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Reissue recordings with added tracks

I was curious what folks think about added tracks on reissue recordings.Most artists and/or producers go to great lengths to get the "flow" of the recording just right.Imagine,if you will,you've been listening to DSOTM and are really in the "zone".The closing notes are fading out then,BAM,you're hit with some outtake or other nonsense.IMHO,this would ruin the listening experience.I know why record companies do this and I know I don't have to buy the recordings,that's not the point of my post. I just want to hear other opinions on the artistic side of the equation.Let the debate begin!!!
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chashmal
605 posts
 
You can always push 'stop'
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chazro
635 posts
 
Feel the same way about 'Bonus tracks' as I do about posthumous releases. There's a reason Hendrix and Miles decided NOT to release a lot of their recordings, they weren't up to standards. If the original artist didn't approve of the release, I won't buy it!
slothman
311 posts
 
Another compelling reason for computer audio and playlists. I quite enjoy some of the outtakes - some great stuff for example on Clapton's '461 Ocean Boulevard' deluxe edition. Nice material to mix into a complilation playlist.

As a side, and perhaps deserving of its own thread, has anyone ever taken notice where a song was just finding it's groove on the fade out and you've remarked to yourself "damn, where were they going with that?". An example off the top of my head would be at the end of The James Gang's 'Walk Away'. It would be nice if they could add some of these unedited cuts that may have turned into some interesting extended jams.
jimjoyce25
215 posts
 
Extra tracks on Pentangle CDs are great!!

Wouldn't have it any other way!!
sonycdman09
11 posts
 
I agree, sort of.
Example, I think bonus tracks are great!
HOWEVER, I HATE Greatest Hits! These are what makes me
very angry, I only have a few, and not by choice either.
I recently got the RUSH-Retrospect #3, which has the
CD/DVD 2 disc set. I already have these songs on CD and
I feel angry because I had to buy the 2 disc set to
get the DVD, WHICH IS WHAT I WANTED! I did not need the
same songs on cd again!
What ALSO makes me VERY ANGRY is the
RE-RELEASE of
1. Ozzy Osbourne-Diary Of A Madman
2. Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard of Oz
Both NEW RELEASES have bonus tracks, HOWEVER, BOTH of
the cd`s are RE-RECORDED WITH ZAKK WILD AND
MIKE BORDEN, ON GUITAR AND DRUMS!
I DON`T want THIS version!
I want the OLD ORIGINAL VERSION!
The ONE that I`M used to hearing on the radio!
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