What the heck is this!?!

[Insomniac186]

I found this CD at Rasputin Records in Campbell, California the other day. It appears to be a Chinese(?) copy of American Idiot. I own/have owned many different import versions of AI but I've never seen this before. See pictures below. I have some questions for any collectors...is this real or is it a bootleg? Has anyone seen this before or does anyone own another copy?

The catalog number is H1725, and the label is Sony Music Asia, which is strange because GD's label is Warner/Reprise. The front of the disc has a picture of a forest on the front, but it has the right songs! The back of the disc is gold. The artwork behind the disc is a picture from International Superhits. The CD booklet has lyrics and nothing else.

[drumstick]

I have never seen these before!

[Peace and Rainbows]

Not sure but me want it!

[Angela.]

Whoa, what the hell? I've never seen that before. I like it, though.

[Modern Zero.]

Wow...that is very strange....

[amy_runs]

That's creepy

[Green Day 13]

whoa cool!

[rage-love-life]

I've never seen this.

[thenextsexpistol_mak]

nice!

[NowhereBound]

That's really cool...

[Seedless_Reject]

I want it.

The picture on the CD kind of reminds me of a scene from a horror movie or Twilight

[Wolfdemon]

It kinda looks like a bootleg since the picture below the CD is from the International Superhits Era. I'm not sure though

[farley drexel hatcher]

You can usually tell if it's bootleg by the paper used and the picture quality ... but sometimes different countries do change the packaging a bit. I know a version of BIAB that has a Warning era photo on the back and it's totally legit.

Either way it's pretty cool

[valeria carci]

:pirate:

[woven_basketcase]

the picture on the CD is wicked cool.

almost better than the original AI.

[Chelsea Hotel]

Yeah, you can usually tell if it's a bootleg by the quality of the paper/packaging. Compare the case with other official CDs you have; the "Disc" logo I saw in the pictures of the case makes me suspicious, it looks generic.

[Starred Thoughts]

On just the cover and back alone I assumed a Chinese version of American Idiot, but the picture of the forest and ISH picture has me thrown off..

[mmmcrazypills]

That is fucking cool.

[thenextsexpistol_mak]

i have a copy of 21st cb that has the lyrics for Viva la gloria! where the lyrics for Little Girl are supposed to be, the lyrics for Little girl are just not in my booklet, and im pretty sure that all the 21stcb cds that first arrived to that tower records store have that mistake, cause i bought another copy later and it had the same mistake

[Raychul]

I like how they changed it to 'American Ldiot'.

[Drink Drank Punk]

the cd reminds me of twilight?

[rage-love-life]

I like how they changed it to 'American Ldiot'.

I didn't notice that. I'm oblivious.

[Sharmellow]

That inside picture looks like the picture of the back of International Super Hits, so maybe it's the real deal? I don't know, could be a bootleg. Anyway, great find. I want one.

[Sarahnade.]

Wow, that's rad.

I've never seen that before. Totally awesome!

[mallorymaloney]

It's gotta be a bootleg --- It's too fucking weird to be an actual legit copy. o_O;