Gauze (stylized as GAUZE) is the debut studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey. The album was originally released on July 28, 1999, as a standard version with a thick CD case, 36-page booklet with the CD reading surface painted red, through East West Japan. An initial limited version was released on the same day, including a translucent red sleeve with a cloud pattern, 12-page picture booklet, a 36-page lyrics booklet, and the red painted CD in a maxi-CD single case for a sticker price of ¥3,059 ($27.87). The album was later re-issued as standard version only, with a silver disc on October 31, 2001, through Free-Will. Five tracks were produced by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki Hayashi,[3] all of which had been previously released as singles.
The lyrics booklet features two pages for each song; one features the lyrics, while the facing page features a picture and a small poem or verse, as a companion piece.
^"Gauze Review". Ultimate Guitar. August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
^"DIR EN GREY". CD Journal. ONGAKU SHUPPANSHA Co. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
^Gauze (CD liner). Dir En Grey. Japan: Free-Will. 1999. FWR-030.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Question_book-new.svg){kind=small}
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Gauze_Cover.jpg)
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Gauze_(1999_Dir_En_Grey_album).jpg)