Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Rhino's Super Hits Sequel

I've always felt the Now series were this generations version of Rhino's 25 opus, Super Hits of the 70's. But I waited until Now 25 was released in the U.S. to make that observation. Both series have now been numbered. But Now will pass Rhino by Xmas '07. If there's a difference between the 2 series, it's that Rhino's set spotlighted mostly artists who had only a few hits (and no R&B acts-they got their own series from Rhino), while Now throws in anything that's popular. So, I'm more partial to Rhino for unearthing barely charting gems. Even in this day of Itunes downloads of one-hit wonders, Now sells very well. The power of licensing has enabled the compilers to grap something from anything-Hip Hop, R&B, Country, Rock and Pop. In England the series is up to 67 titles. We're late but I'm grateful.
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