online translation:
Ayumi Hamasaki 3 / 19 (Fri) 25:00 - 25:55 Suit NTV music show MUSIC FIGHTER 5 ½ years from the start, ultra-luxurious look back Omnibus Studio Talk with artists who have appeared so far! !

Did she perform on music fighter tonight? Even if she just appeared in the show it should have been on her website.

^ there is still an hour until the Music Fighter starts.

It's true~
3月19日の音楽戦士は特別編！！
番組開始から５年半、これまで出演してくれたアーティストとの

スタジオトークを振り返る超豪華総集編！！

久保田利伸が「LA・LA・LA　LOVE SONG」を梶原と生で熱唱したり、
浜崎あゆみがスタジオで初めてトークをした回や、
エレファントカシマシがカラオケをスタジオで歌ってとんでもないハプニングが起こったり、
人気芸人たちもなぜか音楽番組なのに登場したり、

とにかくお腹いっぱいの１時間！
お楽しみに！！

新入戦士には噂のママレゲエシンガーSA.RI.NAが
殿堂入り泣きソングの傑作「シングルマザー」を歌い上げる!!
http://www.ntv.co.jp/mfighter

I think it's like a commemorative show... Just presenting past performers? Doubt she'll sing.

woah Eli! probably there will be like a documentary video of Ayu on Music Fighter?

can we watch it? on what channel?

Nihon tv, it's on keyholetv ^^

^oh thanks! hehe whatching it!! but now there's something about politics or sth like this XD

1am japan time? NTV... we have NTV in key hole?? LOL

maybe it's just a clip with ayu's past performances...

I found the lyrics for Microphone!! They were posted in the website lakrits posted. http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi...27/1268046837/

thank you :D

looks like it's airing midnite news rite now

ayu won't perform songs at Music Fighter
So maybe talking or review only

Sadly, those were proven to be fake :(

if someone could write the lyrics is because they have the song ¬¬ with only one play in the radio it's imposible...

for the google translation seem like a very powerful lyrics, with a lot of anger!

I'm totally off so... did Microphone play on that radio and some of you guys heard it? I thought a radio rip would finally leak today. :/

Uhm...20 minutes for Music Fighter?

Now there is ZERO and they are in Italy XDDD (and I saw a CM with Can We Go Back lol)

I asked on twitter if Ayu was going to MUSIC FIGHTER and I got this reply:
"はい。今夜出演予定です。　Yes. performs"
(http://twitter.com/avexnews)

It started ^^


AYU!!!!! ^o^

Ayu STEPyou-era, so cute ^^ wonder if there will be more LOL

I translated the Microphone lyrics in an auto-translator,
but they don't make a lot of sense yet. >.< I hope we get a nice translation soon!

is that all for ayu?? just that 5 second clip???

waaa a message from ayu!!! and it's from noww it's her actual hair!! hahah well at least was sth new!!

What did she said? o.o''
Is she really, really performing??

lol, I also saw it =) Think, that's all

There she was ayuuu!

Ayu shows up in person ??????

^no, seems like they asked her to record a message for the program ^^

Uh....

Oh... so, that's it? They'll do their program and no more of AYU?

YEEES!!! *___*

I'm with two keyhole windows opened XDD One is Music Fighter and the another one is the radio 'cause right now there is a program called ASIAN GO! GO! xDDDDDDDD

LOL can we go back, utada... LOOL XDDD

http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/a...i/4c1cd5c6.jpg
because of the quality
I didn't record

it wasn't a program about ayu... seems like they are remembering artist that have been there performing/talking, and also asked her to record a message to say congratulations or sth like that, but it's wasn't only about her....

So, they show her first appearence (2005.04.22) and little message

Oh well... ^^ back to the radio xD

^LOL still?? I kind of give up XD

I should too...and maybe I will :dead2
But I'm mad at them :eviltongu making us go from one radio to another like...crazies? xD

the gifs looks awesome! i think microphone is the pv i am most excited about!

God those gifs look fabulous.

@Abby2009
I have the KeyHole opened twice, one with the radio and the other with the tv, I mute off the tv and see it while listening to the radio.
LOL

i couldn't find Nihon TV in Keyhole ... or was it written in Kanji ? ..
Too bad i couldn't watch it :(

No..in romaji!

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3361/immaginerhf.png

Even so, you should know the kanji for Nihon xD



The gifs look AMAZING! The ripping effect is very cool, and hopefully there will be more "tricks" in the video as Ayu said :yes

Oh that strange... it really wasn't there :S .. still isn't... but i do know Keyhole changes channels every once in a while...
Better luck next time
I really suck at kanji, so no i don't know the kanji for nihon ^^;

Microphone gifs look awesome!!
It seems like there is a band playing in the background.
Can't wait to see it!

If your computer support japanese characters it should probably look like this^^:

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/4108/nihontv.jpg

the gifs are awesome!!! I hope we'll have the PV soon!!!
I just can't wait anymore...(-_-||)

omg!! that microphone preview(the gifs) are amazing!!! maybe we can get the pv in no longer than a week xD (or at least a leak of the song!! lol)

My God I check the posts right before bed and right when I get up, and I missed SO MUCH just in the last 8 hours. And 10 pages in the "V" post and 4 pages already in this one. Man you guys are crazy, lol. Hope you all got (or will get) some sleep :D

Oh and the GIFs of Microphone look AWESOME. Does that mean the full PV will be here soon?? I have to get on a plane in the morning and won't be able to check for awhile :P

I'm happy that it looks like Microphone is gonna be the "weird" video of the album, there always has to be one! Though Don't look back looks weird too, especially if that is actually blood on the walls behind her. I am all for some dark, grotesque stuff on this album!

^
LOL I LOVE the weird ones too. Two of my faves are alterna (my sig quote hints at that), and I love Ladies Night too. And Because of You. Those may be my top 3 weird ones. :)

that's not blood actually in don't look back pv xD i think it's just over paited in red. (XD)

I love those three, too! Especially alterna :yes! But you can't forget about ourselves, it's just the best haha.

Of course it's not BLOOD, but it looks like it could represent blood. Don't spoil my dreams :(

Well, you never know, she may have killed her ex and splattered his blood on the walls to make a really epic PV :rolleyes


lol

Nice gifs, I can't wait to see the pv!

I never thought you could open the same program twice -__-U
Now I'm sure I'll go crazy :yes
xD

I can't remember if it usually takes this long for leaks or if I'm just being an impatient brat ( :P ).

^We often have leaks the week before (days before) the release date, for an album... we often get the first full song from the PV... and of course there we have chaku-uta... but no.. there's still 1 month for the release.. we have just been waiting for this album for so loooong XD

^
^In fact.. LOl yesterday I had Key Hole opened 5 times XDDDDD 4, for 4 channels in case they put Microphone PV previews, and the 5th for TOKYO FM LOL (TV were mute of course XD)

It's only like 3 weeks now :D

Wow o.o''
I'll do that for the radios on KeyHoleTV xD...though it might be too early today (in Japan) to play this song...right?

Haha, yeah I'd say ourselves is definitely in that group too. I think we have similar taste in Ayumi's videos. :D

woo! true!! *___________* thanks you made me happy now!!

only 3 weeks!! and one is holidays!! (Easter)

that means that in one week they should start airing PV's and CM's... wooo!!

The TV Live on the 2nd is only two weeks away :D

woah the box looks awesome!!
kudos to everyone who was able to get it in time!

ayus darker/weird/creepy vids are the absolute bes. especially alterna (which is my fav) etc. so it makes me excited for dont look back :)


. . .also the microphone gifs look great

Yay!!
I'll get to watch it live! with KeyHoleTV xD

anyone knows a site where the box is still available ?
on 4/14 anyone knows if there will be a restock ?
thanks .

Those Microphone lyrics basically take a bunch of pieces of Ayu songs like the CM chorus of Microphone, the chorus of Curtain call... etc and make lyrics by switching out words.

Please try not to post those sorts of things in here. Put them in the rumors/unconfirmed thread. Those BBSes tend to have a lot of junk/trolling. They're basically all a bit like regular forums, just that everything's anonymous so anyone can post whatever they want.

They could possibly be real, but from what I've seen with "early full lyric rips"... people tend to just post things they made up with some of the real song mixed in.

:O she looks so cool! i sense a classic ayu pv coming
so excited!!