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| From | Not Lame <popmusic@notlame.com> |
| Subject | Thorns |
| Date | Mon, 05 Jan 2004 17:34:20 -0700 |
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> Maybe it's just because I'm a cynic, but, while I find it very easy to believe
> that Aimee Mann is reissuing her CD for all the right reasons, I find it very
> HARD to believe that Columbia reissued the Thorns CD because they felt like
> they really ought to have included that bonus disc of acoustic versions all
> along. If that was the case, then they should've done what Elektra did with
> the Cure's most recent best-of: release it from the get-go as a limited
> edition 2-disc set with a second disc of acoustic versions of all the songs.
> That's all I'm asking, really: give the fans a reason to buy the album right
> off the bat. Don't try to figure out a way to make them buy it a second
> time...at least not quite so quickly after its initial release. I'm resigned
> to buying reissues 5 years down the line with B-sides tacked onto an
> album...but not 5 MONTHS later!
>
As a fan, HEAR, HEAR! most definitely agree and could not say it
better....
As label, ditto
As a retailer, ditto
Bruce @ Not Lame
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