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Lagiole Jean Dubost Set Of 6 Multi Colored Steak Knives
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Essential Wolfhounds (IMPORT)
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Why do the labels representing domestic bands release rare tracks only on the foreign versions of albums?
I have witnessed this quite a bit and I think it's obnoxious. I used to be able to buy multiple import versions of an album to get these rare tracks on them that our domestic versions don't have. Now that I'm older and I have bills to pay...well, I can't keep up. And you can't always find them online.
Now quite a few bands release compliation albums with rare tracks so you can eventually catch up, but sometimes that's not for years down the road.
So what is the rationale behind putting these tracks on versions we can't easily get our hands on here? Is it rewarding the foreign listener, punishing the domestic listener, both or neither?
Thanks, jmike. 
Well, there is a legitimate reason for this practice, especially in Japan.
It would be much cheaper for the Japanese consumer to purchase a US "import" version due to the economics involved with the dollar and the yen. That's why the Japanese versions are usually released first and come with all the extra bells and whistles... it's simply to encourage the Japanese consumer to spend their money within their own country.
Although it wasn't that way in the past, it is quickly becoming the norm for Europe because the Euro is much stronger than the dollar.
NP: "Only the Good Die Young" - Iron Maiden
Oh, and you're welcome.
***No sh*t guys... this is the reason they do it. It's a common practice in the music business and the artists can't really do anything about it. The only time I can think of a band really affecting the process was when Journey released their Arrival album. The Japanese bonus tracks were uptempo, guitar driven rockers, and the U.S. fans pitched a fit until the band stepped in and made the label adjust which tracks wouldn't be on the U.S. version. The Japanese bonus tracks ended up being a couple of sappy (and mediocre) ballads.
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