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Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan
i dont think everyone realizes that for the most part, tons of japanese people already own most of her old albums. only hardcore fans really care about remastered tracks, unreleased cover work, and an old concert that didnt really have much of a draw to it. i mean seriously, why would this beat an original album? "i'm going to go buy a cd with a bunch of songs on it that ive had for 10 years!!" sooooo many people already have her albums and stuff, and for the most part, the whole "deluxe box" stuff isnt something most people care about--and to be honest, i think this was directed more at her hardcore fans than anyone else, hence the "thanks" price--she wouldn't be thanking casual fans for buying a cd once in a while.
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The thanks price is a good point but japan has a very single-oriented music industry. That's why compilations generally sell better than studio albums relative to the artistes so i strongly feel that people should stop comparing A Complete's sales with say Heart Station's. Instead, why not compare with her recent Best releases and studio albums, i think that's more relavant. So when a single compilation is released, the interest level may even be higher than when a studio album is released. Normally fans who own studio albums will buy the compilation and so will casual and non-fans who are interested in some of her singles (which are promoted vigourously on popular media) but was never interested enough in ayu to buy them since it's more worth it to buy a compilation. You realize album tracks that do not appear on singles are seldom promoted. So with such a huge single compilation, i think it's natural that some of us were expecting great things with A Complete. It just didn't happen on that large a scale though. I also found it confusing at first that compilations sold so well in japan. But with some observation and familiarity with the music scene, you'll realize that's the case.