EPs, singles, bootlegs... Do you bother?
It seems that a lot of peopple are content with collecting full-length studio albums of artists they enjoy. This is surprising to me.
EPs:
They're usually mini-albums filled with lots of new material. I always get them when I can. Sometimes Discogs will call a CDM an EP which I don't quite understand, but that's not really relevant. EPs are essential.
Singles:
Hit and miss. Some bands only recycle LP tracks on their EPs (like Modest Mouse). Other bands like to fill them with lots of tasty non-LP b-sides (like Muse).
Sometimes, singles are filled with remixes. These can turn great tunes into rubbish house music (ahem - U2). They can offer some decent variations (Massive Attack) or even blow the originals right out of the water (Björk).
Then there are the live b-sides. They're usually very high quality, and are always nice to hear.
Bootlegs:
More often than not, they aren't worth it in my opinion. I do enjoy hearing live music, but audience recordings just don't do it for me. The few bootlegs I do have are either wonderful soundboard recordings, or are taken from radio shows.
So what about you? Do you go above and beyond to get "full" discographies of your favorites? Why or why not?
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