CD Box Set Recommendations?
trav0810
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I'm actually pretty content with my system.right now, so I'm going to start adding to my CD Collection. I'm looking for recommendations on classic rock box sets. Stuff like Pink Floyd, Beatles, Doors, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac etc.
The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. -Albert Einstein
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Here are a few that I have that I think are very good.
https://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Pink-Floyd/dp/B004ZNACA6
https://www.amazon.com/Led-Zeppelin/dp/B000002IQ1/ref=sr_1_31?crid=3DY6GSMJ2Q6JB&keywords=led+zeppelin&qid=1559879886&s=music&sprefix=led+zepellin,popular,173&sr=1-31
https://www.amazon.com/Jimi-Hendrix-Experience-Box-Set/dp/B00DGRCA4I/ref=sr_1_1?crid=N00LMM9713QP&keywords=jimi+hendrix+box+set&qid=1559879968&s=music&sprefix=jimi+hendrix+box,popular,165&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Box-Set-Remastered-2009-09-09/dp/B01K8O7P78/ref=sr_1_6?crid=HUDMJV6CIVV9&keywords=beatles+box+set&qid=1559880006&s=music&sprefix=beattle+box+set,popular,185&sr=1-6Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden -
Thank you! I have been looking at that Beatles set for a while. I'll check out that Pink Floyd box...The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. -Albert Einstein
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That purple velvet Hendrix box set is really good
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I appreciate Jimi Hendrix, but I don't sit and listen to a lot of him at one time, so I'm not sure if that box set would be a good one for me. But, I'll check it out.The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. -Albert Einstein
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That purple velvet Hendrix box set is really good
I agree. That is a great box set.
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Rolling Stones in mono, as originally intended!
https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Stones-Mono/dp/B01H2NU8DQ
I got the DSD download version rather than the CD version. The vinyl version appears to be priced up in nose bleed territory now. -
Good deal for the money if you like E L O
https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Albums-Collection-Electric-Orchestra/dp/B005LTDPJI/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1559914612&sr=1-1 -
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If you like Rory Gallagher
https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Go-Work-Rory-Gallagher/dp/B00005Q6F2/ref=sr_1_4?crid=G1BJAAP9Z43I&keywords=rory+gallagher+box+set&qid=1559915014&s=music&sprefix=rory+gallagher+bo,popular,141&sr=1-4
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https://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-Classics-RORY-GALLAGHER/dp/B0018BF1KY/ref=pd_sbs_15_3/143-2882155-1133366?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0018BF1KY&pd_rd_r=4c5150f6-892a-11e9-9752-2bd817123352&pd_rd_w=Ibcgi&pd_rd_wg=fQe4y&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=5FE7B5C0V2GYBS107PXX&psc=1&refRID=5FE7B5C0V2GYBS107PXX -
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Thanks for the recommendations, Chumlie. But, with the exception of elo, most of those other box sets would sit unused. I like three or four songs by those artists, and that's about it.The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. -Albert Einstein
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No problem. Look into Original Album Series. Some pretty good collections for a fair price.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=original+album+classics&i=popular&crid=2LD2YTMSNJT1S&sprefix=orig,popular,144&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_4 -
I'll check those out. Thanks!The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. -Albert Einstein
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Those original album series sets are great! In many cases, some of the individual albums are long out of print on standalone CDs and cost more than the entire set to buy used.
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I had been looking at the Beatles box set. The one in the black box with the green apple on the front. I see that eBay is full of the Chinese knockoffs, but the authentic ones is a little less common. I had been interested in potentially buying one of the USB versions, and I see one that I can buy from someone in Canada at a really good price. Does anyone know if they made any fakes of these like they did the CDs, or is this a safe bet?The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. -Albert Einstein
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A few of my favorite classic rock box sets:
Allman Brothers Band: The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings (4 CD)
Bob Dylan : Biograph (3 CD or 5 lp). An oldie but a goodie. I think this one started the box set craze of the the 1980s/1990s. I have the 5lp vinyl version and the music and sound are terrific.
Eric Clapton: Crossroads (4 CD)
Cat Stevens: On The Road To Find Out (4 CD). A pretty scarce box set but wonderful and perhaps the best quality packaging and box of any box set I have encountered.
YES: Yes Years (4 CD) . An older box set but great song selection, book, and sound.
Aerosmith: Pandora's Box (3 CD). The original long box version, in which top of box comes completely off, has much better sound quality than the newer version which has very compressed sound.
Carlos Santana: Dance of the Rainbow Serpent (3 CD)
Ramones: Weird Tales of the Ramones (3 CD + DVD). Very cool box set, complete with Ramones comic book and 3D glasses.
Grateful Dead:
And my two favorites (but now extremely pricey on the used market because long oop):
Grateful Dead: Fillmore West 1969 (3 shows, 9 CDs), and
Europe '72 box (22 shows, 73 CDs) .
Otherwise, So Many Roads: 1965-1995 (5 CD) box set. Although also oop, it can be found very reasonably priced on the secondary market. It is a fantastic overview of the GD, with a nice book and great sound. It includes live selections, arranged chronologically across the band's 30 year history, as well as a few studio cuts and the (then) unreleased "Watkins Glen Sound Check Jam" (20 minutes of vintage GD jamming).
And as others have already mentioned: Jimi Hendrix purple velvet box, Pink Floyd box, and Led Zeppelin box.Post edited by pglbook on
