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I never understood why ayu released her old singles in that rectangular size :S does it was only in japan?
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It was a standard in Japan to do singles like that..
I guess they switched to all 12cm/8" discs later because of all the content you could put on them~ [4 was the max or something on 8cm discs.. on a CD its like 17-18 ;D]
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I have many 8cms singles, yeah I think its a particular thing of Japan 'cause everyone who see them always ask me where I got that strange cds and where I can play them lol
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Aren't they cheaper as well, I mean not only can you fit less songs but they use less plastic (and probably had crummy quality?).
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Yeah, they were cheaper D:
It's probably 2x as much to do the kind of singles we get nowadays..
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too bad they don't have those now. they look cuter to me
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^ yea i like them too...plus, the covers would look sorta better on 8cm single cases
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I think they look cuter too, luckily most of my singles are that format lol
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ZARD {Izumi Sakai (born Sachiko Kamachi)} / ♥ You're my angel forever ♥ 6th February 1967~27th May 2007 / R.I.P ![]() Amazing Set by JpopDream <3 |
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I only had one music CD like that in my hands... they do make 8cm CDR discs though, and 8cm DVD-/+R discs too.
I guess they used smaller CDs becouse they didn't need to put more on the CD than just the 4 tracks. When people started adding remixes they simply switched to bigger discs.
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I dunno why so, but it's kinda unpretty packaging, IMO
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I like the sort of panoramic view. Vertically, you can do a full body shot, and horizontally, you can show a buncha scenery. The For My Dear... cover is appealing to me because it's panoramic. It's like...extra special widescreen version...lol.
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The 3-inch CD single WAS the standard for CD singles in japan for a looonngg time. In 1999 however, just as companies were deciding that maybe they should be brought to the states & europe (back when singles were still sold regularly in the US... who remembers that?
![]() Now that DVD players, CD drives, and portable MP3/CD players are the most common ways to listen to CDs (all of which are compatible with the 3" format), Sony are probably kicking themselves for killing off a format that would be saving record labels lots of money (seeing as how they're still very frequently only putting between 1 and 4 tracks on CD singles).
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^ I've learned something new today
![]() They have 3" CD-Rs and such now too right? Because my friend used a few of those for burning some pictures onto them....I find 3" CDs kind of cute actually. ![]() |
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Yea i like how they look too...too bad they only hold like 180megs...
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thanks! (i would love to have WHATEVER in my hands, it's was so adorable *_*)
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Ah! I'm getting whatever very soon...and TO BE if I'm really lucky. Out of the 6, love~destiny~ is my fav song, but I think Depend on You and You have the best covers.
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i like the Depend on You and YOU covers the most too, i also like the cover for Trust but i hate how they put the text right in the middle of her face
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I think design-wise, WHATEVER and For My Dear... are my favorites.
Oh, a quick note is that TO BE is still not sold out yet at alot of CD stores. It's the most common of the 8 singles.
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Yep
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