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Post by Broccoli Man on Dec 23, 2016 16:43:38 GMT -5
I just clicked on the link I posted from September of last year - they've lowered it from $266.97 to $192.10 + $3.99 shipping. Such a deal! Such a deal. Right now, Amazon JP has a copy in good condition shipped by Amazon for ¥1679+, which is $14.25 USD and the freight would be about as much again. amazon.co.jp/gp/offer-listing/B0009J8CRA/ref=dp_olp_used_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=usedThis is probably your best bet unless you have a buddy in Japan that shops thrift stores. I have a buddy who was in Japan back in September and I got this sudden flash of inspiration based upon the fact that I knew he would be returning to the States in a couple of days - I shot him a quick email asking if he could maybe visit one or two record shops and to look for Candy Rock. He comes back to the States with PLBG, the re-release from July 2015... $30USD...Thanks Ken! Now I have 5 copies of PLBG. The only saving glory is that there were 1000 copies made of it for the re-release and I own two of them! As far as Candy Rock goes, I just did a quickie search on Amazon and found a few used copies starting at $27.77 plus what you say in shipping. Maybe not that bad of a deal to get one now before they go the way of Minnae Tanoshiko. I've been looking on YouTube for the songs and the only one that continuously comes up is the Mass Communication song, none of the others do at all.
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Post by Broccoli Man on Dec 23, 2016 16:49:21 GMT -5
I have a buddy who was in Japan back in September and I got this sudden flash of inspiration based upon the fact that I knew he would be returning to the States in a couple of days - I shot him a quick email asking if he could maybe visit one or two record shops and to look for Candy Rock. He comes back to the States with PLBG, the re-release from July 2015... $30USD...Thanks Ken! Now I have 5 copies of PLBG. The only saving glory is that there were 1000 copies made of it for the re-release and I own two of them! As far as Candy Rock goes, I just did a quickie search on Amazon and found a few used copies starting at $27.77 plus what you say in shipping. Maybe not that bad of a deal to get one now before they go the way of Minnae Tanoshiko. I've been looking on YouTube for the songs and the only one that continuously comes up is the Mass Communication song, none of the others do at all. Here is Messy Room from Candy Rock with Twist Barbie from 2003 with what looks like Mana on drums.
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Post by tangerinesun on Dec 23, 2016 17:33:51 GMT -5
As far as Candy Rock goes, I just did a quickie search on Amazon and found a few used copies starting at $27.77 plus what you say in shipping. Maybe not that bad of a deal to get one now before they go the way of Minnae Tanoshiko. I've been looking on YouTube for the songs and the only one that continuously comes up is the Mass Communication song, none of the others do at all. Messy Room live 2003 from Fandango Night DVDHere is Messy Room from Candy Rock with Twist Barbie from 2003 with what looks like Mana on drums. Yep, it's Mana, bless her scabby little left hand. Seriously, under ¥1700 at Amazon JP and the website's half in English if you click the language option. Candy-Rock-少年ナイフ/dp/B0009J8CRA/ partner store listing
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Post by Broccoli Man on Dec 23, 2016 18:05:13 GMT -5
Yeah, I think I'm going to do it. I'll be my own personal Santa this year and stuff my stocking with some Candy Rock! On a side note, never trust a buddy to do something you can do better yourself! $30 to him for what I already had multiple copies of, plus now I get to do it myself AND pay for shipping plus whatever import fees there may be!
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Post by Broccoli Man on Apr 10, 2017 17:57:04 GMT -5
I got it! My very own special "Candy Rock" just arrived in the mail! The case is cracked, but that's OK, I have several extras that are in great condition. The paper with the cute little red and blue Bambi type deer looking at each other is in perfect condition as are the rest of the pages. The CD appears to be as if right from the factory. I got it from a guy in New York on E 10th St, Apt 8, (so there were no import fees) for $31 USD. Not to shabby, better than my above ordeal...
This looks like perfect autograph material for May 27th, and hopefully smiles from the Yamano sisters.
Let's give it a whirl!
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Post by tangerinesun on Apr 10, 2017 22:10:19 GMT -5
I got it! My very own special "Candy Rock" just arrived in the mail! The case is cracked, but that's OK, I have several extras that are in great condition. The paper with the cute little red and blue Bambi type deer looking at each other is in perfect condition as are the rest of the pages. The CD appears to be as if right from the factory. I got it from a guy in New York on E 10th St, Apt 8, (so there were no import fees) for $31 USD. Not to shabby, better than my above ordeal... This looks like perfect autograph material for May 27th, and hopefully smiles from the Yamano sisters. Let's give it a whirl! Naoko would probably smile bigger if you pushed a brand new 12" LP at her, but she's a sport. 30 bucks used seems like the going rate, so enjoy. I rate this record pretty high. It harks back to the goofiness originality of Original Knife and even if it's almost short at 8 songs / 30 minutes, it's got one pretty tune after another. Naoko in the same groove as on things like my favorite "Gravity/Zero Gravity". How I rate 'em. Remember, 5 stars means ~ Grade B or better before inflation.Most anything on this album would be fine to pull out at a show in Japan. Not so much here, because the audience would be going, "Huh? What?"
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