Is this CD legit?

#1 5th April 2006, 04:37 AM

I was surfing through Ebay and I found Ayu's NOTHING FROM NOTHING single at a very cheap price, but I'm afraid it might be a bootleg. They say it isn't... What do you guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ayumi-Hamasaki-N...QQcmdZViewItem

***nmskalmn*** · #2 5th April 2006, 05:40 AM

I don't know, but the label of the real item is Nippon Columbia and the catalog # should be COCA-13057.

LacusClyne · #3 5th April 2006, 07:06 AM

the border looks weird.....might be a bootleg

~K+ · #4 5th April 2006, 07:49 AM

That one's released by 'HO-SON', it's a bootleg company.

#5 5th April 2006, 08:10 AM

^ You're probably right.
edit: lol they used Nick's site...
If you look at his site, it says:
An important note:
The first ever CD that has 'Ayumi' printed on it was the single called "Nothing From Nothing", issued in September 1995. It is now extremely rare and the cheapest one I've seen was about 15,000 yen

~K+ · #6 5th April 2006, 08:15 AM

I know, I love how he/she linked you to a site that told you 'there are several known bootlegs', then showned you a picture that was exactly the same as the one he/she was selling. XD

Kobayashiwoof · #7 5th April 2006, 08:50 AM

the person hu put this on ebay is amember of aho you will find him in the personal projects area if you want to contact him

shizukesa · #8 5th April 2006, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~K+

I know, I love how he/she linked you to a site that told you 'there are several known bootlegs', then showned you a picture that was exactly the same as the one he/she was selling. XD

I don't think that's a bootleg picture. They're more detailed images of the single.

It looks real to me.

~K+ · #9 5th April 2006, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shizukesa

I don't think that's a bootleg picture. They're more detailed images of the single.

It looks real to me.

The first row of images are the close-up of the single.

The second row are images of the bootleg.

firefox · #10 5th April 2006, 02:28 PM

that person got a very high feedback so i dont think.. that person seem trustworthy to me :p

evolution105 · #11 5th April 2006, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firefox

that person got a very high feedback so i dont think.. that person seem trustworthy to me :p

yeah thats what happened to me and my ayumi was a bootleg, i was so effin pissed!

Queen Bee · #12 6th April 2006, 01:53 PM

I've been looking at it as well and I believe it is a bootleg.

kinix · #13 6th April 2006, 07:09 PM

It's a re-release of the original 1 (3inch cds) back in 1995 by a taiwan record company.
When this re-release single is on sale, it's considered as legal as there's no copyright of japanese music in taiwan at that time so they can freely release any japan records. But now that there's copyright of japanese records in taiwan. These discs might be considered as bootlegs. Therefore you cant find it in any cd shops. Unless they do sell bootlegs....

micster · #14 6th April 2006, 07:24 PM

on the aus site it says "To the best of my knowledge, this single has been re-issued later in the 'usual' size, but apparently withdrawn from sale almost immediately after some copyright issues" and the pics shown for that are the same design as this item

So i think it would be the re-release

Delirium-Zer0 · #15 8th April 2006, 09:39 PM

It was an unofficial re-release though (i.e. not condoned or released by avex). Ho-Son released it without their permission. It is technically a bootleg (hence the "copyright" issues of which nick speaks on that page).

hopeorpain · #16 8th April 2006, 09:53 PM

i think it's a bootleg