Deluxe Albums

[MiceyPicey]

Deluxe Albums just to add another touch of realism

[Mark]

Lets define what is a deluxe album.

What do you think that criteria actually?

[eljero888]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

Lets define what is a deluxe album.

What do you think that criteria actually?

It could be literally anything that the record company wants the consumer to believe provides added value - bonus tracks, extra remix CD or live DVD, limited edition artwork booklet... thicker vinyl / gold CD... blessed by the Pope... It's just a marketing term, similar to 'Special Edition', 'Collector's Edition', etc.

[Scotland2013]

3 hours ago, Mark said:

Lets define what is a deluxe album.

What do you think that criteria actually?

I think deluxe albums are great, they are the origional albums from an artist with a few extra songs on that maybe they have released as non album singles. For the sake of the game and simpler coding.  Maybe a deluxe album should have to include all the songs from the origional album, and can also contain songs not from the album. However, the songs not originally on the album have to have been released as a single up to a year after the albums release. This then would allow the separation and create a clear different between greatest hits albums and deluxe albums.

 

It would also be fantastic if the deluxe album sales are joined with the origional album sales (like explained in the conversation below with singles) as this is how it works in real life.

 

[Scotland2013]

3 hours ago, Mark said:

Lets define what is a deluxe album.

What do you think that criteria actually?

 

Just now, Scotland2013 said:

I think deluxe albums are great, they are the origional albums from an artist with a few extra songs on that maybe they have released as non album singles. For the sake of the game and simpler coding.  Maybe a deluxe album should have to include all the songs from the origional album, and can also contain songs not from the album. However, the songs not originally on the album have to have been released as a single up to a year after the albums release. This then would allow the separation and create a clear different between greatest hits albums and deluxe albums.

 

It would also be fantastic if the deluxe album sales are joined with the origional album sales (like explained in the conversation below with singles) as this is how it works in real life.

 

The conversation about remixed singles would be great for the deluxe albums as well as it gives you a chance to add the remix version or duet version to the album

[MiceyPicey]

5 hours ago, Mark said:

Lets define what is a deluxe album.

What do you think that criteria actually?

 

3 hours ago, eljero888 said:

It could be literally anything that the record company wants the consumer to believe provides added value - bonus tracks, extra remix CD or live DVD, limited edition artwork booklet... thicker vinyl / gold CD... blessed by the Pope... It's just a marketing term, similar to 'Special Edition', 'Collector's Edition', etc.

This, and since the game currently limits you to 16 songs on an album, a deluxe album would allow the re-release of the album that can have additional songs added to it as well as the other options elijero mentioned.

[eljero888]

5 hours ago, MiceyPicey said:

 

This, and since the game currently limits you to 16 songs on an album, a deluxe album would allow the re-release of the album that can have additional songs added to it as well as the other options elijero mentioned.

*eljero

[lurvaz]

A deluxe album is basically re-release an album, so it can be done in 1.2 

[guam2]

14 hours ago, lurvaz said:

A deluxe album is basically re-release an album, so it can be done in 1.2 

wait how do you rerelease albums in 1.2?

[lurvaz]

Go to the albums section, clic on the album you want to re-release, then clic on the "Action" button and choose "Re-release album". The only inconvenients I see is that the album must be discontinued to be re-released and if the re-released album has more than 16 songs, it can bug 😞

[lurvaz]

Just now, lurvaz said:

Go to the albums section, clic on the album you want to re-release, then clic on the "Action" button and choose "Re-release album". The only inconvenients I see is that the album must be discontinued to be re-released and if the re-released album has more than 16 songs, it can bug 😞

 

15 hours ago, guam2 said:

wait how do you rerelease albums in 1.2?

 

[blonded]

On 1/16/2021 at 9:01 AM, lurvaz said:

A deluxe album is basically re-release an album, so it can be done in 1.2 

Except re-releases don’t do much sales, they usually flop compared to the original album

[Marko]

also i think a b side could be a thing or a remix album

[lurvaz]

On 2/7/2021 at 3:12 AM, blonded said:

Except re-releases don’t do much sales, they usually flop compared to the original album

Yes, but it what usually happens in reality unless it is a big album 😕

[blonded]

9 hours ago, lurvaz said:

Yes, but it what usually happens in reality unless it is a big album 😕

Not really though, it should count different for certain scenarios. For example The Fame Monster was an EP attached to the original album and outsold it exponentially, and TF wasn't even a big album to begin with.

Edited February 9, 2021 by blonded

[Truthhurtsjuice]

Plus Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded is another example...

[Scotland2013]

I think the key to deluxe albums is having the sales link up with their origional album. Most recently, dua lipa has released her deluxe version of future nostalgia. Because of this, her chart performance in the UK (not sure about other places) has jumped and her album is now back in the top 5. This is due to the fact that deluxe album sales are linked with origional sales. This is the key difference between a deluxe album and re-release album. 

[Scotland2013]

Just now, Scotland2013 said:

I think the key to deluxe albums is having the sales link up with their origional album. Most recently, dua lipa has released her deluxe version of future nostalgia. Because of this, her chart performance in the UK (not sure about other places) has jumped and her album is now back in the top 5. This is due to the fact that deluxe album sales are linked with origional sales. This is the key difference between a deluxe album and re-release album. 

A deluxe album should also only be able to be released within a year of the origional album and no later (to prevent you getting sales years and years down the line)