Have you ever discovered a group and become totally obsessed with their discography? Well that's me with the Japanese group MAX. One day I was searching for a Eurobeat song I had heard and came across the group. Instantly feel in love and needed their albums for my collection. One of the main ones I wanted to get was their first album MAXIMUM and it was a bit of work, but I finally got one earlier this year!
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MAXIMUM is first album from Japanese group MAX and it was released in December 1996. Wow that is a long time ago and that makes this album nearly 25 years old! Now with it being such an old album, it was a struggle to find one in great condition. There was plenty of listings for the album but I wanted one that included the OBI and wasn't too damaged. Luckily I found this one for a good price and snatched it up! There was two editions of this album; the CD and Promo Analog. The latter is a cool looking vinyl containing six tracks from the album. I've seen photos online and listings price it around 4000JPY. My copy of MAXIMUM came with the following contents:- CD - 13 track album
- Jewel Case
- Lyrics Booklet
- OBI
- Avex Promo Flyer
- SUPER EURO FLASH ticket
The design of the album is very nineties but timeless. The front cover has the girls in suits with the MAX logo on the top half. The out-of-focus font kept throwing me off when I was searching through listings as it looks kind of scratched through the screen. The back cover has another image of the group wearing a very nineties get-up. Man I remember when this was the height of celebrity fashion. I had shoes like this and they were too big for me but I always wanted to wear them to parties. The track listing and production credits are listed on the back cover.
