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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Reissue, repackage, repackage... |
| Date | Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:03:23 -0500 |
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At Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:40:28 Bill wrote:
>Including a bonus disc with the INITIAL pressings is nothing new and
>rewards
>the die-hard fans of the artist who will rush out and buy the material
>immediately. Releasing a single album and THEN releasing an appended
>package
>(like The Thorns) is just flipping the bird to the core audience.
>
>So I guess the moral here is that the major labels want me to wait just to
>make certain they're done screwing around? Not very bright. And they wonder
>why people download music...
The movie companies have been doing this with DVD's since the get-go. "Lord
Of The Rings" has been the biggest culprit. Holiday-specific release dates
for the initial DVD sell-through of a double disc theatrical screener with
nary a bonus feature....6 months later, with a second holiday market in
mind, they unleash the 4-disc extended maxed-out, bonus feature, deleted
scene, easter egg hunt spewfest.
Got sucked in buying the wrong version of "Fellowship Of The Ring"...didn't
fall for it on "Two Towers"...waited for the 4-disc set and saved myself the
expense of a lame double disc coaster.
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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