Yeah, there are only so many times you can buy the same album, let's face it?! And there are certainly more and more undeserving albums getting the deluxe edition treatment. It seems to reflect record companies' ever-more desperate attempts to stir interest in long-forgotten, often mediocre, old albums. Having said that, there are many acts, starting with Bruce Springsteen and Prince, who have whole swathes of back catalogue in urgent of some loving care and digitally-remastered attention.

...are really not worth the money, I feel. Am I the only person who doesn't ever feel thrilled by the prospect of inferior alternate takes or having both the mono and stereo mixes being the main selling point or these reissues?

There's whole bushels of the buggers you could list here. Jive Bunny, Black Lace, Rik Waller, Coldplay, Leona Lewis.

And then there are the bastards that are trying to milk everyone for all they're worth (although it's not necessarily the artist themselves); Elvis, Genesis, Abba. Come on - how many compilations and live albums do you need? I'm sure there's now more of those than there are original albums.

Hmm. think I may start a new thread on the compilation thing.

... to buy any of these things?

how many times Love's Forever Changes can be reissued.