If we’re talking music from decades past that was presented on worthwhile albums released in 2020, however, that’s what qualifies for this list, whether it’s been around before or not. The word “reissue” might not be the best term for some of the items on my list (including the one at #1), as some of them partially or wholly feature music that’s being issued for the first time. So there was still about as much reissue output, and variety of same, as there was in most years. And with people at home much more than usual, there’s more time to fill with listening. Those music consumers still lucky enough to have assets and employment have more disposable income than usual, now that traveling and going out to eat and see entertainment are barely or not possible. My #1 reissue for 2020.Įven with many record retailers closing or drastically cutting their hours and access, record sales haven’t suffered as much as many other businesses have. In part that’s because it’s easier to reissue old music than it is to record new music this year, even though there are still logistical difficulties in researching, retrieving, and repackaging tapes. How did that affect the reissue business? As with music history books and films, not as much as you might expect.
We all know that much less music was performed in 2020 than in any other year in our lifetimes.
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