"Discover" albums in iTunes Store

[Doctor Q]

Have you noticed the "Discover" albums in the iTunes Store? Most are 5 songs for $3.49, while the 15-song collections are $8.99.

I listed a bunch of them I spotted in the next post, and there are more, perhaps dozens more.

They aren't all from the same record label. They have similar naming conventions (Discover, More, Further, Beyond, Full Package) and similar album artwork. Does that mean Apple has put together these collections itself?

Have they been in the iTunes Store long? Has Apple promoted them in any special way?

Has anybody found music they like by looking through these "Discover" albums?

 

[Doctor Q]

Discover Albums (partial list)

[playlistId=261764560]Discover Alice In Chains[/playlistId] - 15 songs

[playlistId=261754771]Discover Blue Oyster Cult[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261572250]Discover Toni Braxton[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261752159]Discover Johnny Cash[/playlistId] - 15 songs

[playlistId=261573261]Discover Cheap Trick[/playlistId]

Discover Bob Dylan: [playlistId=261786710]Volume 1[/playlistId], [playlistId=261756762]Volume 2[/playlistId], [playlistId=261756772]Volume 3[/playlistId], [playlistId=261754869]Volume 4[/playlistId], [playlistId=261756770]15 songs[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261573808]Discover Daryl Hall & John Oates[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261573537]Discover the Isley Brothers[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261764556]Discover Jefferson Airplane[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261571834]Discover George Jones[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261753396]Discover Journey[/playlistId] - 15 songs

[playlistId=261574181]Discover Kansas[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261572190]Discover Carole King[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261573223]Discover Ted Nugent[/playlistId]

Discover the O'Jays: [playlistId=261573810]Volume 1[/playlistId], [playlistId=261788252]Volume 2[/playlistId], [playlistId=261788253]Volume 3[/playlistId], [playlistId=261788258]Volume 4[/playlistId], [playlistId=261788261]15 songs[/playlistId]

Discover Elvis Presley: [playlistId=261573603]Volume 1[/playlistId], [playlistId=261760560]Volume 2[/playlistId], [playlistId=261760567]Volume 3[/playlistId], [playlistId=261760568]Volume 4[/playlistId], [playlistId=261761509]15 songs[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261574195]Discover Lou Reed[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261573108]Discover Run DMC[/playlistId]

[playlistId=261788746]Discover Santana[/playlistId] - 15 songs

Discover Luther Vandross: [playlistId=261572130]Volume 1[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787014]Volume 2[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787015]Volume 3[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787028]Volume 4[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787529]15 songs[/playlistId]

Discover Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: [playlistId=261571816]Volume 1[/playlistId], [playlistId=261786999]Volume 2[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787000]Volume 3[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787001]Volume 4[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787029]15 songs[/playlistId]

Discover Bill Withers: [playlistId=261754776]Volume 1[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787692]Volume 2[/playlistId], [playlistId=261787693]Volume 3[/playlistId], [playlistId=261788251]Volume 4[/playlistId], [playlistId=261788742]15 songs[/playlistId]

 

[balamw]

Neat. Rhino has been doing this for a while with their Hi Five's http://www.rhino.com/store/digital/hifives.lasso some of which are already on iTunes. The WMA versions are 5 songs for $3.99, but on iTunes they were $4.49.

e.g. The Cure

B

 

[Nermal]

In the NZ version we have "Album Spotlights" for $11.99 instead of $17.99. This week is Groove Armada.