Which CD reissues first made you feel old?

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From the recent Uncle Tupelo thread, I was reminded that buying the recent round of UT CD reissues made me feel old. I felt like I hadn't bought the originals too long ago (I bought them all when they came out), and now they were part of history. It was also strange to read the venerating liner notes.

Which CD reissues have made you feel old, if you're old enough?

― southern lights (southern lights), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

the recent early 90s grunge & rap reissues, like EPMD, SY's Dirty and Mudhoney stuff.
I hate my 20s. I wanna wanna wanna be a teenager again. Does it get better?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

"Slanted and Enchanted," 100%.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

The Ride box set made me feel positvely octagenarian.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"I hate my 20s. I wanna wanna wanna be a teenager again. Does it get better?"

No.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

ditto on Slanted and Enchanted...

The Nirvana greatest hits disc

Ice Cube reissues

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Everytime they re-release Wedding Present albums (which they've done at least twice, specifically Sea Monsters and Bizarro) I feel grey hair sprout. Likewise the Wonder Stuff (well, that's only happened once, but it still sort've hurt).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Some 'Old skool House' compilation that on turned out to be stuff from 1996.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)

a second for Dirty, I bought that the day it came out when I was in college, and I was totally just in college the other day, dude.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

The first time ever "recent" albums were remastered and re-released, I think, was when mid 80s Queen albums such as "The Works" and "A Kind Of Magic" were re-released in remastered editions.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

When I pull out my vinyl copies of Bowie or Costello and realize they're gone through multiple CD re-release cycles.

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 23:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't they just reissue "Straight Outta Compton"? That's another one.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Meat Puppets and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Rykodisc reissues

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

don't they reissue albums like six months after original issue now? gin blossoms to thread.

― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 9 September 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm 28 and according to John Strausbaugh it's time for me to start listening to lite-jazz.

I have yet to feel old over a reissue, famous last words.

― ham on rye (ham on rye), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 00:59 (twenty-two years ago)

excel - the first two albums
deicide - the first one
sepultura remasters
cro mags - age of quarrel/best wishes
morbid angel - altars of madness/blessed are the sick

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 03:28 (twenty-two years ago)

i read this thread title and instantly felt better. bye old dudes!

― Dave M. (rotten03), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 03:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Once again, Slanted and Enchanted

― actionjackson, Wednesday, 10 September 2003 08:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Funnily enough, I am old enough, and this has never happened to me.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 09:33 (twenty-two years ago)

The moment that Mellon Collie is reissued, I will consider myself an old man...

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 09:58 (twenty-two years ago)

scott walker's.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 10:18 (twenty-two years ago)

didn't buy the originals but whenever i buy old jazz reish's I do kind of feel it (now that you mention it).

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I've already lived through the "Oh, Gawd, that K-Tel ad makes me feel old." thang, back in mid 90s with the "Sounds of the 80s" comps advertized on TV, and then again in 1999-2000 with the "Roots of Alt-Rock" ads.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Wednesday, 10 September 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

When box sets appeared for both the Black Crowes and Alice In Chains. I felt old and I was still a teen then.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Thursday, 11 September 2003 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

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