In this video, I talk about vinyl box sets... the latest trends, the good, the not-so-good, and most importantly, artists who need one, but we're still waiting...
Some boxed sets included the (nearly) complete works of an artist. My favorites from this category are the Zombies, Spirit, the Police, Cream, Buffalo Springfield, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Steely Dan, the Mamas & the Papas, Blondie, and the Doors (Perception). There have also been some fine collections of (mostly) previously unreleased material by Elvis Presley (Gold, Silver, Platinum, Today Tomorrow and Forever, Close-Up, and many more), Heart, Elton John, Billy Joel, and Genesis (two volumes). Favorite boxed set label/genre retrospectives: Cameo Parkway, Motown (the Detroit and LA sets), Chess, Atlantic Rhythm & Blues, Nuggets (3 volumes), One Kiss Can Lead To Another (girl groups), Buddha, Red Bird, and Rhino’s Rock Rhythm & Doo-Wop collections. Favorite live boxed sets: Woodstock, Monterey Pop Festival, the Last Waltz by the Band and guests, Clapton’s Crossroads 2, Clapton’s 24 Nights, and The Word Is Live from Yes.
As far as Prince goes, they could take “The Hits/The B-Sides,” add later songs and Vault finds (like the “Originals” material and the live Revolution album), and get a good boxset out of that.
AC/DC box set is great. It even contains Live at Atlantic Studios I always waned that album back in the 80s But it was an import and expensive through Circus magazine. Motown 1959-1971 is really good
what a incredible music room you have. i'd never leave. i'd love to see a stevie wonder box set filled with unreleased material. i imagine he has a ton of that. happy holidays to you.
A few years ago Sony Legacy released The Box Set Series. These were three- or four-CD collections that were housed in a CD wallet with a single-color cover. Each set had only about 30 or 40 tracks, which usually could have fit onto a 2 CD set. Featured artists included Jefferson Airplane, Kansas, Heart, Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Ted Nugent, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Judas Priest, Hall and Oates, REO Speedwagon, Elvis Presley (the 1950s), Earth Wind & Fire, and others. No rarities, no books. These acts all deserved better. I loved the first Allman Brothers Band, Beach Boys, Byrds, Chicago, Dusty Springfield, Electric Light Orchestra, Steve Winwood, and Yes boxed sets (these artists all released at least one more boxed set). I also picked up the sets by the Who, Elton John, Little Feat, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Joni Mitchell, the Band, Stevie Wonder, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Hall and Oates, the Moody Blues, the Kinks (Picture Book 6-disc set), Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick, the Pretenders, Led Zeppelin, the Monkees (second version), 10CC, Bee Gees, Abba, Roy Orbison, and the 50s 60s and 70s Elvis Presley sets. Some of these, sadly, depict how much the quality of the artist’s work declined in later years. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions. This is a great topic and you’ve covered it here quite comprehensively. I agree that two of the most deserving artists for a career retrospective type of box set are Bob Seger and Frank Zappa. There have been some well-curated three- and four-disk disco collections including The Disco Box from Rhino and Get Down Tonight - Disco Explosion from Shout! Factory. You can usually find reasonably priced copies on eBay and Discogs. I tend to prefer the box sets that cover all of an artist’s career, usually with a few rarities and a book or two added. One nice feature of the Clapton and Crosby Stills & Nash boxes was the inclusion of previously unreleased songs from aborted albums. A few of the early boxed sets didn’t quite get the job done, such as Biograph by Dylan and the original 3-disc Sound + Vision from Bowie. They both included excellent song selections and outtakes. They just seemed too short an overview for musicians/writers of their caliber. The career spanning boxed sets were particularly popular with music collectors in the early days of the CD. You could get a large selection of an artist’s back catalog without having to re-purchase everything you had bought from them on vinyl. In terms of running time, four CDs was equivalent to about 8-10 vinyl albums. In fact, I still check the running times on CDs in a boxed set. If I’m not getting more than 65 or 70 minutes of music on each disc I feel cheated. (And when I burn my own discs, they all run for over 79 minutes, 30 seconds.)
Kip Winger is an artistic genius. He deserves not only a vinyl box set, but to have his lyrics collected in a leather bound coffee table book. Here's a sample: -Yes, such a bad girl, loves to work me overtime -Feels good dancin' close to the borderline -She's a magic mountain, she's a leather glove -Oh, she's my soul, it must be love -She's only seventeen -Girl, she gives me love, like I've never seen -She's only seventeen -Daddy says she's too young but she's old enough for me Sylvia Plath, eat your heart out!
Robert, I totally agree with you, box sets have become routine, nothing special, lazy releases. I'm sure not all, but so many. Thanks for your thoughts and keep them coming.
The modern day box sets are targeted towards the lowest common denominator...too few brains, too much money. Agreed, Eric Clapton Cross Roads is the blueprint for box sets. Those in need of a box set: Atlanta Rhythm Section Foghat ZZ TOP Jethro Tull
The Cure issued a box set of their B-sides in 2004 called Join The Dots. It would be great to see a vinyl reissue in addition to your idea for an overview of their career best. Love the Bob Seger box set idea. Also, did you hear there's a Winger box set??
We need a post-Last Waltz The Band boxset. Sure, those last 3 albums aren't as great as their first 3, but they are still quite good and the musicianship is still very strong.
I believe the Greatest Hits CD's contain 1 oR 2 of the Warner Tracks. I'm looking for a Good old fashioned box set as discussed in this video of Applr Tracks, Demos, Live Tracks, Warner Tracks, Elektra tracks, Radio Records Tracks in a Good 4 CD Box set. They should also be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They certainly meet all the Criteria. They have hits like Maybe Tomorrow, Come & Get it, No Matter What, Day after Day, Baby blue, Apple of My eye, and the original Without You,
Prince has a 4CD Purple Rain deluxe with lots of extra tracks. There are serious rumors that will be expanded as a vinyl set for next year's 40th anniversary. The team in charge of the vault was chatting about this possibility a few weeks ago.
There are great CD boxsets of Willie Nelsonand Waylon Jennings released by Bear Family. Btw they released also boxsets by Merle Haggard, George Jones, Wynn Stewart, Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner. I think the CD format is better fit and lots cheaper to put together as a boxset.
Bananarama, Bloodrock, Ian Dury, The Manhattan Transfer, Herbie Mann, Meat Puppets, MFSB, The Move, Chris Rea, Salsoul Orchestra, Rachel Sweet, Tavares, Wishbone Ash, Frank Zappa all deserve comprehensive box sets, whether vinyl or CD. I'd buy either format. If any of these artists already has a box set (and I don't mean just a one or two disc greatest hits compilation), please let me know.
I got that Rolling Stones box set when I was in high school. One of the first CDs I bought. Such a great box set. Lots of B-sides I'd never heard - Child of the Moon, Jiving Sister Fanny... I got a copy of that What it Is box set from a friend - around 2006. That was really good too. REM was doing 25 year anniversary box sets with lots of extras but the Monster release was the last one to have any extras. Up and New Adventures in Hi Fi were just re-releases of the albums.... I found a box set of Mexican "Nuggets" at my local library. It was really good - like mexican psych music from 60's through the 90s
i notice that some box sets come out after a artist sells their catalog. and while people want original vinyl (or cd's) some are just hard to find or cost too much, thus a reissue may be inevitable. and don't forget that ALOT of masters were lost in the universal fire, so trying to find back ups of masters is the only option (bryan adams) or completely lost (patsy cline) unfortunately vinyl box sets usually seem to be limited edition or a release is not avail in the U.S. (SWEET box set)
@@Mick_Ts_Chick "the wild bunch vol 1" on cd (in the u.s.a.) i don't buy things online which i know it can be gotten that way and no music store i been to can get it.
Hi Robert, I've been experiencing buyer's remorse over my purchase of various Beatles box sets that have been released in the last few years. I listen to outtakes once, then they collect dust on the shelf. Same with the enclosed books- I read them once and never crack them open again. If I had it to do over again, I would have just bought the remastered albums(which, for the most part, have been disappointing). Great topic; you're so right about artists that have been overlooked.
I stopped with The Beatles extended albums after the white album and only have that one and Sgt. Pepper. I still listen to the acoustic disc of the white album, but that's about it.
@@RobertFithen Those are the only two Beatle box sets I have as well. And I don't even like the Sgt. Pepper remix but I got a damaged box for $50. One corner is kind of ripped and crushed but everything inside is fine.
I don’t own very many box sets, but the nirvana box sets for in utero and nevermind are pretty amazing. They come with the studio album, multiple live albums from the tours for those albums, and some bonus tracks that never made albums from that era. Also picture books from those tours as well, pretty great stuff.
I would be okay with a few different bands putting out CD box sets of their studio albums because some of the CDs are out of print and cost a fortune. Such as Nazareth, Jefferson Starship & Thin Lizzy.
The Replacements Tim (Let it Bleed Edition) box set that came out earlier this year was amazing. The remix was like listening to a new album and the outtakes and like stuff was also great.
Just to clarify, the Winger "boxset" is just their 1st 3 albums and some demos. The demos have been released before on a more deluxe 2 CD demo compilation. The Winger release is more akin to the 5 disc "Original Album Classics" & "Original Album Series" where they just collect 5 albums together reduce the artwork and lower the price. And yes, Kip Winger has released some great solo albums.
I have an Elvis vinyl box I bought at a record show in Florida in the 80's. It titled Elvis For Japanese Fans Only on Japanese Sony vinyl. The box is rough but the records look untouched. I only paid $5.00 for it, I think I got a good deal. Jim
I’m a fan of this band but you forgot the most absurd box set ever made. The Stooges Fun house 15 LP box set. Great video and hopefully someone might see this and produce some that you mentioned.
I bought the Led Zeppelin box set the week it came out. That's the kind of box set that these other artists need. Not just previously released albums thrown into a box.
What really gets me is these box sets that come with 1 LP. What? Why do you need a box for that? It's because of all the junk trinkets in most cases. I was looking at some price deals on Amazon a week ago and I saw Neil Young Barn. It came out in 2021 and it was only $13 and it came with a Blu-ray video of some performances and a CD of Barn. I kind of jumped around streaming just checking out parts of the album and thought I'll pay $13 to sit down and listen to it on an LP. The advertisement didn't even say it came in a full box size record box set container. It's one cheaply made record sleeve, and underneath that is a cutout for the cardboard cased Blu-ray and CD. What in the world were they thinking? It could have all fit into a decently made record sleeve. There was no booklet or anything else except for space. I couldn't believe it when it arrived from Amazon and it was in a full size, could easily hold six records, box set. That is just absurd. Since it normally, at least on Discogs, sells for between $40 and $50, I wish I had just kept it sealed and then sold it for $30. But it would have cost more to just buy the record itself, without the Blu-ray and CD, if you bought it individually. Some things just make no sense! It kind of reminds me of the Rush Signals remaster that came out within the last year. One remastered 12-in and then four 7 inch records in a box set. The advertisement was deceptive early on and it looked like it was a 5 LP release. And it was $220. Like a fool, I bought it. But then I immediately returned it after opening it and seeing what was in it. I saw it the other day going for $100 now. Brand new too. No thanks. I'll just wait till it comes down to $20 or find me a good original pressing. Btw, I just saw another video on YT before yours where the guy was talking about how we need a Bob Seger box set. I agree! I'm going to quit rambling on. I could keep on going though... :-) Brian in Fort Worth 🎶
A lot of those extras just get listened to/ seen one time. That's why I prefer the old-style box set that was usually career-spanning and assembled of various tracks.
The Stones' Forty Licks had a collector's box edition but it was still two discs. Grrr had a limited edition that while not having rarities did add in a lot of key album tracks. I really wish they went a step or two further and added a disc or two of rarities on that one. The Beach Boys and Yes got do overs of their early 90's box sets, I always wished The Who got the same treatment. Last decade they were going to get a do over on their box set but it didn't happen. Rare tracks earmarked for that wound up on RSD releases and on some of their dedicated album Super Deluxe boxes. A few are still are unaccounted for. A collector a few years ago found the earliest ever Who studio recordings and we still haven't had official releases of those.
One artist who I'd love to see get the box set treatment in Aimee Mann. Til Tuesday thru all these many solo years, she just keeps churning out great stuff. A couple of my career covering box sets that I thought did a fine job with the concept were Bobby Darin's, Alice Cooper's, and CS&N. When you were mentioning the current trend of box sets devoted to one album, one that you didn't mention was the "Sign O' The Times" box from a few years back. That's one of my favorite albums of all time, so I got it. While it had some interesting stuff, I thought they could have trimmed a disc or two of fat from it. If you got it, would be interested in hearing your thoughts. Thanks, and great vid.
Still one of the best box sets ever is Hitsville USA 1959-1971 with all the great mono Motown singles. So many great CD box sets at a reasonable price, unlike the recent overpriced LP box sets.
Great video again, Robert! I hate to say it, but I was nodding my head throughout the video and I couldn't agree more with you. Even if I'm more of a fan of (hard)rock and some metal, I also like good pop like ABBA. And a 70s/early 80s Disco boxset is a great idea, so I am absolutely into your suggestion. Since you have a lot of insight into music of almost all genres, I have a question: Do you know if there is a boxset by Winger out? That would be absolutely hilarious!
@@RobertFithen If the guy is aware of a Winger box set, he must be a real music buff and maybe - just maybe - he should do something with music professionally. Seriously, have a happy holiday season!
I think one of the box sets that does what you describe, is MCA’s Buddy Holly box set from the late 70’s or early 80’s. Tells the story of the Buddy Holly’s progression from start to finish. And is chock full of info about all his recordings. I think it set a standard for all box sets. But no one talks about it.
One of my favorite box sets is The Great Deceiver by King Crimson. It consists of live recordings from 1973 to 1974. It Comes with a thick booklet and four CD's. I agree with @michaelmaurer6923, I also want a Rachel Sweet box set. Especially since her Columbia albums were released on CD on a compilation put out by Collectibles which is hard to find. Plus it would great to have a set that rounds out all her early country singles and the songs she recorded for soundtracks like Hairspray and Cry-Baby.
Hell yeah! I'm from Austin and I've been to over a dozen Willie shows. I have a wall at my house dedicated to the Willie gig posters I've collected. You're right! Where's the box set?
Since the comments are off on the quiz video, I'm hoping you'll see the comments on this one, Robert. I have no idea... I never played that game before, maybe if there was an example it would have helped (it's ok you don't have to make one). I'll wait for the answers video and maybe I'll get it and hopefully be better prepared for the next quiz ;-) hehe
I’d like to see a comprehensive Genesis box set. Compile the Gabriel & Collins years together. This may be challenging because of the epic tracks from some of the early years. I’m open to having B-sides and 45 mixes as well. The completists own everything, so add some unique tracks that are rare.
I was really surprised that didn't happen the same Atlantic/ Atco did their box sets for Led Zeppelin and Yes. I would have loved to have had non album b sides like Twilight Alehouse and Submarine done with the great quality mastering Atlantic were doing in the early 90's.
I love box sets but rarely buy any these days. I do have 3 different "Nuggets" box sets, the 2nd is British psychedelic songs. "The Brit Box" is a great anthology but my favorite is "Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience" 6 CDs of great r&b/soul music. I liked it so much I made 6 more discs on my own. The Cure released a 3-disc set of rarities which is nice, Siouxsie & the Banshees did that as well, loads of lost b-sides. I have that Elton John box set, what he needs is a collection of lost b-sides, there are tons of them. He released a 2-disc "Rare Masters" but most of those songs are on the box set or individual albums as bonus tracks.
I have the other "Nuggets" box sets, too. I wish they would continue the series on vinyl. That "Can You Dig It?" box set is definitely one of my favorites.
I Have so many box sets I keep the outer boxes they come in because they are stacked all over the place, just brought the Nirvana "In Utero" one not worth the $400+ plus they wanted for it, so glad I never paid that, I got the earlier "Nevermind" 30th anniversary one for $90 earlier this year, The worst one I brought was the Black Sabbath "Live Evil" a lot of nothing for a lot of money - I always buy a deluxe version of something then find out there is a super deluxe version, I have so many versions of "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" which is interesting as I have not listened to that album in years and have no intention of ever listening to it again, I also have the movie they made about that album. - They put out 2 albums this year I have not listened to either of them.
Initially, I was not too keen on the idea of turning one reissued/remastered album into an entire boxed set. No matter how much good quality, previously unreleased material can be added to an album’s (Super) Deluxe Edition reissue, at some point in the catalog the artist and the record company will appear to be scraping the bottom of the barrel. On the plus side, fans get to hear many demos, unreleased songs, live tracks, and even full concerts which they either never heard before or heard only on low-fi bootlegs. Best examples of this include the Beatles’ White Album, the Rolling Stones’ Goat’s Head Soup (we finally got the Brussels Affair), most of the Kinks’ SDEs, all of the sets in Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series, the Pet Sounds and Sm!le sets from the Beach Boys, and all of the Who’s SDEs - especially Who’s Next (yeah, a bit pricey, but I can’t complain that I didn’t get a lot or that they left out any key tracks from that era). On the minus side, some of the CDs in these SDEs are much, much too short. The labels say they want the content on the vinyl sets to match the CD sets so they limit the discs to 35 or 40 minutes of audio. That’s nonsense. You could take two(-plus) hours of outtakes or a concert recording and put them onto two CDs. Then take the same tracks in the same running order and spread them across three vinyl discs. Three sides of vinyl (60-75 minutes) = one compact disc. It’s that simple. Unfortunately, the last few SDEs from the Beatles have very short running times for the number of discs included. They’ve even made some of the discs in this set 10-minute “EP”s - not exactly the great value-for-money the Fabs are famous for. The Beach Boys and the Kinks have adopted an interesting approach with some of their SDEs. Collect two albums in a single box set and include bonus material from the eras of both source albums. The bands also include essays covering both (consecutive) periods in the accompanying book. The Beach Boys have released 6-disc sets with the original albums occupying discs one and two. Discs three through six have bonus material, but they also put extra tracks on the second halves of disc one and two. What a deal! Who else should get a career spanning boxed set? Santana (the 3-disc set was very nice but the band deserves a bigger boxed set), Queen, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Kansas, Styx, Jackson Browne, the Alan Parson’s Project, Toto, Supertramp, Squeeze, Jefferson Airplane (not counting “…Loves You” which has mostly subpar live recordings and studio rarities), Grateful Dead, Peter Frampton, Renaissance, and Rush. Some bands have a catalog that only merits a 2- or 3-CD best-of set, IMHO. I don’t think I’d buy a full boxed set upgrade to replace my 2 to 2 1/2 hour CD collections of Van Halen, Foreigner, Bad Company (with Paul Rodgers), Sweet, Procol Harum, the Rascals, Uriah Heep, Jethro Tull, Humble Pie, or Lynyrd Skynyrd (with apologies to any uber-fans of any of these groups). Of course, a major consideration with these sets is pricing. Nearly all of them seem insanely over-priced on the day of release. Wait a few weeks or months (or longer) and the price drops by as much as 50%. If you buy a lot of these sets and if you’re not rich, you should make a habit of waiting for the price drops/special offers, searching the web for deals, and making sure you pull the trigger before the set goes out of print and the after-market price on eBay is quadruple the original list price. I just wish I had waited for a price drop on the Kinks' Muswell Hillbillies/Everybody's In Showbiz SDE. Final thoughts / messages to the record companies: Whenever there’s a 5.1 mix or an Atmos mix, include these on a Blu-ray that comes with the set. No more download-only tracks (looking at you, McCartney), no more streaming-only tracks, no more mixing vinyl and CDs in the same boxed set, and no more discs that are only available in limited quantities on the artist’s web site for people who pay $400 for two SDEs combined (looking at you, McCartney too). No more scarves. And no more marbles!
My preferences for boxsets are rarities. As far as I’m concerned both Nirvana and Pink Floyd killed it with their sets. I have all their albums already, the boxsets gave me a story, and also things I’d never heard before. I don’t need an extended greatest hits.
As a CD collector as well, I'm really enjoying the anniversary editions of my favorite albums that are including complete live shows ( U.F.O) and never released tracks ( Jethro Tull) . It leaves me rebuying what I already have though but as long as it's affordable , I'm in for it.
I am onboard with your disco boxset for sure. I had a great Warner Brothers label compilation album called Appetizers. They had a few others like that, that were advertised on the inner sleeves of their albums.
Hey, did you hear there's a Winger box set? Bob Dylan released some great box sets, some devoted to rarities and others devoted to live performances. And the Zappa box set that was also the soundtrack for the documentary released a couple years ago is a great set as it also includes material from Varese and Stravinsky, two major influences on his music. And that would be a great idea, a box set of an artist's material plus some selections from influences. A Pink Floyd box set that includes their early material when they were primarily a R&B band, or a box set of the Cambridge scene, or the London scene revolving around the UFO Club and other venues. Whoa, what about a Bill Graham box set that includes the best of all the acts that performed at the Fillmores East and West?
I am not a fan of box sets, I prefer to just have a bunch of albums by an artist/band I like, but you are spot on with Willie. That Winger box set reminds of those "Best Of" albums the labels release of a band only had one hit anyway, comical. I was a teenager in the 70s and disco ruined rock n roll of the time, but yes a disco box set would still be better than a Winger box set.
I'll tell you which artist needs a box set. Every artist that I love needs a box set. LoL But not that dead medium vinyl, been there done that years ago, CD box sets only.
One of the best box sets ever was Led Zeppelin. Released in 1991 as 4 Cds or 6 LPs. No out takes, no demos, no live tracks, it was all killer, no filler. The straight goods. I just have so many hours in a day that I listen to music. I don't want all that extra crap. I want the original music that was meant to be listened to. Also, Willie Nelson does have a 10 lp box set that was released in 1983. It's comprised of all the albums he released between 75 and 83. With one being a picture disc. Not too exciting.
some of my faves back when : Marvin Gaye "the Master 1961 to 1984" and Howlin wolf Chess cassette Box, James Brown 'Star Time' .I always looked at them as aspirational record purchases due to high prices. An ideal box set concept is almost an audio- biography(discography?) this-is-your-life , just the high points story arch. Post-humus (usually)and evaluated for artistic significance. Greatest value for me was getting an 'education' in an artist's catalog width and breath of their recording career. They existed as supplementary, you'd likely rather listen to individual complete albums, the unreleased things were the selling point( like the slow beer comercial version of "After Midnight" on Clapton's box. They seem like a CD /record store era kind of thing, or as 'collectible dust collectors' any more since streaming media is an open buffet of anything anyone ever breathed in a studio.
That Venture shirt is 🔥 ...flashback to when I was a kid 🤣 ...... I agree, the Clapton Crossroads box is great. Disco isn't really my thing, but what you described I would definitely own one of those boxes!
Rhino put out the excellent 4-disc set, "The Disco Box" way back in '99. Over those discs, the set tries to chronologically sequence fairly big hits (from about '75 to the early 80s) in their single versions. Apparently this infuriated several disco fans who wanted full length versions, but that simply isn't feasible on a set trying to tell a story about the genre with the most hits represented as possible. There are no Bee Gees tracks (due to licensing) but most disco fans most likely have one of their various hits sets (or their very own box, "Tales From The Brothers Gibb: 1967-1990"). A majority of this set are indeed big pop hits but there are some that were big only on the Billboard Dance/Disco chart of the time.
That Winger box set sounds incredible, been waiting for good remasters on those for a long time. I now hope there is a second Winger box set. I bought a Johnny Cash box set with all the Columbia albums a decade back. And one last time, the new Winger box set is great!
The last box set I saw of the kind you talk about was Joni Mitchell’s “Love Has Many Faces.” It’s four CDs with songs from her catalogue based on the theme of love,and the songs on each disc are chosen based on a sub-theme, so each disc is like a chapter in a novel, if you like.
We already have two ZZ Top box sets: "Cinco The First Five LPs" and "Cinco No. 2 The Second Five LPs". Now I urgently need the last part to include 1994 - 2012 albums most of which are impossible to buy separately.
Great video as usual, I just bought the Winger boxset, happy to see that someone else is aware of it ! There are many remarkable post-punk and new wave box sets, covering labels (Cherry Red, to list one), or countries (if you like Italy, check Spittle Records, they have excellent cd boxsets, or double cd compilations). And Thirty years of maximum R'&B is the ultimate Who boxset ! Cheers from France
I want Ryko to release a box without the Cd's (cause I have them all) of Elvis Costello and David Bowie. I could use the box to keep the collection intact instead of spread all over my CD collection.
Great stuff as usual, Robert. One correction - there is a pretty nice Johnny Cash American Recordings I-VI 7 LP boxset in existence.... The US version is currently going for around $500 on Discogs... Ouch !!! 😩
Ok, I just watched this vid again- you're talking career spanning bodies of work, not just a chunk of full albums. I wasn't paying attention the first time around 🤦♂️ Going to have lots of fun with the game you put up earlier today! Happy Holidays to you and Gordon! 👍😻
Love your channel. Agree that there’s a need for more substantial box sets, but Vinyl Me Please did release box sets for both Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings fairly recently. Worth checking out.
Those VMP boxsets are like the ones I was talking about where they basically assemble a group of studio albums into a box. They need a career-spanning comprehensive box set.
Don't worry Robert - Dire Straits just released a 12LP box set of their live performances. I say this because I know how much you love Dire Straits. Lol
