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Originally Posted by Nackar_91
There are several reasons ... CD singles are generally much more interesting in Japan than in the West. The West often had thin jewel cases but even more than that just cardboard sleeves. You got the title track and then maybe an instrumental or a remix. SOMETIMES a B-side, but it wasn't guaranteed.
Japan has got special versions, bonus tracks, B-sides, versions with DVDs, special packaging etc. etc .... they know how to sell their products!
Also, what's funny is that Japan only holds 0.8 percent of the world's total PC downloads. But they hold 93.9 percent of the world's total mobile downloads.
Look at those numbers. I was blown away. I can retrieve the link if anyone wants to see the source XD
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Well slim cases are better, because they don't break as easily as the fat case and digipacks and are more eco-friendly.
When it comes to tracks on singles, you've got it the other way around. Most japanese singles are
1. Song A
2. Song B
3. Song A (instrumental)
4. Song B (instrumental)
It's been like this since they made the big switch from vinyl to 3" CDs (before that you didn't get any instrumentals just 2 tracks). Maybe sometimes you'll get an extra track or 2 that are remixes or w/e but not always guranteed.
Most western singles are split into 2 versions, like japanese singles, but version 1 would be
1.Song A
2. Song B
Version 2 would be
1. Song A
2. Song A (Remix 1)
3. Song A (Remix 2)
4. Song A (Remix 3)
5. Song A (Remix 4)
And sometimes they'll do a 3rd version which is a DVD single.
But nobody really buys physical singles for western artists anymore. They press them but they have like a run of like 500,000 copies and then they're usually deleted.
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Originally Posted by SoldierofSilence
^yeah i see what u mean. they offer more than just one song and an instrumental. offer exclusive packaging, bonus tracks, special collectibles(ie. posters) etc. I've mentioned that many times to other people myself before. And WOW, those numbers are incredible.
The other thing now too, is cause Japan Editions of American artists' albums tend to have bonus tracks I've gotten more and more into just buying the Japan Releases of them as well.
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They do that so people will be more inclinded to buy the japanese press (which is more expensive) than the import (which is cheaper).
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Originally Posted by jbrat2219
I don't think you can really beat the quality that is on a CD to be honest...
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The only draw back for CDs is that even the tiniest scratch or speckle of dust can make it skip, and you can't scratch an mp3.