I try to not get into this type of discussion because I find it incredibly frustrating, but I do agree with you. Today I listened to the MJCast episode with director Jeff Margoli who’s worked with MJ since he was in J5, and he was talking about the One Night Only special and when he was asked about the reworked tracks MJ was rehearsing to -with an orchestra- he said “they’re out there somewhere!” and there’s also probably dress rehearsal footage.
I just think, will we ever see or hear this stuff?! The 30th anniversary rehearsals where MJ performed One Day In Your Life with Whitney. Where is it? Proper deluxe editions for all the albums?
And apart from all of that, look how utterly lacklustre the Apple and Spotify accounts are! No Ultimate Collection, or 80’s, 90’s, 00’s singles, HIStory on Apple is grouped with the compilations and not the original albums. Group the new songs Scream through Smile with the original albums, and the first disc -which was released separately- with the hits/compilation albums. No ‘Someone Put Your Hand Out or bonus tracks from the 2001 Special Editions.
How hard is it to simply have basic competence?