Hello and query

[American Without Tears]

Hello.
This is my first ever post here.

I have a query about the EC catatogue. I've seen that the albums are being reissued without the bonus tracks. Does this mean that the excellent 2-disc series is being deleted? It would be a great shame if this were true because the ones I've picked up have been stunning.

Apologies if this is a very obvious or stupid question.

[johnfoyle]

Welcome American Without Tears.

Yes, it would seem the Rhino 2 Disc series will no longer be on sale once stocks sell out. It would appear that the reasoning goes that that will be sufficient for the more ' completest' of Costello fan. Newer fans will , apparently, only be interested in the original albums and not the extras and will be catered for by the single disc editions that are now appearing.

[American Without Tears]

Thanks for the welcome.
This is sad news. The extra discs are often more enjoyable than the real LPs: Goodbye Cruel World being a good example.

You'd think EC wouldn't want all those rare/extra tracks to go out of print again after their being 'rescued' by the reissues. Or does he have no say in it any more?

I also think the sleevenotes by him are fantastic.

[TX_Fan]

The only Rhino w/ bonus CD I do not have is "Almost Blue"....I guess it's the Country Music theme I've never really embraced. Although I do enjoy his rendition of the George Jones song "Good Year for the Roses"

Funny, I grew up in Nashville, Tennessee (Country Music USA) and do not like country.

Is anyone here a big fan of the Almost Blue CD? Country Music?

[StrictTime]

I hadn't even thought of that (the Rhinos being phased out). Now I feel like I'm playing a game of 'race the clock', as it were, to get the ones I don't have. Grr...

And Welcome, American Without Tears. I'm pretty new myself.