The Open Door Releases

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This is a comprehensive list of different international releases of The Open Door album. For the album's info page, see The Open Door (Album).


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Consumer Releases

US Standard Release

Status: In Print
Cat.no: 60150-13120-2
Label: Wind-Up

The outer case is a Semi-Gloss Cover. The liner notes are glued to the digipack case, and only the pictures are on glossy paper, the rest are matte. Usually comes sealed with a sticker advertising the singles Call Me When You're Sober and Lithium.

International Standard Release

Status: In Print
Cat.no: 82876860822
Label: Wind-Up/SonyBMG

The outer case is a luster-finish Cover. The liner notes are glued to the digipack case, and only the pictures are on glossy paper, the rest are matte. Usually comes sealed with a sticker advertising the singles Call Me When You're Sober and Lithium. This release is nearly identical to the US Pressing, but with different label.

New Zealand Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 88697017402
Label: Wind-Up/ Sony BMG

Comes in a jewel case and had unique disc art.

Russian Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no:
Label: Wind-Up/ Sony BMG

This release came in a jewel case, rather than the digipack.

Chinese Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 60150-13120-2
Label: Wind-Up

The outer case has a Semi-gloss Cover with a holographic sticker, a gold logo, a yellow logo and an OBI strip on the outside glued to the spine. The Liner notes are printed on matte paper (but the pictures are printed on Glossy paper like the US Edition) and are loose instead of being glued to the digipack case. The CD itself also has some Chinese Mandarin writing on the lower center section of the cd where it lists the Label information.


Japanese EICP 668-9 Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: EICP 668-9
Label: Wind-Up

This Japanese pressing came complete with a bonus DVD of the CMWYS video, and the "making of".

Note: The version that was a scan was a sample loan version, but it seems to be the same as the normal pressing, other than the "sample loan" text on the disc.

Japanese EICP 739-40 Limited Edition Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: EICP 739-40
Label: Wind-Up

This release features two bonus acoustic performances on the DVD, and has a silver OBI rather than a gold.

Korea CD Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 82876-86082-2
Label: Wind-Up

The Korean release came with several extras, including limited edition buttons, a sticker, and a band bio in Korean.


Taiwan Standard Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 82876-86082-2
Label: Wind-Up/Sony BMG

This release came with a beautiful gold OBI and a Taiwanese sticker on the front.


Taiwan Limited Edition Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 88697-001740-2
Label: Wind-Up/SonyBMG

This limited edition of The Open Door comes with a jewel case wrapped in a glossy card sleeve cover. The card sleeve cover has the Evanescence name and track listings written in Taiwanese Mandarin along with English. On both the card sleeve cover and the CD line notes the upper right side of the vine logo in white (instead of being faded into the background) — this seems to represent Special or Promo Editions of the CD. The CD jewel case itself has the Sony/BMG logo embossed on the front and back. Also included is a black and white band poster with a band biography on the opposite side along with a small insert with what is believed to be codes to text messages to receive the songs as ringtones.

Along with the fact that the release is in a jewel case, the artwork is slightly different. The back of the liner notes has the Evanescence symbol revised vine logo with a moth above it. The tray insert is also different from other editions. It contains the sun logo along with the scarab beetle.

This also came with a limited edition, region free DVD, that contains all the Evanescence music videos (Call Me When You’re Sober, Bring Me To Life, Going Under, My Immortal, and Everybody’s Fool). The DVD is black screened in a thin plastic case with a single page insert. The DVD is sealed separately from the album, however does not have a catalog number.

Malaysia CD Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 82876-86082-2
Label: Wind-Up

This release came with a limited edition pendant, making it very valuable to collectors.


Malaysia Cassette Release

Status: In Print
Cat.no: 88697017404
Label: Wind-Up

Malaysia cassette release. Songs from Sweet Sacrifice to Lacrymosa are on side A, from Like You to Good Enough on side B. The insert features credits, lyrics to all songs and some of the photos from the sessions. It includes also a "proof of purchase" with the band and album logos.

Indonesia Cassette Release

Status: In Print
Cat.no: 88697017404
Label: Wind-Up

Indonesia cassette release. The insert features credits, lyrics to all songs and some of the photos from the sessions. It includes also a sony sticker with label and code and a sticker advertising the album. Front cover, back cover and pages from 1 to 3 (featuring the credits) are on the front of the insert, pages from 4 to 7 (featuring the lyrics) are on the back.

Promotional Releases

A promotional recording, or promo, is a recording issued on Vinyl, 8-track, Cassette, CD, MP3, VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray and distributed free in order to promote a commercial recording. Promos are usually sent out to music radio and television stations, music journalists and reviewers, in advance of the official release date so that their reviews will appear in the current publications, and DJs. They are often distributed in plain white packaging, without the text or artwork that appears on the commercial version. Promos are distributed to expose a new product or release to those who are in a position to market it and entice the general public to purchase it. Because promos are produced in smaller quantity than releases made available to the general public, they are considered valuable collector's items. Contrary to popular belief, it is not illegal to sell promotional recordings, despite the recording industry's insistence that promos may not be sold, given away or even discarded[1].

Japan Promo CD

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: EDCI-80227
Label: Wind-Up

Japan promo Cd, it doesn't contain the full album but just a preview made of six tracks:

  1. Sweet Sacrifice
  2. Call Me When You're Sober
  3. Weight of the World
  4. Lithium
  5. Lacrymosa
  6. Good Enough

It doesn't contain any insert, just a Cd with printed informations in a standard jewel case.

Japan Promo Cassette

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: none
Label: Wind-Up/Sony Music Japan

Japan promo cassette, it includes the full album and the acoustic version of "Call Me When You're Sober" as last track. Songs from Sweet Sacrifice to Like You are on side A, from Lose Control to Call Me When You're Sober (Acoustic Version) on side B. The cassette contains a red insert with the tracklist and the band logo used during the Fallen era.

Japan EICP 670 Promo

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: EICP 668-9
Label: Wind-Up



Presentation Promo

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: none
Label: Wind-Up

This promo comes in a plastic sleeve featuring a plain white insert and disc.

Notes and References

  1. The federal district court ruling in UMG v. Augusto affirms that ownership is transferred to the recipient under the First Sale Doctrine, regardless of any "not for resale" labels. (UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto, No. CV 07-03106, slip op. (C.D. Cal. June 10, 2008)

Credits

  • All the images in this page belong to Annie @ http://sound-asleep.net/ and are scans of her own collection, used under permission. Thank you!