I saw the vinyl and standard cd of this in the shops over the weekend.

Was it still full price?

Yep, vinyl was something like $78, the standard cd was $20 I think.

Thought it might be interesting to link to this thread - http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=245275 - "A new Greatest Hits - would it work?" which was posted in April 2021. Obviously it ended up happening, so if you posted in this thread back then, let's see if what you felt then matches how you feel now!

 

I wrote:

 

Maybe they could re-record old hits & make an album along the same lines as Take That’s Odyssey? I don’t think a third GH with the same old versions would be worthwhile, even with the addition of newer singles to it. It’s the 25th anniversary at the end of 2022, maybe they’ll want to mark that occasion with a hits collection of some sort...

 

Obviously they didn't do a full on Odyssey approach, but nevertheless they did give us a handful of reworkings and so many bonuses like demos and remixes, so from a content point of view it has been a very fulfilling era to me - they've went above and beyond what a lot of other artists would do for a Greatest Hits. It was probably for the best that Platinum Collection contains all the original recordings tbh.

The picture disc of Platinum Collection is slowly but surely reducing on Amazon, currently £25.34 (originally £27.99). There's potential for it to go much lower, if the What the Future Holds picture disc is anything to go by (at one point that was less than £5!)

Thought it might be interesting to link to this thread - http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=245275 - "A new Greatest Hits - would it work?" which was posted in April 2021. Obviously it ended up happening, so if you posted in this thread back then, let's see if what you felt then matches how you feel now!

 

I wrote:

Obviously they didn't do a full on Odyssey approach, but nevertheless they did give us a handful of reworkings and so many bonuses like demos and remixes, so from a content point of view it has been a very fulfilling era to me - they've went above and beyond what a lot of other artists would do for a Greatest Hits. It was probably for the best that Platinum Collection contains all the original recordings tbh.

 

I wrote:

 

Releasing the remixes of the old hits from their last tour, plus all the more recent singles, would be great. They were all so good, quite subtle for the most part but gave them a fresh gloss to bring them right up to date. The new versions of One For Sorrow, Tragedy and Love U More for example were all brilliant.

 

Which is basically what they did, across the main album and the various Party bundles etc, so I'm happy.

I'm just glad they didnt do reworked versions which was discussed in the thread.

I'm just glad they didnt do reworked versions which was discussed in the thread.

Well technically they did, they released a few of them as part of this era - "Steps 25 Revisited" mixes of One for Sorrow, Stomp, Tragedy, After the Love Has Gone, Deeper Shade of Blue, Heartbeat and Summer of Love.

 

I'm glad they provided us with some new versions and remixes for this era. It would have been boring if it was just the album versions we'd always had.

I meant more overall that they didn't something like kylies abbey roads sessions where the songs were all slowed down.

They should start reducing the price on the formats as it might attract some sales.

It prob would help but it seems to be appealing to very few aoart from fans.

I’m surprised. I thought it would have “slightly” more appeal.

I thought the same, not mega sales or anything but definitely a bit more than they got.

A performance on Strictly Come Dancing could prove helpful even if for only a short period.

Yeah it’s a shame the record company won’t invest in bigger performances for them, TOTDF had a strictly performance aaaages after it was released. The only big TV performance they got this time have been the royal variety and that junior thing.

The big performance slots are seriously lacking and it is hard to promote singles or sell albums without them.

The platinum megamix was a great reminder for all the great songs on the platinum collection.

Agreed, it was so well done.

Ya it was done very well, I do like these types of megamixes when it's artists where I like most of their releases.

Yes, it’s a lovely megamix :heart: