"Selena Y Sus Inicios - The Early Years” was originally planned to be a series of 5 CD's, containing songs recorded by Selena Y Los Dinos, prior to joining CAPITOL/EMI Latin. More specifically, the songs were taken off the albums Alpha, Munequito De Trapo, And The Winner Is..., Preciosa, and Dulce Amor. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., chose to release these albums on his own label, Q-Zone Records. The series began in 2001, with the release of the first volume, which advertised itself as having remixed and remastered versions of her early hits. There was a delay with the release of the second volume, which didn't come out until 2003.
PRODUCTION & RE-RELEASE
At that point, for unknown reasons, the series was stopped by Q-Productions and then picked up again with the help of EMI Latin and Venemusic. In late 2003, "Selena Y Sus Inicios" Volume 1 was re-released, containing the same songs, as well as four additional tracks. This was also the case for the re-release of Volume 2. The rest of the series ended up having 14 tracks as well. The songs in this series were also remixed, but differently from the last series. These albums came out fairly quickly and consistently, with volumes 2, 3, and 4 being released in 2004. Volume 5, the last of the series, was expected for release in early 2005, close to the 10th anniversary of Selena's death. For unknown reasons, however, this series was also stopped before being completed, as Volume 5 was never released.
CLASSIC SERIES
Then in late 2006, another series called "Classic Series” was released that would prove to complete the set once and for all. The music included in this series was the same music used in the previous series, with the additional tracks that never made it to release. Also included in the series were a handful of previously unreleased songs. The order in which the albums in this series were released, and the way the track-listings were set up, mimicked the 5 original albums these songs were taken from. In 2009, a boxset called "Inolvidable" was released, which contained Volumes 1 & 2 of the Classic Series.