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badfaith
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Age: 48
Location: Kent
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- Posted: 09/21/2009 11:30
- Post subject: Do extended EPs count as albums?
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I ask because there is some good original material on Radiohead's My Iron Lung EP, and it has enough songs on it to be considered an album.
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RFNAPLES
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Age: 75
Location: Durham, NC, USA
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Detroit Rock Citizen
Age: 60
Location: Livonia, Michigan U.S.A.
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- Posted: 09/21/2009 16:11
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gotta agree with Mr. Naples on this one. That's one of the reasons that I feel Magical Mystery Tour doesn't belong as a Best Ever Album
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Ironic Karma
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Age: 29
Location: Kansas
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- Posted: 09/22/2009 00:53
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This reminds me of how you give someone candy, you have to give everyone candy back in kindergarden.
It's basically the same situation; if they put in one or two "extended" EPs they're going to have to let in all the EPs, which will get wacky.
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badfaith
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Location: Kent
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- Posted: 09/22/2009 11:18
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That's a shame though, because if they shouldn't really appear on album charts, and they couldn't be thought of as singles, that's a lot of good stuff in limbo... the undead of the music world!
Let us take a moment to bow our heads and shed a tear for EPs.
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joannajewsom
Location: Philadelphia
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- Posted: 09/22/2009 12:49
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| I miss 8-tracks wrote: | | gotta agree with Mr. Naples on this one. That's one of the reasons that I feel Magical Mystery Tour doesn't belong as a Best Ever Album |
What's wrong with having Magical Mystery Tour? It was released as an LP, after all. It belongs on this site as much as any compilation.
Adding EPs, though, is ridiculous.
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Detroit Rock Citizen
Age: 60
Location: Livonia, Michigan U.S.A.
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- Posted: 09/22/2009 14:36
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| joannajewsom wrote: | | I miss 8-tracks wrote: | | gotta agree with Mr. Naples on this one. That's one of the reasons that I feel Magical Mystery Tour doesn't belong as a Best Ever Album |
What's wrong with having Magical Mystery Tour? It was released as an LP, after all. It belongs on this site as much as any compilation.
Adding EPs, though, is ridiculous. |
Maybe we should have a seperate chart for Compilations?
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joannajewsom
Location: Philadelphia
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- Posted: 09/22/2009 14:45
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| I miss 8-tracks wrote: | | joannajewsom wrote: | | I miss 8-tracks wrote: | | gotta agree with Mr. Naples on this one. That's one of the reasons that I feel Magical Mystery Tour doesn't belong as a Best Ever Album |
What's wrong with having Magical Mystery Tour? It was released as an LP, after all. It belongs on this site as much as any compilation.
Adding EPs, though, is ridiculous. |
Maybe we should have a seperate chart for Compilations? |
I would dig a compilation chart. Maybe when we get the genre charts going that could be applied. But they'll still be in individual charts. Personally, I wouldn't put a compilation on my chart unless it was something like Robert Johnson, but I don't mind that other people do.
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Detroit Rock Citizen
Age: 60
Location: Livonia, Michigan U.S.A.
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- Posted: 09/22/2009 15:15
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By the guidelines I use for myself (only one album per group and only use comps for early material) MMT wouldn't make it to my top 100 anyway. I do have Elvis's Sun Sessions on my chart and if we go any bigger (I'm all for it) Chuck Berry's Great 28 will be there but other than that?
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badfaith
Gender: Male
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Location: Kent
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- Posted: 09/23/2009 11:07
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Perhaps the first question should be then- Are there enough good quality EPs with enough track on to justify a chart of their own?
Also, as you've pointed out, compilation albums are a varied species in themselves... collections of singles not released as, or part of original albums, b-side albums, best ofs, genre, label comps, etc.
For an example from a sad Genesis fan: Genesis to Revelation album is deleted as an original, but varied releases of the material plus early singles and B sides exist... am I to Name the original album, or the subsequent release if that is what I have, even though some of that material did not appear in the first release, and may be therefore considered a compilation?
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