Yes To 2nd To None
November 11, 2003 | Other
Not less than 90% of our visitors (743 voters) think that "2nd To None" is a worthy successor to "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits", despite the lower sales. Our new quickpoll question has to do with with the special edition of the latter CD: "Do we need ELV1S 30 #1 Hits SE?"
E.J.F... wrote on
November 11, 2003
I have put an order for the DeLuxe Edition, or Special Edition or whatever it's called even though I had already bought the normal release and even though I already have all the alternate takes on disc 2. 2 reasons. 1st, I love Digipacks similar to the Elvis 56/Blue Hawaii/G.I. Blues Special editions. 2nd, having a friend who works in a record shop, I am able to return the normal edition and get my money back so in the end BMG are NOT milking me! But still I think BMG should not abuse us fans this way and I believe they should have released a special edition from the start. After all no one is more special than Elvis!!
Andreas77 wrote on
November 13, 2003
How many copies has 2nd sold now in the US? And what about on a global basis? 30#1 is probably getting close to 10 million now. I haven't bought Elvis Christmas Peace yet, but I probably will. And for one simple reason: Once you get used to the new remastered sound, you want all tracks to sound like that. Question to those of you who has picked up this cd: Is the remastering as good as 30#1 and 2nd to none? If so, should we expect all future releases from BMG to be remastered in that way? Suggestion: Listen to old version of If I Can Dream and compare it to the "new" one, what a difference! This new sound makes Elvis comparable to modern artists (sound - that is, otherwise they're not close. Of course). Let's hope for number three: Let yourself go from 68' comeback has to be on it, and a lot of 70's stuff. Bridge and Polk Salad at least... Also, a picture of Elvis from 69-73 on the front please. He looked relatively good during those years.