Maideneer
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Post by Maideneer on Apr 13, 2021 8:26:34 GMT -6
What's a good website to safely pre-order new releases from Japan? I want the new Helloween album - Japanese Edition and I'm not sure where to start.
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Post by ravenheart on Apr 14, 2021 10:00:18 GMT -6
I think CD Japan have always been the go to for anyone wanting to do this. English language site based in Japan, so everything is listed in Yen, but I think you can select other currencies. Not sure if that's purely to tell you how much the $ price is, or whether it means you actually pay in $. Probably the former.
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Post by Maideneer on Apr 15, 2021 14:30:21 GMT -6
Perfect thanks! Just ordered the record, they even gave me a little discount for being a first time shopper.
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Post by ravenheart on Apr 17, 2021 3:17:36 GMT -6
What was the shipping like?
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Post by Maideneer on Apr 17, 2021 12:18:19 GMT -6
About $13 airmail (no tracking)
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Post by ravenheart on Apr 18, 2021 6:13:19 GMT -6
That's not bad.
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Post by Maideneer on Apr 19, 2021 10:23:38 GMT -6
I'll live with it, it won't kill me. Some things are just worth it.
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Post by ravenheart on Apr 20, 2021 2:27:41 GMT -6
Let's hope that one extra Helloween song is one of those things ;)
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Post by Maideneer on Apr 21, 2021 8:15:42 GMT -6
The last time I got a Japanese version of anything was actually Helloween - The Dark Ride. The glossy booklet alone made it worth it and I just looked up this trivia which is interesting. - On some copies of "The Dark Ride" and "Rabbit Don't Come Easy" (as a special two for the price of one cd) the disc has "Mr. Torture" and "All over the Nations" in reverse order so this way "All over the Nations" is track #2. The tracks are also flipped on the Japanese version of the CD.
- The Japanese cover art has the "Helloween" logo in the same type of "scratch writing" as the album title.
- Additionally, the Japanese cover art signifies the first time ever that the band uses the proper letter "o" in the "Helloween" logo instead of a pumpkin
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