On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Kevin Barth wrote:
> Let me play the devil's advocate here for a minute.  A lot of the argument
> over why original Japanese CDs are better seems to be coming from a value
> added perspective - you get much better booklets, package inserts, and so
> forth.  All of which is undeniable.

Well, that's the thing... the first japanese CD I have ever ordered was 
AMS soundtrack (first episodes). I have ordered it from Nikaku and paid 
$30+, so I know it is _legal_ CD, not the SM copy. However, this CD did 
not have any booklets and any extra goodies. All it had was a cover 
with the image of megamis. It didn't really detract from the 
enjoyment of listening to music. Since then I have seen a SM copy of this 
CD for under $15 and it looked pretty much the same as the original, the 
only difference was a bit worse quality of cover and no copyright message.

> My question for all of you is, how much does this REALLY matter to you?  I
> buy a CD because I want to listen to the music.  Value added for me is that
> the lyrics are clearly printed on the inside of the folder, so I can follow
> along.  The rest of the junk - pretty pictures, interviews, and the like -
> generally goes unread or is looked at once and forgotten about.  That's NOT
> why I buy the CDs.

True, but it is always _nice_ to get and _extra_ stuff no matter how 
worthless it is, it's human nature. Why do you think there is a cheap 
toy in the box of cereal. :)
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