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Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri
It's a very good tactic, too.
It absolutely puzzles me why CD+DVD versions of albums aren't standard in the west. I'd rather a re-release of an album with the music videos included than re-release of an album with just like one or two new songs (that usually aren't that good). I also don't get why they release like one or two singles then the album and then keep releasing singles off of the album. o_o I mean, I get it's to promote the album but at the same time a good part of the target audience has already bought the album so why would they purchase songs they already have? I like that J-artists release all the singles beforehand as it increases the hype because you're thinking "oh these singles are amazing, I wonder what the whole album will be like" y'know? It's a lot more exciting than hearing the whole album and wondering which track you've already heard that they will make into a single.
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A lot a the time (not always though) the reason that western artist release 1 single before the album then a few more after is because usually the single preceeding the album is to gather hype for the album while the singles afterwards are to promote the accompaning tour (if there is one). This really because the main way of business during the '90s when bands like Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage would do extremely long world tours (usually spanning 2-3 years) in promotion for 1 album, so they'd need a song playing on the radio/tv so people will be like "oh we should go buy tickets to see them live."
That's not always the case though, like Mariah Carey released 7 singles before she toured for her Mimi album.