13th February 2009, 12:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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this has been announced on TA? can anyone else confirm?
here's a better translation of the info:
http://ayunews.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/next-level/
Quote:
The First USB Album
Singer Ayumi Hamasaki (30), will release a new album on USB which will be included in the memory. As digital distribution is accelerating away from CD sales, the new package was designed as a work plan. This is the first attempt in the music industry. Along with the regular CD, it will be released on March 25th in limited quantity.
USB memory storage device is designed to assist in reading and writing data to the PC by plugging the terminal. The data included in this CD is designed to encourage people to listen to the PC capture. This was tried with the indie artists, and is the first in the majors.
The Album “NEXT LEVEL” is her first original album after her 10th anniversary. It shall be sold in 4 versions, CD only, CD and DVD, 2CDs and DVD and a CD and USB version. All that is recorded on CD includes 13 songs and 6 music videos to be included with the booklet and lyrics.
Memory capacity is 2GB (gigabytes). Using the data recording capacity is 0.8 GB for the remaining capacity of 1.2 GB can be used freely. Price is 6800 yen (tax included). USB Memory 4000-5000 is usually distributed around the circle, “bargain” price was set. CD case is included in the same case size, to be displayed in the record store shelves. In addition, the USB shall be added on the Oricon sales data memory.
Many young people buy songs or singles in digital distribution sites and the songs imported to a PC. They listen to music on their PC, copy them to iPod and listen to music in the music player. Hamasaki “The style of listen to music has changed, and we decided to launch this product in the listening position.”
As digital music management have become commonplace, CDs are quickly dying out. The work package was devised only to Hamasaki “I want to leave a form and try a new one.”
Rough translation from Japanese to English by Rinoa.
Sources:
Empry at Jpopmusic
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Last edited by ohsixthirty; 13th February 2009 at 12:29 AM.
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