Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to (Don't Fear) The Reaper. Content can be merged from history once it is reliably sourced.  Sandstein  09:45, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult

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An obscure compilation, not even with an AllMusic review. The only “source” I found include discogs and amazon, none of which are notable. No indications that this meets GNG or placed on a notable chart. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 17:48, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment There seem to be two albums with almost the exact same name that are being confused here: the one linked above by, entitled "The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper", which was released in 1983, and the one called "Don't Fear the Reaper [Sony Music Special Products]", which was released in 2000. The title of the former of these albums better matches the title of this article, but the article has the release date (February 8, 2000) of the latter, while also having the album cover of the former. This needs to be sorted out, partly since the latter album actually does have an AllMusic review. IntoThinAir (talk) 18:25, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Upon closer scrutiny it is clear that the track listing for this album also matches that of the 1983 album, not the 2000 one. In short, it is clear that this album was released in 1983, not 2000, in which case the statement by theGracefulSlick that this album has no AllMusic review is correct, but the release date for the album in the article now is not. IntoThinAir (talk) 18:28, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:38, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:38, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 05:18, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - well-known "Best Of" by the band, which has been re-released in multiple formats since appearing on early CD in 1983. According to WorldCat, there were at least 8 editions published from 1983 onward. Here, for example, is the 1983 cassette tape. In 2016, there was even a limited edition Double-Album on blue vinyl release. -- LeflymanTalk 19:13, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Amazon and WorldCat do not prove the assertion of being “well-known”—reliable, significant coverage does.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 21:17, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Originally claimed in the AFD it was "an obscure compilation" -- which it is not, as demonstrated by the number of times the album has been re-released. Perhaps if not familiar with the Blue Oyster Cult and are only looking for Internet sources, it seems to be "obscure." For a "Best Of" released in 1983, that has been in continuous release since, that's an amusing claim. This may be a case of systemic bias; as you may not find sources for things like Best Of albums which were discussed in print before the Internet existed.
 * Note that the article Best Of includes many such compilation albums from numerous artists, which is expanded in the List of greatest hits albums. Would you argue that all of those are likewise obscure and non-notable? -- LeflymanTalk 19:25, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
 * the onus is on you to present reliable sources. We cannot work on the belief sources may possibly exist in print; that argument—something we tend to avoid—could be thrown into any discussion on notability to get around addressing the issue. As for your question, that is a straw man arguement since I never claimed that all “Best of”/greatest hits albums are inherently obscure and unnotable.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 04:05, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
 * , actually, the onus is upon you to demonstrate why WorldCat is not a "reliable source." Likewise, the point about the Amazon listing demonstrates that a new version does exist, in vinyl, with actual reviews, which like those at AllMusic show that it is not "obscure." WP:ATA is an essay, and while it may feel appropriate to reference it, I'd suggest it's best to avoid trying to cite essays as though they are policy. As to my final point, you have chosen a single "Best Of" album by a well-known band to target, which is no different than the hundreds of other Best Ofs in the category List of greatest hits albums and Category:Greatest_hits_albums_by_year.
 * Your claim for removing this article breaks down to 1) The album is "an obscure compilation"; 2) that it doesn't even have a review on AllMusic; 3) that you weren't able to find any sources, other than discog and Amazon, which you state are not "notable". I have shown that none of these claims are accurate. Perhaps if you were talking about later released compilations, The 70s: Blue Oyster Cult or The Essential Blue Oyster Cult-- both of which actually have AllMusic reviews, the latter even having an article -- then I would have agreed that they might be "obscure." But this was the first compilation released for the band, and continues in release, as the library holdings show.-- LeflymanTalk 17:59, 22 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Merge to (Don't Fear) The Reaper, a brief discussion of this album will be a useful addition to the article about this band's most notable song. E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:34, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge per above. Rzvas (talk) 20:44, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * A merge may work but I caution editors that the sources presented here are not reliable and hence unsuitable to a merge.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 04:05, 22 December 2018 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.