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Originally Posted by mylittledemon
Probably hasnt happened because I'm guessing the sales were relatively poor on the re-release of Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Tusk...
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Possibly, but that doesn't make sense to me. Yeah, they probably didn't meet the huge quota they wanted, but still, many, many more lesser known artists have had their entire catalogs re-released with bonus discs (Elvis Costello comes to mind). He is one of the most prolific artists ever, with an unbelievable saturation of material released and unreleased. Many of his albums are very obscure and have never been big sellers even when they were initially released...yet Rhino did an amazing job. His bonus discs have even more material than the albums themselves. They were released because it establishes his legacy. (Not to mention that his output compared to Fleetwood Mac, puts them to shame.)
Fleetwood Mac has more mass appeal, an even more established, more prominent legacy. But it's not being treated as so. Come on, Tango In The Night was a huge album in its day. And even Mirage reached the top of the charts. They deserve to be re-released, regardless of how much they sell. Of course they aren't going to burn up the charts again...but that's not the point of doing it. They have to get their heads out of their asses!