The Genre Collection 3-CD Longbox
April 24, 2006 | Music
According to a posting on the FECC forum RCA has packaged the three "new" "genre" sets into a single longbox as "The Genre Collection" available at selected "warehouse"-style club supermarkets in the USA.
Source:For Elvis CD Collectors Forum
Gladyslove wrote on
April 25, 2006
Lord, have mercy, not more of that same old same old stuff. Sony / BMG not more of that kind of stuff.
Greg Nolan wrote on
April 25, 2006
Yes, indeed, I was the one who made the post on FECC and they are about $33 if you are a member at Cosco. Nothing too special here but hard-core collectors who want "everything" are taking me up on swapping for it. Personally, the "genre" sets are a total milking of the catalogue, make the "E1" and "ALLC" upsurge seem like long ago, as we continually see the original Elvis albums fall into neglect. Only audiophiles can applaud getting more "DSD" masters. I could think of worse things for a nominal fan to have, but I'd much rather they start with a "real" (original) Elvis album. Even "Hitstory" had some credence, save for the cop-out third disc.
Gladyslove wrote on
April 26, 2006
There is surely something going wrong at BMG. What are they doing now and done before ?
Greg Nolan wrote on
May 01, 2006
So far, they haven't sold at all after a week in that store, as near as I can tell. I'd much rather Elvis' music be sold with some dignity- the original albums in some sort of high-quality package. To this day, there are fans who somehow rationalize these sets as necessary for the "casual fan." Balderdash!