Why bonus tracks

Florence and the Machine does this on their album Ceremonials. It brings about an existential crisis in the mind of the listener as to which is the correct version of the album, especially when the order of songs in the regular version are also changed.

Another absolute no for me is when other countries get better or more bonus tracks. Sometimes the bonus tracks are so perfect that they deserve a spot on the initial album. They have so much potential to elevate the creativity of already creative music projects. All Rights Reserved. Photograph: Getty. Perplexed by the knuckle-dragging Nickelback 's unexpected return which you can bet Puddle of Mudd are closely watching for how-to hints , I've just spent a good eight minutes studying the Canadian grunge-goons' back catalogue to remind myself of the albums they had out before All the Right Reasons, which is number two this week.

The latter was released in , and the first pressing contained three bonus tracks that didn't appear on later editions. And if I had no reason to dislike Nickelback before, that gave me one. Bonus tracks: how munificent of them. Of course it wasn't a gimmick to make fans hurry to buy the album before the "bonuses" were deleted.

No indeed - those three songs, including a version of Elton John's salad-days classic Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, were a token of Nickelback's esteem. Taylor Swift has taken a different approach with her new album, Folklore. If you want the bonus track "The Lakes," you'll have to purchase a CD, vinyl, or cassette version CDs should ship within two to three weeks of purchase. Cassettes will take eight weeks.

If you order a vinyl album, you'll have to wait four months. Sound odd? Maybe not. Swift's album is currently available for streaming; you can listen to 16 songs right now. Improve this answer. Tetsujin Tetsujin 6, 1 1 gold badge 11 11 silver badges 35 35 bronze badges. This doesn't answer the question at all. You're talking about bootlegs, OP is asking about bonus tracks. It still remains speculation, and doesn't answer the question: why would they do this, considering it would involve extra effort and extra costs.

I think you're being picky. Either alone doesn't fully explain it. For a pure marketing explanation, these tracks have to come from somewhere. Because bands submit them. I've read plenty of anecdotes from bands where they deliberately record songs for B-Sides and Japanese bonus tracks. Show 1 more comment. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.