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Someone made what I thought was an interesting comment on Discogs regarding the availability of the Braxton box. 5000 copies made, but not a single copy up for sale on Discogs. Obviously people tend to hang on to these sets, plus I think the distribution model (only available direct from the label, not through distros) means that the people who buy these sets tend to be committed fans of the music who are unlikely to sell them on.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Monday, 7 June 2021 07:55 (two years ago) link
They really gauged demand perfectly on that one; at the time it was released, all the Arista albums were out of print, plus they really did a fantastic job with the remastering and the booklet and everything else. I know I'll never get rid of mine.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 7 June 2021 12:07 (two years ago) link
Yeah I treasure my copy too, but (as I said upthread) I wish they'd just done a box that maintained the titles and track listings of the original Arista albums, rather than listing them by opus number as they did.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Monday, 7 June 2021 12:17 (two years ago) link
plus they really did a fantastic job with the remastering and the booklet and everything else.
Definitely. But then, I can't think of a single instance where Mosaic hasn't done a fantastic job. I don't think I've even seen a single post on the Steve Hoffman forums complaining about a Mosaic remastering, liner notes, booklet, anything.
Never had one, but I remember reading the Blue Note forums (I think?) back in the day, and people would obsess over these. Lots of anticipation & completism, lots of middle-aged dudes being audiophile sticklers.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 7 June 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link