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Originally Posted by rokuli
Search didnt give me anything....so as we all know back in 2014:
"Bon Jovi are working on an extensive 30th anniversary reissue campaign programme which launches this July when their 1988 album New Jersey is re-released across two different physical formats, including a 2CD+DVD ‘super deluxe’ set."
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"More 30th anniversary commemorative titles, including newly-compiled collections of studio and live recordings, will also be released this year. Until then, these deluxe editions of New Jersey are out on 1 July 2014."
I guess New Jersey didnt sell enough -> Jon didnt see potential -> all the other releases were shelved. Had they done NJ right, there could've been more interest from the buyers...but it was LAME...no new stuff, no diggin the vaults for live concerts...
My question is: was there ever any statement from the band / record comapny / Obie / anyone on what happened?
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Nothing official was ever said but low sales are the obvious culprit. I don't knock them for putting out the stuff we already had, it's not like we should have had it in the first place. They cleaned it up really nicely. It's possible the vaults are just a little emptier when you consider the box set and the stuff that's leaked.
I WILL say they dropped the ball promoting it, especially since it happened without Richie's involvement.