Which is the best compilation? 15
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Rock Theatre (1975) (1) 7%
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The Story of Genesis (1978) (2) 13%
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Turn It On Again - Best of '81 - '83 (1991) (2) 13%
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Turn It On Again (The Hits) (1999) (0) 0%
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Platinum Collection (2004) (7) 47%
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Turn It On Again (The Hits) - The Tour Edition (2007) (0) 0%
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14 From Our Past (2007) (0) 0%
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R-Kive (2014) (2) 13%
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The Last Domino? (2021) (0) 0%
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other (please specify) (1) 7%
I have been comparing various Genesis compilations lately. It might be a bit nerdy but I actually like to muse about song selections and track orders. Also, Genesis is the only band I became a collector of compilations of, probably due to the fact I have long been familiar with all of their material and there's no new albums going to be made.
A few general words on compilations: compilations are definitely not targeting the fans who already know everything. In contrast, they are aiming at the casual consumers who do not want to bother themselves with entire albums. A compilation will give you a condensed overview over an artist's hit singles or what is arguably the best of their entire career. I guess I am not the typical consumer as I always avoided purchasing compilations of bands I wasn't familiar with; however if I'm already familiar I will still get a compilation if it gives me songs in a different order that works well. For example: I got Queen's 'Greatest Hits' (I) just for the nice selection. I got the Pet Shop Boys' 'Pop Art' for the excellent selection and for a number of non-album tracks and differing single versions that I don't have on my albums. I could list more examples of other bands, anyhow Genesis still remains the only band I have a whole bunch of compilations of.
For this poll, I picked those compilations that used to be easily accessible in stores, so chances should be high somebody purchased some of them at some time. It's a random selection though - discogs lists dozens of official and unofficial compilations, most of which I never saw or heard of, some of them with quite weird track selections:
https://www.discogs.com/de/art…es&subFilter=Compilations
https://www.discogs.com/de/art…al&subFilter=Compilations
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