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Originally Posted by Mad_Cactuar
I think "The Past and Other Side of Ayu" is really rare, cos they stopped making it over a lawsuit between labels.. It has Nothing From Nothing and the previously unreleased 3 remix singles.. I saw it in a nearby shop the other day but ended up purchasing Duty instead because Duty only cost a third of the price of that set.. Get it if you are a fan like me and you are rich!!
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"The Past and Other Side of Ayumi Hamasaki" is produced by a bootleg company. It really has no collectors value, unless you just buy it for listening. So never buy it at an inflated price, since it's just a bootleg.
The originals of 'the OTHER SIDE' remix singles on the other hand, are rare, as with the excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III. The first of 'the OTHER SIDE' (the red one) is the rarest with only 10,000 copies produced. I brought 'the OTHER SIDE 2' and 'the OTHER SIDE 3' for fun since they were cheap, but to be honest, the remixes were boring. The packaging is ncie though...
Initial Pressing only singles - 300,000 copies
- appears
- kanariya
- Fly high
- SURREAL
- AUDIENCE
- Daybreak
The first 3 is the rarer of the bunch, with 'appears' commonly believed to be the rarest. It's not that difficult to find sealed copies of AUDIENCE and Daybreak.
"A" single
- 8 versions with different colour discart, the track order is also different in each version, but the tracks are identical.
- Initially released in blue/green/orange/pink
- Black version is the regular version
- A version is released after it sold 1,000k and another version is released after it sold 1,500k.
- There is also a version different to the gold disc version, but is very similar.
"H"
- First press, 3 variations. Different cover art, different colour. Available in Pink/Green and Blue.
- Regular version is white.
- Limited version released in digipack containing all 4 covers after it sold 1,000k.
"Free & Easy"
- First press has Ayu's face on the discart.
- Regular press only has clouds on the discart.
But the first press isn't all that rare, many people have the first press.
"A BEST"
- First press, slipcase + 6 variations on the inside cover. You can't choose which cover you want.
"A Ballads"
- First press, as with above, available in 4 variations.
"MY STORY"
- First press, 4 cover variations, but you can choose your choice of cover.
"RAINBOW"
- First press, password to preview instrumental of the un-released RAINBOW track at the time. "00. RAINBOW" is listed on the tracklist at the back.
"I am..."
- First press, extended OBI + slip allowing you to pre-order her tour tickets. Quite useless outside of Japan.
"Ayu-mi-x II"
- Glitter covers as mentioned.
And the Japan version of LOVEppears includes bonus CMs on the CDExtra, such as her Honda CMs and Momoten Peach Water CMs from 1999. My OS Version doesn't have them, as with others. Although some people claim their OS version has those CMs, it appears to be inconsistent.