RECOMMEND A BOX SET

Posted by: fama on 19 October 2009

Posted on: 03 November 2009 by Hot Rats


Works of Igor Stravinsky

22CDs

£17.99 from Amazon (http://tinyurl.com/ydmqary)

Conducted by Stravinsky, these may not be audiophile recordings but Sony have done a good job of remastering these discs from the original analogue tapes. It is interesting to hear how the composer interprets his own works.
Posted on: 03 November 2009 by von zipper


Elevators overload!!!
Posted on: 03 November 2009 by oldneil
Posted on: 05 November 2009 by fama


so good.
Posted on: 06 November 2009 by oldneil
Posted on: 06 November 2009 by oldneil
Posted on: 06 November 2009 by jayd


Fawnkeh.
Posted on: 07 November 2009 by Voltaire


Best money I ever spent (on cd)!

Bob Dylan [Box set] [Hybrid SACD] [Limited Edition] [Original recording reissued]

Amazon
Posted on: 07 November 2009 by Voltaire


Money well spent imho
Posted on: 07 November 2009 by Voltaire
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Originally posted by oldneil:


I agreee with this one, well worth buying.
Posted on: 07 November 2009 by Clive B


IMHO possibly Miles' best period.
Posted on: 07 November 2009 by Voltaire


The best version of the best track 'Hallowed be thy naim'.
Posted on: 08 November 2009 by oldneil
comin soon

Posted on: 08 November 2009 by oldneil
oops sorry (it was "gif")

Posted on: 08 November 2009 by Voltaire
Ooooooooohhhh

Eek
Posted on: 08 November 2009 by Guido Fawkes
A Parcel of Steeleye Span: Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975 under £12 from the Amazon - a bargain - not 'arf

"Below the Salt" (1972), "Parcel of Rogues" (1973), "Now We Are Six" (1974), "Commoner's Crow" (1975) and "All Around My Hat" (1975)

The older collection - double CD "The Lark In The Morning" by Castle in 2003, putting together the first three albums by Steeleye Span - "Hark! The Village Wait" (originally released in 1970 on RCA Records), "Please to See the King" (1970, B&C Records) and "Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again" (1971, Pegasus Records) is under £5.

So for a measly £17 - you can get 8 Steeleye Span elpees.
Posted on: 08 November 2009 by steveb


All the studio albums + 2cd's unreleased.
Got for £49 from Spin Cd's, Newcastle

Steve
Posted on: 08 November 2009 by FlyMe
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Originally posted by ROTF:
A Parcel of Steeleye Span: Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975 under £12 from the Amazon - a bargain - not 'arf

"Below the Salt" (1972), "Parcel of Rogues" (1973), "Now We Are Six" (1974), "Commoner's Crow" (1975) and "All Around My Hat" (1975)

The older collection - double CD "The Lark In The Morning" by Castle in 2003, putting together the first three albums by Steeleye Span - "Hark! The Village Wait" (originally released in 1970 on RCA Records), "Please to See the King" (1970, B&C Records) and "Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again" (1971, Pegasus Records) is under £5.

So for a measly £17 - you can get 8 Steeleye Span elpees.


This forum and Amazon's one click order button has a lot to answer for! Razz
Posted on: 09 November 2009 by fama
Lots of these budget jazz box sets around
4 cds of Horace Silver thought I'd order this
Posted on: 10 November 2009 by Bhasi
Great thread and several recommendations which will, no doubt, find their way on to my shelves BUT:

Does no one else here have mixed feelings about boxed sets? I mean, aren't they the CD equivalent of gas-guzzlers, i.e. unnecessarily big and a waste of resources? Hand on heart, how many of the discs in most boxes get more than one play - ever?
Posted on: 10 November 2009 by Guido Fawkes
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Hand on heart, how many of the discs in most boxes get more than one play - ever?

Shirley's box gets played regularly, but she is in a class of her own.

A half man half biscuit box would be nice - although I've got everything they have brought out on vinyl and CD and download and VHS, a box would be nice ... perhaps some live stuff from more recent concerts.
Posted on: 10 November 2009 by Guido Fawkes
Fairport unconvential box set is rubbish IMHO - I've only played it once - Richard Thompson singing in the bath is not a collector's item in my book, but I didn't realise it contained such garbage when I bought it. I love Fairport Convention, but this was completism gone mad.
Posted on: 10 November 2009 by BigH47
RT is pleased that you did. Smile
Posted on: 11 November 2009 by DrMark
Posted on: 12 November 2009 by fama
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Originally posted by DrMark:


Wow that looks something!