Are these bootlegs?

the past & other side of ayu
Release Type: Album
Release Date: 09.02.2000

Disc 1 Track Listing
~Single~
01. NOTHING FROM NOTHING
02. PAPER DOLL
03. NOTHING FROM NOTHING (Original Karaoke)
~Album~
04. NOTHING FROM NOTHING (Single Version)
05. LIMIT
06. PAPER DOLL
07. Gut it-pez
08. NOTHING FROM NOTHING (Album Version)

Disc 2 Track Listing
01. kanariya "Main Club Mix"
Additional production & remix by Hex Hector
02. kanariya "The Dub Version"
Additional production & remix by Hex Hector
03. kanariya "Instrumental"
Additional production & remix by Hex Hector
04. Boys & Girls "Main Club Mix"
Additional production & remix by Hex Hector
05. Boys & Girls "The Dub Version"
Additional production & remix by Hex Hector
06. Boys & Girls "Instrumental"
Additional production & remix by Hex Hector

Disc 3 Track Listing
01. appears "Junior's Club Mix"
Remix produced by Junior Vasquez for Junior Vasquez Music
02. appears "Junior's Instrumental"
Remix produced by Junior Vasquez for Junior Vasquez Music
03. appears "Junior Appears On The Air"
Remix produced by Junior Vasquez for Junior Vasquez Music
04. Boys & Girls "Junior Vasquez Club Mix"
Remix produced by Junior Vasquez for Junior Vasquez Music
05. Boys & Girls "Junior Vasquez Club Dub"
Remix produced by Junior Vasquez for Junior Vasquez Music
06. Boys & Girls "Junior Vasquez Instrumental"
Remix produced by Junior Vasquez for Junior Vasquez Music

Disc 4 Track Listing
01. Trauma "Thunderpuss Club Mix"
Remixed by Thunderpuss
02. Trauma "ThunderDUB"
Remixed by Thunderpuss
03. Trauma "Thunderpuss Club Instrumental"
Remixed by Thunderpuss
04. too late "Extended Vox"
Additional remix & production by Soul Solution
05. too late "Soul Solution Dub"
Additional remix & production by Soul Solution
06. WHATEVER "Vocal extended mix"
Remixed by Ferry Corsten for Dance Therapy Productions
07. WHATEVER "Dub mix"
Remixed by Ferry Corsten for Dance Therapy Productions
08. WHATEVER "Non-vox extended mix"
Remixed by Ferry Corsten for Dance Therapy Productions
09. Fly high "Vincent De Moor Remix"
Remixed by Vincent De Moor
10. Fly high "Instrumental"
Remixed by Vincent De Moor

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THE PAST OF A.Y.U
Release Type: Album
Catalog No.: LECL-5501

Track Listing
01. NOTHING FROM NOTHING (Single Version)
02. LIMIT
03. PAPER DOLL
04. Gut it-pez
05. NOTHING FROM NOTHING (Album Version)
& Three Special Tracks*

* Yes, this really appears on the tracklisting.

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Crystal Melody Ayumi Hamasaki Works
Release Type: Album
Catalog No.: MN-2512
Release Date: 03.05.2001

Track Listing
01. Boys & Girls
02. appears
03. TO BE
04. Far away
05. LOVE ~Destiny~
06. Fly high
07. End roll
08. Trauma
09. Depend on you
10. SEASONS
11. A Song for XX
12. vogue

[Yukitora]

The last one isn't (it's an orgel album, they usually take famous pieces of music and remix then into relaxation music) but the first two albums are illegal re-releases of Ayu's older music. Technically they aren't bootlegs however.

[~K+]

Yes, and Yesasia used to sell the first one.

As for the Crystal Melody, it's not released nor licensed by Avex but contains no vocals, so not sure if you can consider it a bootleg.

Thank you.

[micster]

Originally Posted by ~K+

Yes, and Yesasia used to sell the first one.

Yup yup - http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept...id-1001808084/

[Sweer]

Originally Posted by ~K+

Yes, and Yesasia used to sell the first one.

As for the Crystal Melody, it's not released nor licensed by Avex but contains no vocals, so not sure if you can consider it a bootleg.

what? and I always thought Yesasia was bootleg proof

[~K+]

Well, now you know they're not.

[sexysaucestar]

Originally Posted by micster

Yup yup - http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept...id-1001808084/

Haha, I am amused by that first review on the page..

"Although it's a bootleg..it's really good!"

[orangeland]

from what i know, all of these were once legal at one point in time. the first set is from taiwan when taiwanese companies were allowed to release japanese music w/o a license. it's a illegal now. the second one is a re-release made by a japanese company (starts w/ an L, i forgot) and i think avex eventually put a stop to the pressings of these. the last one is legit, but there are many fake copies of it floating around at online anime stores.

[~Amy~]

Originally Posted by soysaucestar

Haha, I am amused by that first review on the page..

"Although it's a bootleg..it's really good!"

[LacusClyne]

about the first one, there are actually stores that sold it separate in 4 discs. there's one store right in singapore. it used to be in Takashimaya buliding, basement 2. i think the name is "Supreme' or somthing. it had now move to Robinson. all fellow singaporeans, please be careful when you buy their stuff.

[Yukitora]

Originally Posted by orangeland

from what i know, all of these were once legal at one point in time. the first set is from taiwan when taiwanese companies were allowed to release japanese music w/o a license. it's a illegal now. the second one is a re-release made by a japanese company (starts w/ an L, i forgot) and i think avex eventually put a stop to the pressings of these. the last one is legit, but there are many fake copies of it floating around at online anime stores.

Exactly.... which is why I said they weren't technically bootlegs...

Although there are bootlegs of these now-illegal CDs. (or is the one posted one of them? )

[orangeland]

Originally Posted by Yukitora

Exactly.... which is why I said they weren't technically bootlegs...

Although there are bootlegs of these now-illegal CDs. (or is the one posted one of them? )

well, the first one exists in many different bootleg sets. the second one...i think not (unless you count the red/black normal sized disc that takes pictures from the original 3'' single). btw, i remember that the company for the second cd is Leond (pretty sure, correct me if i'm wrong). and the third one exists in many bootlegs.

[Creamy Ayumi]

all are bootlegs for me.

[Delirium-Zer0]

Well they ARE all unlicensed, so ayu's not gonna get any money from them if you get them regardless. But I can assure you that if it's quality you're worried about, then the first one's actually pretty good. The printing is high-quality (even if the covers of the four discs inside the box are all recycled Tu-Ka images, they're REALLY high-res with a nice glossy finish) and the design is at least readable if not a bit simplistic & amateurish (no bad typos or terrible chinese translations), and the sound quality is indistinguishable from the original (I have the other side TWO and listned to compare... on my sound system, it was exactly the same). I can really only speak for that one though since I don't have the others.

My opinion on all the orgel albums though, is that they're worth a download and a few listens, but not more than $3 of my money.

[~K+]

If you want instrumentals of Ayu's song melodies, I'd recommend going for the 'J-pop meets Classic HARMONY' CD instead of the orgel album. Considering that the HARMONY albums are orchestrated by a real orchestra.

MY STORY Classical is orchestrated by a real orchestra...