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Elvis Costello, More Reissues?

Posted by Geoff Edgers May 16, 2007 10:08 AM

Look, I like Elvis Costello. A lot. I've seen him in concert maybe a dozen times and have every one of his CDs. But enough already with the reissues. I arrived at work this morning to find an e-mail from Universal Music letting me know that as of May 1, the label had re-issued 11 Costello albums - from "My Aim Is True" to "Blood and Chocolate" - along with two compilations.

Why?

The cds came out originally in the first wave of laser releases. Then Rykodisc gave the discs the extra track treatment. Then, in a third wave, Rhino fattened the discs more, offering deluxe, two CD versions. If you were consuming during the LP era, you could now say you've purchased "Get Happy" five times (record, cassette, four cd reissues, counting the new release). I'm done, and sticking to my Rhinos.

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