Where to buy BLUE BIRD. (some info)
 

Okay, the title of this thread is slightly misleading but my imagination is no good at the moment.

After the announcement that a poster will be included from Japanese Retail stores I emailed YesAsia asking if they would provide any such service if you buy all three, this is the reply I got:
we are sorry these 3 items do not come with any bonus posters. Bonus poster maybe come when Japan customers buy in local Japan retail store but posters do not come with internet ordering with YesAsia.com.

In the same mail I also asked them about the ORICON charts, this is what they said:
Sales in YesAsia.com will not contribute any count towards the ORICON charts. YesAsia.com has overseas supplier.

CDJapan recently announced that they will include a foldeable poster with each and every CD you buy of this single that is first press. I belive I will cancel my YesAsia order and make a new one at CDJapan, I really want the first press extras which I suspect is not included at YesAsia. I'm not entirely sure though, has first press extras been included from YesAsia in the past? I'm gonna wait a few days to see if they announce anything.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/search.html...word=blue+bird

Edit:
YesAsia replied on my questions wether their versions were first press or not. They told me that they get a very limited supply of first press items so that they cannot guarantee that you will get a first press edition. However, if you add as a comment in the order that you ONLY want first press edition they will follow those directions, and if they have none the order will be cancelled.

^CDJapan will give the poster even if you only buy 1 CD?

Yeah..

They don't state anything about requirements~

Description
New special maxi single release from Ayumi Hamasaki to bring in the summer of 2006 is this year's answer to her "A," "H," "&" series. Includes three tracks. Jacket A edition includes bonus DVD with music videos for the first and second song, and the making-of of the first song. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.


Bonus Extra (included while First Press is still available): a poster (folded)

(All product details, including availability, images, language(s), special features, and bonus extras, are subject to change without prior notice. Actual item weight may be different from the one indicated above.)

Yes, but I don't think it's "the poster", I mean, it's probably not the same one that you will get in retail stores if you buy all three in Japan.

can i get a link, not sure where CDJapan is...

That's great, if you get the poster when buying only one version! I'm definately thinking of getting it from Cdjapan this time.

I don't know much about YesAsia's extras. Well, they did have Hyde's FAITH poster on sale separately, when you got that with the album from Cdjapan.

Hmm if this poster isn't the poster people get in Japan i wonder what poster it is. more intrigue.

okay im going to preorder the CD only version first, i want the poster!!!

need to register...

I just placed my order of Blue Bird (CD Version) because of this. I was going to just order a little pain by OLIVIA.. but finally i ordered 3 singles xD

A folded poster? Sounds like it might not be the official poster then....not sure. On the other thread, someone mentioned how the bonus poster is only for within Japan.

^it might not be but i'm dying to know what it is...can't decide which version i want to order :(

Here's the poster info if anyone wants to translate~ [credit keeki @ Ayukult~]

http://i6.tinypic.com/11uc4fm.jpg

If you want to know~ [B2 size = 19 3/4 × 27 3/4 inches [?]

B2 Size, 20x29 inches or 72.5 x 51.5cm. (the same size as my Startin' posters)

I'm already sure the Retail poster is not the same as those First press ones. I'm gonna email YesAsia again to ask if they've got any information about if their editions will be First Press.

Well, whatever/however this "other" poster looks like...at least you'll still get a poster ya? ;)

^that is true, guess i'll go see if i can decide in my sleep now.

I've written a new mail to YesAsia asking them about First Press editions, up till now they seem not to have bothered with separating first press from other editions and have shipped them out randomly, some people getting the bonuses and some don't.

^ Hmm...Yesasia sounding a little shady these days....but I guess surprises are also fun? Hm.

Isn't first press just generally the first shipments they get and then shortly after, they stop making those ones and then they just send out whatever's left? :/

^yeah, but YesAsias supplier seem not to inform them about if the editions they're sent are First Press or not.

I wonder what they answer will be.