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).


Consumer Releases

USA 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.

USA The Ultimate Collection

Status: In Print
Cat.no: 666999385353
Label: Bicycle Music Company

The Ultimate Collection (6-LP Set) is a career-spanning vinyl box set encompassing the Evanescence studio albums and for the first time ever, the commercial debut for the previously unreleased demo album Origin. The Lost Whispers album officially compiles the band's legendary bonus tracks and features the vinyl exclusive studio version of the long sought-after tour intro 'Lost Whispers' and the first new Evanescence studio recording in years, 'Even In Death (2016)'. The box set details includes a glow in the dark slipcase with a die-cut of the classic Evanescence 'e' logo. A 52 page casebound book featuring never before seen photos, handwritten lyrics and art. All albums are on 180-gram black heavyweight vinyl and includes Origin - 1LP, Fallen - 1LP, The Open Door - 2LP, Evanescence - 1LP and Lost Whispers - 1LP.

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.

Australia Digipack Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 82876-86082-27
Label: Wind-Up

Brazil Digipack Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 82876860822 – AC0020000
Label: Wind-Up

Brazil Jewelcase Release I

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 5099968704421 – AF3000
Label: Wind-Up

Brazil Jewelcase Release II

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 60150131202 1 - LOTE AA1000
Label: Bicycle Music Company

Brazilian 2017 re-issue, by Bicycle Music Company.

China 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.

France Release I

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

France Release II

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

Germany Release I

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

Germany Release II

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

Hong Kong Release

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

This digipack has a very sturdy and luster cardboard packaging.

Japan 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.

Japan 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.

Japan EICP 670 Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: EICP 670
Label: Wind-Up

This release features beautiful disc art, and came in a jewel case.

Japan "Great Music 1500" Re-Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: TOCP 54277
Label: Wind-Up/ Sony BMG

Only 1500 copies were made, part of a "Limited Edition Great Music" release in Japan. Evanescence's third album is promoted on the back of the white OBI.

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, sticker and a band bio in Korean.

Malaysia CD Release

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

This release came with a limited edition pendant.

México Release

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

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.

Singapore Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 82876860822 7
Label: Wind-Up

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.

Taiwan Re-issue Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 013063-2
Label: The Bicycle Music Company/Universal Music Taiwan

Indonesia Cassette Release

Status: Out of 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.

Korean Cassette Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: SB10215M
Label: Wind-Up/Sony

Korean cassette release. These are extremely rare and feature a white tape rather than a standard black tape, inside.

Lebanon Cassette Release

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: 6284002197669
Label: Wind-Up/Sony

Lebanon cassette release. Very little is known about the MegaStar releases. Sightings are very rare.

Malaysia Cassette Release

Status: Out of 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.

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].

Brazil 'Claro' Promo

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: none
Label: Epic | Sony/BMG

Rare Brazilian promo CD called "Claro. A vida na sua mão." released by mobile network operator 'Claro' as promotion of the album The Open Door. Its pressing was limited to 2000 copies. 'Claro' was a major sponsor of Brazilian leg of The Open Door's tour in April, 2007. The CD features 6 tracks (the 4 singles from Fallen, Missing and the first single from The Open Door, Call Me When You're Sober). Note that Everybody's Fool has never been a radio single in Brazil and the only promotion it received was the airplay of the music video on MTV.

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 Acetate Promo

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

A rare plain Japanese promotional acetate that includes the full track listing, other than Good Enough.

Japan EICP 670 Promo

Status: Out of Print
Cat.no: EICP 670
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

Some images in this page belong to:

  • Victor Cavalcante (scans of his own collection, used under permission);
  • Amanda DeMarzi (scans of her own collection, used under permission);
  • Annie @ http://sound-asleep.net/ (scans of her own collection, used under permission);
  • Sharona @ http://evanescence-world/ (scans of her own collection, used under permission);