I hear you man. I've got both volumes so far of "Batman The Dark Knight Detective" and "Batman: The Caped Crusader" and there is nothing more lovely for me than to be reading through them and suddenly stumble across a story I remember from when I was a kid! I'm the DC Post Crisis Generation and these books are a real treat - much like The "Superman: The Man Of Steel" trades from Byrne's post crisis run.
Really stirs me up! In a good way! I can't believe they've waited this long to release these in all honesty. I've been wanting them for years!