Do you care about the album press?

[ville]

So, do you guys care out your album's press (Japan, Overseas, Korea etc.)?

I only like to buy Japan press. but of course it's really easy for like singaporean people to go and buy a SP-press album from a normal cd store so...
but myself, i have to always order from CdJapan/YesAsia and i always pick the japan press...

[emi♡]

Yes I do.

I only buy stuff to collect...so it needs to be Japanese First Press.

[KarenPang]

I voted sometimes but I actually wanted to say not really -_-

I only get Japan press if the artiste I support doesn't have any to begin with X___X like BREAKERZ who's unfortunately under an indie label who likes to suck my $ too & I thought the way avex trax does their marketing/promo is bad

if not , OS press for me . I can save 1/3 if not 1/2 of the cost that I pay as compared to a Japan press item

doesn't help that the Japanese yen is forever not working in my favour too T_T

[Amrai-chan]

I guess I'll vote sometimes. I don't have much money and while I do buy stuff to collect I buy things because I want to support the artist in someway as well.

I try and get Japan press whenever I can but if it is something that's out of print and easier to find in another press I get it that way. Or if it is something I really, really, really, really want a physical copy of when my money is low.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Yes I do. Not that much, but I do. I only buy Japanese presses.

[Meat Pao]

Yes, because Japan press is not only more authentic but also of better quality

[NintendoHTF1242]

It doesn't matter to me. A CD is a CD. I'll buy whatever press I find and whichever is cheaper ;DDD

[jiarongisme]

Sometimes. Of course it's best to get the Japan version but sometimes it's just too expensive to handle especially those with special bonuses like an extra DVD or a photobook. Nowadays, I stick with the Taiwan press and if I find good deals on eBay, I'll get the Japan press.

[JackieRos]

hell no what matters is the music
there is no difference well supposedly the "quality" but who cares so what

[zyoeru]

No, I don't care what pressing the album is. I'm not a collector so it doesn't matter to me.
I don't have enough money to worry about superficial things such as that. XD

[sanzo2011]

sometimes ! if the japan press's price 's affordable , i'll buy it .

[Corvina]

I always buy japanese press.
But I always buy the press of the original release (japanese press for japanese singers, korean press for korean singers etc.) anyway.

[Teppei-chan]

Sometimes.
When i got my copy fomr A Complete All Singles I was a bit sad to see that it is an oversea version but when I got the MY STORY album I didn't care if it's another version then the japanese press

[Yoake]

I always take the Japan press if it's a japanese artist. I think it's normal.

[aqua_crystal]

For me, yes it does.

I wanna get the Japan press whenever I can, especially if its a DVD (since my DVD player can only play Region 2 stuff). I only buy Korean, Hong Kong, Chinese press when the Japan version is sold out or I have no other option.

But I NEVER buy Overseas versions, ever!

[milky_way]

Yes. I really only get Japan press because I usually pre-order everything, but if it's an older release and I'm flat broke, I'll get an OS press.

[Crystal_Ageha]

Of course!! I buy because I love music and collect CDs, but also, mainly, because I want to give my support. Why bother trying to support if your copy won't even count towards the charts, ya know? :\ Plus, the whole quality thing... So yeah. Japan press all the way, every single time, no matter who or what.

[dreamland2.0]

Nope don't really care one bit... I'm a student and I don't always have the money to buy (highly expensive) Japan Press. Plus I have an awesome asian music store fairly close to me and I buy a lot of my CD's from there and they are always Hong Kong/ Taiwan versions.
Of course some artists don't have OS presses and therefore I shell out my money for the Japan press. I also try to buy new releases in Japan press but in the end it's not a big deal to me

[Polyrhythm]

Well...I only get Japan press if it's something important (such as when the NEXT LEVEL album came out and there was the drawing)...and for Japanese artists that dont release other versions (Perfume). Otherwise, the HK/Taiwan presses are usually just as good in quality and such though, the casing of the Japan press is superior especially for CD+DVD. It's not a difference I think is worth the extra $10-$20 though. What should be avoided are the China presses which are just crappy. The case is flimsy, cloudy (like dirty?)...and the chinese words are plastered all over the discs.

[rookies]

Sometimes I care, because the main difference is the price, which is a big factor to me, and I find Japan Press quite expensive and not very affordable.

edit - I meant to specify that I was referring to brand new copies of Japan presses. Second hand copies of Japan press are quite affordable, on the other hand.