User talk:Sinlouisville

Hi,

Thanks for your update of the article on the John Lennon compilation album, Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits. I wonder if your copy is different from mine. You said that the album's release was not limited to Costco, that it was not released in January 2001 but, instead, in February 2002, and that it was not released through EMI-Capitol Special Markets.

I track Beatles releases for a non-Wikipedia project that I have been involved in for over 30 years. Is it possible that this compact disc was given a wider release in February 2002 after first being made only available at Costco a year earlier. (If that is true, I really would be interested in the information.) My copy of the disc has an EMI-Capitol Special Markets logo in the bottom left of the back cover. Below that, there is a note that begins "This compilation (c) 2001 EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets." Is that logo and note missing on your copy? Also, what is the catalog number on your copy? Also, I assume that you have an American copy, is that correct?

Also, where does your copy say "Traditions Alive"? My copy does not say that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MCB in Boulder (talk • contribs) 23:47, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

At the time I bought this album, the display in Costco indicated that it was only available through that retailer (although that information could have been wrong). I know that I bought it in January 2001 because, as a result of the non-Wikipedia project I mentioned above, I have a long-running log in which I carefully enter the advertised release date (and my purchase date) of every Beatle-related record that has come out since 1977.

I think it is highly likely that this album was first released through EMI-Capitol Special Markets at Costco (and perhaps a few other select retailers) in 2001 and then given a much wider release the following year. Can you confirm that?

Thanks. MCB in Boulder (talk) 20:52, 19 April 2009 (UTC)