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A compilation CD combining two albums originally released separately on one disc or with mono and stereo versions on one disc or sometimes in a Deluxe Edition
Examples of the 2 separate albums on one disc include Gram Parsons' "GP" and "Grievous Angel" , the bulk of the Beach Boys' CD reissues of the 60s-70s albums issued in 1990 and 2001, the Flying Burrito Brothers' "Definitive Collection" comp combining "Gilded Palace of Sin" and "Burrito Deluxe" on one disc, the Best of ? and The Mysterians CD combining the "96 Tears" and "Action" albums on ABKCO, the Pozo-Seco Singers' "Time" and "I Can't Make It With You" albums on one CD, the Kingston Trio CD reissues of the Capitol catalog save for their Christmas album. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers has been mono/stereo twofered, the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go" album has been mono/stereo twofered in its Anniversary Edition, Jethro Tull's "This Was" has been mono/stereo twofered as part of a Deluxe Edition, Buffalo Springfield's self-titled debut, a lot of the Rascals' CD reissues on Collector's Choice Music including the Amazing Rhythm Aces' "Stacked Deck/" "Too Stuffed To Jump" and "Toucan Do It Too"/"Burning The Ballroom Down," lots of the Jackie Gleason albums, etc., and for that matter, a lot of the other CDs on that label and it's successor, Real Gone Music, are twofers, the same with a lot of the CDs on Collectables including CDs by Billy Joe Royal, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap and many other artists.
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Get the twofer mug.It is a term mainly used to promote modern progressive country, modern western swing, contemporary folk, roots rock, rockabilly, and other American roots music genres not popular in the mainstream.
Other terms for this include "Alternative Country," "No Depression" (this name came from the title of an Uncle Tupelo album and is also the name of the leading Americana Music magazine), "Insurgent Country," "Cowpunk" (in the 1980s), and other names.
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Get the CCM mug.A reissue is a re-released version of a previously released product or a compilation of previously released material
After an item gets high demand and the product is not available any longer, the owner of the product can reissue it. A greatest hits album and a boxed set are 2 forms of reissued recordings, an expanded release of a previously released item is a reissue. Complete Shakespeare Anthologies are reissues of his plays in a volume.
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