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L’Arc-en-Ciel will reissue 12 albums from its back catalog as limited-edition vinyl records between January and March 2027. Alongside the announcement, the band revealed a promotion in which 50 winners, chosen by lottery from fans who purchase all 12 titles, will receive a box set capable of storing every release. On 5ch, reactions ranged widely — from skepticism about the point of pressing vinyl from digital masters, to accounts of past limited editions fetching high prices on secondhand marketplace apps, to frustration that the prize goes to only 50 lottery winners rather than everyone who buys the full set.
L’Arc-en-Ciel’s 12 Past Albums All Getting Vinyl Reissues at Once — Buy Every Title for a Chance at a Storage Box
September 30, 2026, 12:00
Vinyl editions of the 12 albums L’Arc-en-Ciel has released over the years will come out as a limited run between January and March 2027.
Source: natalie.mu / Original article here
What people said
Yo, fellow old-timer from the same generation!
If it's just a vinyl pressing of a digital master, it's nothing but a pointless collector's trinket.
Can't be helped since it's on a different label.
Probably because DUNE already got its own limited vinyl release.
No amount of money would ever be enough, huh.
Is that some kind of intentional look?
Wish me luck.
The core fans buying this probably don't even care about sound quality.
I'd love to display those in my room.
So even if you buy everything, only 50 people actually get it…
Re: #32
When they did this for singles, everyone got one — this is a downgrade.
https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LArc-en-Ciel/info/149726
Entering the giveaway means tearing the entry ticket off the record
so it's no longer a complete, sealed item with all accessories for resale
Fans will just buy two ¥6,900 copies each — one to enter/listen to and one to keep mint
and repeat that 12 times.
Just give it to everyone lol
They'd probably sell better bundling the storage box in and pricing it at a premium.
Are they putting it out on cassette tape or something?
and win an AIBO robot dog — the 'thanks for entering' email was worded
like you'd actually won, which caused a bit of a stir.
NEO UNIVERSE is the best one lol
If anything it's their masterpiece.
Are you psychic or something
Dead on.
Tape stretches out way faster than that.
So they were recording while shushing everyone around them, huh?
I checked and the limited REAL LP is also going for high prices on Mercari. I regret throwing away the envelope-style outer sleeve — it would've sold for even more with that intact.
I cried because I didn't get to hear it at Summer Sonic.
The intro is the best part, I think.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Amid the recent vinyl revival, L’Arc-en-Ciel’s past limited editions have increasingly been resold at high prices on secondhand marketplace apps. In the thread, fans shared firsthand accounts of limited LPs like “DUNE” and “REAL” fetching tens of thousands of yen on Mercari. Meanwhile, the fact that the storage box prize goes to only 50 lottery winners among buyers of all 12 titles drew criticism, with some pointing out that past single releases gave the bonus to every purchaser — leading some fans to call this lottery system a step backward. Note that the entry method and number of winners reflect only what was announced at the time, and details such as how entry tickets are handled are based on posts in the thread rather than confirmed information; the official terms should be verified through the band’s official announcement.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geisokusoku+) thread “[Music] L’Arc-en-Ciel’s 12 Past Albums All Getting Vinyl Reissues at Once — Buy Every Title for a Chance at a Storage Box.”
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