samurai champloo soundtrack
Fri 2011/01/28 05:06 JST
my Samurai Champloo soundtrack arrived for the US wooo. got it here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-CD-Samurai-Champloo-Soundtrack-Free-CD-279-80-327-8-/150550635944?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230d8465a8 very cheap and good seller. also every order comes with i free demo cd i have no idea what the one i got with it is from? anyone in uk want it i can post it to you? this is such an amazing soundtrack any anime fan should own. also is it just the record label or do many Japanese cds have the paper thing on the side??....RIP Nujabes :(
Some of the greatest anime music ever :D
Yeah, great music from Champloo done by Nujabes BUT I'm afraid all 4 soundtrack CDs you bought of Champloo are bootleg copies (fake copies) made in China since the packaging material is different to the original Japanese release and explains why the price was so cheap. The authentic releases were quite expensive (about $30-$40 each) and two out of those 4 were released in cardboard digipak cases and not the normal CD jewel case type.
I own three out of the 4 OST's which are the authentic Japanese CDs. You can check below to see how the real Japanese copies looks slightly different to those fake copies you posted.
[url=http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b470/masaru1911/DSCN1220.jpg]Pic 1[/url]
[url=http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b470/masaru1911/DSCN1221.jpg]Pic 2[/url]
Also, the ebay listing of those soundtracks lists the CD Catalog number which if you look it up [url=http://vgmdb.net/album/21106]tells you they're fakes[/url]. The real copies will have the following catalog numbers on the spine of the cases.
Departure OST - VICL-61411
Impression OST - VICL-61453
Masta OST - VICL-61412
Playlist OST - VICL-61454
I'm guessing you didn't know much about bootleg anime CDs but generally they're rather expensive (if buying the authentic Japanese release) so if you find one that is selling for a very cheap price then the chances of it being fake is very high, especially from ebay which is loaded with many sellers selling bootlegs. Just thought I'd let you know so sorry if this sort of ruined your excitement.
Sorry for the messed up links, it appears reply posts doesn't accept url tagging if you try to name it something else, so here are the links to pics of my copies of the authentic Japanese releases.
http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b470/masaru1911/DSCN1220.jpg
http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/b470/masaru1911/DSCN1221.jpg
thanks for the info this is what happens when you try and save money :/
RIP NUJABES
man, you will not be disappointed by this. Champloo has one of the best soundtracks ive had the pleasure of listening to in an anime. RIP Nujabes
Damn Everanime label, their stuff looks legit from far away. These CD's don't have the Obi's on them or adverts inside the case. As long as the CD's play the songs fine, one of my bootleg DDR CDs wouldn't play middle tracks.
Like the above commenter stated, looks like bootlegs :| good songs though.
All the Japanese CD and DVD I bought have that paper strip on beside.
I keep it.
I never bought things on ebay unless I'm very sure about the authenticity.
Even they claim it as authentic, it may be bootleg or "stolen goods" which how they can mark down the price.
Stolen goods come from the same authentic factory but the sales were not recorded to the respective owner/company.