I hope we get covers or at least a finalized tracklist soon. Or Avex informing us of what exactly is going to be in the limited box set!

Listening to ayu trance 4 now ;)

Ayu trance 4 is amazing!
I would lvoe some covers and track list right about now... lol

Somehow I don't think we'll be getting anything before early March. My guess is around 4th March, though I do hope it'll be sooner.

I just want to know if there is going to be a lucky draw in case I need to cancel my order from Amazon and order from a website that does participate in it; and what the goods in the limited boxset are going to be so I can decide if I want to keep it or order the CD+3DVD version instead. I would love to see the covers as well but they have no bearing on if I buy the album from her at this point.

^^Yeah, people who decide whether they are going to buy an album or not based on the covers always baffles me. I don't want to say stupid, but I'm not sure what else to call it. lol

I just hope the cover to the limited blu-ray is amazing! lol

Some people only buy for the packaging :shrug

weird, yeah. But whatever.

And ugh there is such a long wait. wth for?

C'mon guys, we only have to wait almost 1 month =)

I guess she just loves this number. :D Secret 14 tracks, GUILTY 14 tracks, NEXT LEVEL 14 tracks n Party Queen again 14 tracks. I actually don't mind at all as long as songs r good. And I know they r gonna be AT LEAST good.

what if she has (miss)understood (CD only) face on the cover of Party Queen. It does look like she's having fun, just like a Party Queen. lol

^^I don't mind 14 tracks....I tend to like the albums with 15 tracks like RAINBOW, or MY STORY with 17 tracks haha...but 14 is cool, as long as the rumored four interludes is FAKE. Two preferred, three is more likely, but 4 would be just another GUILTY, and I really don't want that!

Content is usually what tips the scale for me, but how many J-pop collectors never crack the seal on their physical copies--opting to download the aforementioned content instead? I suppose if you're getting the physical copy for display purposes anyway, you might as well base your purchase on which looks the best.

Well one month and two weeks for me since i took the slowest shipping method *forever crying out of frustration*
I didn't know there actually were people buying cds depending on the covers lol

It's because how many times are you really going to listen to that physical copy? In today's age of iPod's and media players, where everything is digital, there really is no point in owning a "CD" that gets no use. But if the packaging is nice looking, it really feels like money well spent then. Otherwise if you have the rip on your mp3/PC, and the cover is atrocious, what good is it doing sitting there - you aren't gonna listen to the CD and you aren't gonna look at that fugly coverart.

I know right? That's why I will listening to album leak when will be out lol. I don't want to wait until early April to listen to Party Queen :laugh It would drive me crazy.
I resisted once for Love songs, just because I had enough money to get the limited edition from CDJapan and use FedEx. So I got the album few days after release day.

Also, I agree with thatstacey and Zeke though.
There's nothing wrong choosing an album depending on what cover you like if you keep CDs unopened on shelves. As long as you're supporting Ayu and love her music, there's nothing stupid about it :shrug seriously. Covers are made for attract, first. Tbh I did this for Love songs, I bought the CD only too because the cover art was gorgeous :heart.

actually, this is another reson why those playbutton things are funny...

Please release something today AYu!!!!

Yes there is a point to owning CDs. Why would I waste money on something digital when for a couple of extra dollars I can own something tangible? Yeah I rip the CD and never use it, but I ALWAYS prefer to have it there in a physical format. Even if the covers are "ugly", its the music that counts. Even then, most Ayu fans collect her albums, they're going to buy them regardless of what the outside looks like. Most Ayu fans like her for her music, not for her ability to take nice cover photos.

Having something in your hands to hold will always be better than something digital. On top of that, with digital music you are paying for music transcodes and usually pay premium dollar. CDs give you quality you rarely can buy digitally.

I buy her CDs because iTunes USA will never put up her new releases. Plus I'm turning into a collector. Hurry up 3/21!

While I think that all of us can agree that we would like for the album to have a nice cover, for me, it loses it's relevancy as far as it being a part of my decision to purchase the album once I become a fan of an artist. After having purchased close to 20 Ayu albums, it's become one of the least of my concerns as I'm more interested in the content than the cover. Plus, I am confident that the covers will be nice anyways because she has never disappointed me in that arena as far as album covers. Also, even though I have an Ipod, I still like to have physical copies of albums because I do use and like to own them. I listen to many artists and don't put every single album that I have on Itunes or my Ipod (my computer or Ipod would probably explode if I rip everything I have, lol). I like to listen to my CDs in the car as well so I like having them available to pop into the CD player whenever I go somewhere. :)

I was not insinuating that it's pointless, but it kind of sucks when you actually don't get physical use out of something you purchased (damn expensive too) and it's not even attractive to look at. I would never pay for digital alone - I usually buy the album AND have the digital copy on my iPod. But if the covers are God-awful, it really just angers me and actually does break the deal of if I will purchase that album or not. You can always download the album and it'd be the same quality if you ripped it yourself, but as far as beautiful cover art/packaging goes - it takes a lot more time, effort, and money to reproduce something or even print out a beautiful picture. It's not the same as having that gorgeous shoot straight from the presses.