Embrace the Gatekeeping - That feeling of annoyance when they announce a repress and you own the original
Off the back of Mos Def announcing a rerelease of his very hard to come by album The Ecstatic, I’ve had a feeling of disappointment as an owner of the original pressing. Especially as it hasn’t been available on streaming either.
I’m not bothered by impact on resale price (I don’t actually know what impact there would be), but its just been nice knowing I had something pretty exclusive on my collection!
How do you feel when they announce a repress of something you already own.
Edit: It‘s apparent to me now this take made me come across as an ass! My wording was definitely stronger than intended… I had no intentions to imply there shouldn’t be rereleases, I was more so attempting to express that twinge of sadness I was feeling. But I understand, the more accessibility to good music the better… point taken!