Madonna originally released her 36-track greatest hits album “Celebration” in 2009 as a double CD , BlueRay set and a limited edition 4LP set in a gatefold cover. The vinyl version soon became a collectors’ item with copies selling for up to $850. I imagine that a vinyl reissue to coincide with Madonna’s 2024 world tour must be an irritation for collectors who have the original version. Released on March 1st, 2024, the vinyl reissue is difficult to differentiate from the 2009 original, The covers, with the classic Mr. Brainwash portrait of Madonna, appear identical.

The original 2009 sticker on the left, compared with the re-issue sticker on the right.

But once the shrink wrap had been removed together with the sticker collectors will have to look at the record’s spine to be able to decide which version they have .

The original release is on the Warner Bros. label while the reissue is credited to Warner Music, or just plain “Warner” on the spine, and the catalogue number is given both with the spine number and the full barcode number on the reissue.

It’s impossible to tell if the reissue will also become a collectors’ item as I haven’t been able to find out if it is a limited edtion. I popped into one of Stockholm’s biggest record shops yesterday (8th June, 2024) and they didn’t have a copy, so perhaps it is fairly limited. Anyway, I’ll keep both my versions. But there is a limited edition od the reissue — 500 copies include a lithograph of Mr. Brainwash’s cover portrait of Madonna.