Better quality of this pic of hide?

[seys]

Hey!
Might anyone have this picture of hide but in better quality? I've tried to search for it but this is the best I could find.

https://imgur.com/BM13Nwy

[TaijiSawada]

I tried a reverse image search but they're all grainy.  Maybe somebody should re-scan the picture from the original source

[seys]

I tried a reverse image search but they're all grainy.  Maybe somebody should re-scan the picture from the original source

Yeah I tried that as well... Might you know where the picture is from? I think I'll try to buy one if it's a book/magazine since I love this photoshoot in general heh

[nb]

Where is this picture from?

Maybe I have it in a book or so

[seys]

Where is this picture from?

Maybe I have it in a book or so

Would be glad if you could check!

[nb]

I have a lot of old japanese magazines with X in it. Can you maybe tell me a year or something? 

[seys]

I have a lot of old japanese magazines with X in it. Can you maybe tell me a year or something? 

I'm 95% sure it's from 1993! Might be worth looking 92 and 94 as well though.

[BLUE_BLOOD]

That photo is from the book "X JAPAN SPECIAL ISSUE ART OF LIFE"!  I believe that book was produced by Fool's Mate between 1993-1995.

I've found one on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-JAPAN-SPECIAL-ISSUE-ART-OF-LIFE-Interview-Photo-Book-YOSHIKI-HIDE-FC-Limited-/283800310219

An edited version of that specific photo was released in the "1994 TOKYO DOME 2 DAYS" pamphlet. It's exactly the same photo except it has a nude woman body (painted black) printed on hide's guitar.

[seys]

That photo is from the book "X JAPAN SPECIAL ISSUE ART OF LIFE"!  I believe that book was produced by Fool's Mate between 1993-1995.

I've found one on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-JAPAN-SPECIAL-ISSUE-ART-OF-LIFE-Interview-Photo-Book-YOSHIKI-HIDE-FC-Limited-/283800310219

An edited version of that specific photo was released in the "1994 TOKYO DOME 2 DAYS" pamphlet. It's exactly the same photo except it has a nude woman body (painted black) printed on hide's guitar.

AAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
I don't think I'll buy that ebay listing though, a bit too pricey for me  I'll search around mercari to see if I can find one!

EDIT: Yup, there are two listings for ~1000yen

[BLUE_BLOOD]

That photo is from the book "X JAPAN SPECIAL ISSUE ART OF LIFE"!  I believe that book was produced by Fool's Mate between 1993-1995.

I've found one on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-JAPAN-SPECIAL-ISSUE-ART-OF-LIFE-Interview-Photo-Book-YOSHIKI-HIDE-FC-Limited-/283800310219

An edited version of that specific photo was released in the "1994 TOKYO DOME 2 DAYS" pamphlet. It's exactly the same photo except it has a nude woman body (painted black) printed on hide's guitar.

AAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
I don't think I'll buy that ebay listing though, a bit too pricey for me  I'll search around mercari to see if I can find one!

EDIT: Yup, there are two listings for ~1000yen

You're welcome 

How does Mercari work?
I've wanted to purchase items from there for years but I have no idea how it works.  Do you pay with Paypal? Do you have to live in Japan to purchase Mercari items?

[seys]

That photo is from the book "X JAPAN SPECIAL ISSUE ART OF LIFE"!  I believe that book was produced by Fool's Mate between 1993-1995.

I've found one on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-JAPAN-SPECIAL-ISSUE-ART-OF-LIFE-Interview-Photo-Book-YOSHIKI-HIDE-FC-Limited-/283800310219

An edited version of that specific photo was released in the "1994 TOKYO DOME 2 DAYS" pamphlet. It's exactly the same photo except it has a nude woman body (painted black) printed on hide's guitar.

AAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
I don't think I'll buy that ebay listing though, a bit too pricey for me  I'll search around mercari to see if I can find one!

EDIT: Yup, there are two listings for ~1000yen

You're welcome 

How does Mercari work?
I've wanted to purchase items from there for years but I have no idea how it works.  Do you pay with Paypal? Do you have to live in Japan to purchase Mercari items?

I use buyee.jp! It's basically a third-party website that hosts mercari, yahoo auctions, rakuten etc. and makes it very easy to ship from Japan to wherever you live. It's hard to explain briefly so here's a "guide" on how to use it.
https://buyee.jp/help/yahoo/guide
It looks kinda complicated but trust me, it isn't
And yes, PayPal and credit/debit card works.