Old School Chachamaru Music?

[ntkufreak.livejournal.com]

I don't really know where else to ask, but I'd never heard of using something like I-TM4U before joining GA. Now that I think I understand what it is, I have to know...

Does anyone know a good place for buying Chacha's old music - Ded Chaplin, Vienna, Gerard, etc? I already have Air, but want some of his older progressive rock. I've only ever seen him available on Yahoo!Japan and it is so ridiculously expensive, WHEN available... but perhaps there is an alternative?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to wait until I go to Japan in 2010 to look for his music!

(Also I realize I wouldn't get the discount since it's technically not "Gackt goods," but that's okay with me. I'm desperate XD)

Comments

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I-TM4U started, in part, because a Japanese Ebay seller started getting requests (by a certain nameless Gackt fan) if they could get a Kenshin Festival poster (and these for year one were never sold) and various other hard to find Gackt items, so it really is a service where you can ask for anything made in Japan and they will try to get it for you.

If you know the titles of the music you are looking for, our company shop can try to find it, they have a connection with some long time Gackt fans who might have some discs they want to sell, look in used shops or look on Japanese auctions on your behalf, it just may take some time.

And you may ask for a Gackt discount, nothing ventured, nothing gained, ne?

[ntkufreak.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I'm still a virgin to using this service but after searching the internet for these CDs on most of the English-friendly sites and coming up with nothing, I thought this might be the best/only way to go. And I don't mind it taking some time, either.

[koshien.livejournal.com]

Chacha was in Gerard? I have a couple of their albums but I'm not sure he is on them since they changed their lineup alot.

I am not undermining the official GA webshop but the vast majority of Gerard stuff is out of print and easy to get through shops like Third Stage in Tokyo who have a full English language site and ship Worldwide. Their stock changes all the time but I've bought both Ded Chaplin and Gerard off them before. http://www2.mandrakeroot.co.jp/english/

You need to register before you can see their stocklist though.

Hope that helps......mmmmmm Japanese prog rock...

[ntkufreak.livejournal.com]

He was in Gerard in the 80s, back in the day. Older stuff that is hard to find :P

I'd never heard of this - thanks a lot!

[koshien.livejournal.com]

Oh that shop is full of magical goodies if you have a look around, they always have new stuff in every week and tons of rare stuff from the 80's especially vinyl. Recently they had every copy of Kissmark and Dears too *lol*

It can be a pain to get payment to them but when you can't get the stuff anywhere else it's so much easier than going through agents and the stress of an auction on YahooJP. Their service is good, they have a loyalty points scheme, and in nearly all packages they send a bunch of flyers or magazines for free.

Totally unrelated...

[wandering-son.livejournal.com]

You're going to Japan in 2010? See you there XP

Re: Totally unrelated...

[ntkufreak.livejournal.com]

AWESOME. Yeah, I'm hoping!