Post #212186 by tikibars on Thu, Feb 2, 2006 11:15 AM

On 2006-02-02 08:38, hodadhank wrote:
I agree with you too about some of the Baxter combos, even though two releases from the same year are obviously a good value when are paired on one disc, I would have preferred Soul Of The Drums paired with something more stylistically compatible than Academy Award Winners.

I hate to sound cynical (again?) but they do this for a reason - they can get more mileage in the long term from this re-release program by pairing a record that will definitely sell with a relatively less exciting one. That way they can spread the really great ones out over more discs over more time and sell more total CDs.
Remember, this is Capitol we're dealing with.

The difference with (for example), the Martin Denny stuff on Scamp, is that Scamp had to license the records from the owners. Unlike Capitol, who own Baxter's stuff, Scamp doesn't own Denny's stuff, and therefore only paid to licence the very best stuff. Capitol has the freedom to issue whatever they want without paying anyone, so they're going to unleash a few lesser recordings to make the greats last longer - and cost more in the long run form the consumer to get.