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Double Albums/CDs, curse or blessing?

For no good reason, I have been thinking about the worth of double albums or cds that bands release. The only two that I can come up that make sense are the Who's Tommy and Pink Floyd's The Wall. These are obviously rock opera type albums that hang together. Excluding Greatest Hits which might make sense, are there others doubles that people think of highly?

Most other double albums (double cds more so) I am familiar with would have been much better if only the best material had made it onto a single disc. Examples in my view would be Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium, Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion I & II (at least they are sold separately).

While it may make the bands more money to issue doubles, I think that it generally cheapens the brand.

What do fellow agoners think?
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Layla (to me) is an excellent double LP and justified.
First, the band, Dominos, was so dysfunctional it could only hold together for a short period. One year?
Secondly, the passion and intensity of the music makes this one of the all time "best of rock" LPs ever.
Cream's Wheels of Fire was also justified in that one was a studio recording and the other live. Quality was poor, but... Again, Crossroads is worth it.
Generally, I agree that most dbl Lps could be edited to one.
Then again, there's Electric Ladyland...and, Dylan and The Band and...
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