Frankly, I enjoy all of the final four (even though I'm not a basketball fan), in one form or the other, and two, maybe three, of this group happen to rank among my favorites, so whether the release is on CD or not, it doesn't prohibit me from enjoying the music that I have enjoyed on any or all of them for some time. The music's there, it exists.
Nevertheless, it seems that music companies, or music distributors, have this uncanny tendency to release any number of greatest hits albums (I still use the term albums although there may be another term such as unit), because, in my opinion, they are unsure what the greatest hit or hits may have been for their particular artist.
Remake, remaster, rehash, "undiscovered" song buried deep in the basement of someone's home, it doesn't matter, I'll buy the new set because it sounds like a wonderful and great collection of music, albeit I never had an interest in Songbook.
My view is if you want this new collection buy it, if the four appear and you want them, buy them, if you want to buy a single from '79 buy it, or buy any other album of your choice. Now if you purchase, or graciously receive, someone's "burnt" collection of music (apologies to the attorney who's dissertation I found interesting), take it.
In the morning, when I grab a disk or disks, because I walk out the door without my second cup of coffee, and I want to listen to Lightfoot in the car or at work, with the addition of this new Greatest Hits set, I know I'll have a better chance of grabbing a Lightfoot album, and less of a chance of grabbing the Little River Band disk that may be in the CD rack.
As far as a vote, if one exists, I would side with Val even though Gord has some legitimate points.
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