Reissued Hits From Costello, Beck and Skynyrd

Reissued Hits From Costello, Beck and Skynyrd -

Once a guaranteed moneymaker, reissued classic albums need more than the same old songs to get consumers interested. Universal's most recent deluxe reissues are a mixed bag of original and unreleased content with equally mixed (but predictable) results. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Street Survivors was an adventurous reissue idea, including an older recording with a different producer, but it falls short of the original. Elvis Costello's This Year's Model includes a concert performed a week before the original release, but only Beck's Odelay has anything on it that will surprise a true fan. It's a valuable rundown, but only big fans will be interested in the new discoveries on the reissues.
in Fresh Air by Milo Miles, 16 April 2008
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