Album Authentication Help - Page 2

orangeland · #21 29th December 2005, 04:10 AM

lol honestly, if you want an opinion from someone who's bought mainland releases -- it's only "fun" to buy mainland releases when you're actually in the mainland. a) b/c its so freaking cheap, b) you get a free poster depending on where you go (i got four this time

). really, if you're purchasing online, shipping costs are gonna make it not worth buying. i would stick w/ taiwan,hk, or japan versions if buying online.

btw -- once you get past all the logos/stickers on the cover & cd itself, there is NOOO difference b/w them and other versions (well, except translations sheets and whatnot). just reiterating

momobean · #22 29th December 2005, 05:52 AM

I bought the No way to say single and Hitomi Shimatani's crossover album in Mainland. It was fun but I regret buying the No way to say single now

lotusoka · #23 29th December 2005, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~K+

To avoid further confusion, they are Mainland China versions, not HK versions.

The Overseas versions you'll find on Yesasia, are HK versions.

Anyway, I wouldn't recommend buying Mainland China versions, stick to Avex Hong Kong or Avex Taiwan's pressings.

Sorry if I caused any confusion.

bondingo · #24 1st January 2006, 01:09 AM

I bought 'RAINBOW' and 'I am' at this store in Boston called Tokyo Kid and later found out why it said Alion International instead of avex. I went on http://www.eneabba.net/ayu and saw that the official 'I am' CD had a white dove while the 'I am' that I bought just had the cover of the CD printed as a CD label. Same thing with 'RAINBOW' but it had a different label.

Also, I bought 'My Story' from 'animefurusato' (the guy who is selling the first Ayu CD bundle) and found out that that one was fake, but instead of saying Alion on the back, it said Miya Records, which is also a bootlegging company. So just make sure that you look out for those.

Now I only buy J-Pop CDs off of yesasia.com and everything they sell is legit ^_^

Baernash · #25 1st January 2006, 04:00 AM

ALL R BOOTLEGS!!!

Why u r searching for CD on e-bay? 99% of CDs there is BOOTLEG. Go to YesAsia and order cheaper OS version released by Avex Trax TW but don't pay cheaters from ALION ENTERTAINMENT - or something like that - (first one link) for damn bootlegs

ayu_fan929 · #26 1st January 2006, 05:45 AM

just spend a couple bucks more n buy the overseas avex editions from yesasia or cdjapan etc.

Qt Mashi · #27 1st January 2006, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by norain

Can someone tell me if these are authentic (no not authentic bootlegs)
I want to buy more but x_x dunno how to tell.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ayumi-Hamasaki-3...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ayumi-Hamasaki-D...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/AYUMI-HAMASAKI-D...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ayumi-Hamasaki-A...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ayumi-Hamasaki-L...QQcmdZViewItem

::HELP::

to put it simply...

1. bootlegs, as Delirium-Zer0 said, they are high quality bootlegs but still fake!

2. typical bootleg

3. the same link? bootleg too~~

4. real! it's officially under Avex, although it looks like a bootleg because of it's chinese writing, it's not overseas version, it's China version so it's only sold around China...(ugly chinese writing)

5. same as no.4, real but China version...(ugly chinese writing)

superdonut · #28 2nd January 2006, 04:31 AM

Yeah, some of these are her Chinese versions... her name is in Chinese.... if it's Japanese, Ayumi is in Hiragana... ^^

Delirium-Zer0 · #29 4th January 2006, 04:50 AM

QT Mashi: nope, none of them are bootlegs. Both copies of Duty shown here have "China Record Shanghai Corporation" on the tape you pull to open the wrapper as well as the holographic avex logo sticker. Usually those holographic stickers scream "bootleg" to me too, but none so far have ever had an accurate avex logo. And yes, the chinese text printed on the cover is actually there. Compare it to the image on her official chinese site: http://www.avexnet.cn/album.asp?disc_id=3

norain · #30 4th January 2006, 05:37 AM

Well I have bought from eBay before. The album I bought "MY STORY" was indeed authentic. So I tried looking for more...but since the albums I want are old per say...yeah...Yesasia it is then...

ShadowMehMeh · #31 4th January 2006, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bondingo

I bought 'RAINBOW' and 'I am' at this store in Boston called Tokyo Kid and later found out why it said Albion International instead of avex. I went on http://www.eneabba.net/ayu and saw that the official 'I am' CD had a white dove while the 'I am' that I bought just had the cover of the CD printed as a CD label. Same thing with 'RAINBOW' but it had a different label.

Also, I bought 'My Story' from 'animefurusato' (the guy who is selling the first Ayu CD bundle) and found out that that one was fake, but instead of saying Albion on the back, it said Miya Records, which is also a bootlegging company. So just make sure that you look out for those.

Now I only buy J-Pop CDs off of yesasia.com and everything they sell is legit ^_^

You mean Alion right? 'Cause I also have "RAINBOW" and "I am..." and I have the same issue with the CD labels that you do. =\

Mirai Noah · #32 5th January 2006, 07:16 PM

^ Yeah, it's Alion I think. My friend gave me copies with "Alion" written on them, and the labels were wrong.

ShadowMehMeh · #33 5th January 2006, 11:06 PM

Yup. All my CD labels are all crapped up. But everything else looks just like the actual avex release.

#34 7th January 2006, 09:10 PM

Wow. What a heated debate.

All of them look like complete bootlegs to me.

bondingo · #35 14th January 2006, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowMehMeh

You mean Alion right? 'Cause I also have "RAINBOW" and "I am..." and I have the same issue with the CD labels that you do. =\

Oh, yeah. It's Alion, sorry about that ^_^

sexysaucestar · #36 15th January 2006, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winterkill

Wow. What a heated debate.

All of them look like complete bootlegs to me.

I thought the same, too..but somebody already clarified it above.

It is quite sad that most people scream "BOOTLEG" when they see all Chinese characters written on Ayu's stuff...[when in fact those really are official Chinese releases..]

It's good to know that Avex made things slightly cheaper for Mainland Chinese though...when I went to China to visit some relatives, I could see how a lot of people in the village probably couldn't afford high-quality things like CDs/DVDs and such...I mean, $1 = 7-8 yuan....so a typical overseas release [around $20] would be 160 yuan for them...which is probably around half the amount they make for monthly income...

Anyway; best thing to do if you do buy Ayu from eBay...always check via Yesasia/CD Japan for official tracklistings; if the CDs you find on eBay have extra tracklistings than what's listed on Yesasia/CD Japan, don't buy those! Those are most likely bootlegs.

Oh..and I never knew that eneabba had a guide to figure out bootlegs! Haha...okay I'll stop now, haha, this is a long post reply! ^^;

Delirium-Zer0 · #37 15th January 2006, 10:08 PM

The Mainland is still catching up with ayu's older releases too... they only JUST released A Song for XX.

Cloud · #38 17th January 2006, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by orangeland

yep, Delirium-Zer0 is right. and guess what? they're the NEW mainland releases. how are they new? well, in the past, avex cds have cost around 58 RMB (~7-8 USD), a price chinese people can't usually afford. these new versions (called "simpler versions") are around 2 USD and only come w/ an insert (much like a single insert) and no booklet.

.

actually the re-priced versions are WITH the booklets.

orangeland · #39 17th January 2006, 06:57 AM

^ really? then i got jipped.

my dad got me a copy of "acoustic:latte" and it only came as slip and a mini poster. xP

Cloud · #40 17th January 2006, 04:49 PM

ACOUSTIC: LATTE was meant to be like that.