[kj] Singles Collection -- thoughts

[LONESTYLE at aol.com]

Considering I thought there were only 2 editions and not 3.. I didn't get  
the one with extra tracks on Disc 3 from What? Records. So I had to cancel 
the  US Amazon and order from the UK one. Personally I feel jipped to why 
there are 3  versions? There should only be 2 and the 3rd is sold out with more 
extra songs. 
 
Very lame, even though the packaging is great looking and I could care less 
 about some guy who has no clue about The Joke. It's like they have no one 
in the  world to write something decent about them?
 
~ LB
 
 
In a message dated 6/3/2013 8:03:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
vassifer at earthlink.net writes:

Hey  all...

I ordered the super-duper-scmooper-delucky-you! edition of THE  SINGLES  
COLLECTION BOX, because that's the sort of accommodating  fanboy I am.  
Killing Joke are one of the precious few bands I'll  become "collector  
scum" for.

In any case, that hasn't arrived  yet, but I spotted the conventional  
editions (the 2cd and the 3cd)  in one of my (last few remaining)  
favorite disc shops over the  weekend and figured -- I spend such less  
money on music than I ever  used to -- fuck it! -- and sprang for it.  
I'll keep this copy in the  car. That's my rationalization, anyway.

Regardless, it's truly a pretty  thing, and it's hard to argue with the  
track selection (although I  know we all can). I'm curious to see how  
this rarities disc differs  from the rarities disc in the box, as I've  
heard it does. We'll  see.

My question is this. I've never met Spinefarm's Dante Bonutto. I  don't  
know what he does for that label. I'm sure he's an  exceptionally nice  
guy and has remarkable taste. But, honestly, why  on God's green earth  
would you recruit someone who -- by his own  admission -- is only a  
passive late-comer to Killing Joke to write  the liner notes?? I mean,  
what the fuck? Was it just cheaper that  way?

Alex in NYC

PS: Going to see the Stranglers here in NYC  tonight. Anyone  else??

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