Sorry to bump the thread with no news, but I just wanted to share something: yesterday, I got a bunch of CDs from my friend who'd gone on a trip to Japan and done some shopping for me, and one of those CDs was BLUE!
And something that hasn't been said about the album yet: the packaging and product design for this release is
gorgeous! It doesn't come in a standard jewel case but a cardboard case that looks and feels very nice! The best part of the physical release is the booklet - which isn't actually a booklet! Instead of a booklet, the case houses 12 cardboard slips with gorgeous gorgeous pictures on one side of each, and extensive liner notes (seven cards worth of them) and lyrics and production info on the other side! Many of the pictures also have English sentences scribbled over them, most of them are easy to read but occasionally the handwriting makes you work a little.
I'm not sure if my description does the actual product justice (probably not), but I want to emphasize that this album is a gorgeous physical product! For anyone who likes collecting CDs, I'd say this one is extra-worthy of your money because it really looks like it's been produced with care and effort. It became one of my favorite items in my CD collection right away because it's both gorgeous and special.
Oh, and I'll gladly share pictures if anyone is interested.