TEN BEST & WORST BOX SETS (In my collection)
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- I have a large collection of box sets and in this video I explore the best and worst of my shelves. Which is number one?
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Dylan Biograph ..One of the earliest and best ❤️
the book of lyrics that either came out around the same time or was a companion book is also a must have!
I agree. Great box and liner notes written by a young Cameron Crowe. Notice the photo. Its Bob and Bruce together. Great photo. One of my top 3 box sets.
Hear, hear!
'Cash grab' and 'Jimi Hendrix' resonate loudly these days, thanks to his family administering (and asphyxiating) the Jimi Hendrix brand. Greed is the vampire of the music industry.
The only thing I’ll say is that LA Forum live album recently released is absolutely killer.
@@marktait2371 I work in Music Industry marketing so have some sense of costs associated with short run products like box sets. Despite high prices I doubt if anyone is getting rich off of these, simply because the money goes in a hundred different directions. Indeed, those selling them secondhand or as 'collectors' items are the real profiteers.
@@tatedavis2016 So I hear. Still, the Hendrix estate, which last time I looked was fighting within its own family ranks, needs a kicking.
One thing I will say is they have kept the prices on his actual studio recordings very affordable.
@@michaelivan9066 True. This is smart as there is the need to entice newcomers, which are typically curious kids, often those getting into playing guitar. The pricier items target the fans who already have the studio albums.
I would like to see a proper box set of studio albums. And one of live albums.
The Jethro Tull box sets are all very good I have about 8 the extras are all good and have live concerts and a great informative book in the set.
My first box set was The Byrds. Hearing Crosby, Hillman and McGuinn singing together again was pure magic.
The two Tangerine Dream box sets recently released are pretty wonderful. In Search of Hades and Pilots of Purple Twilight both hold classic releases as well as outstanding unreleased tracks, complete concerts, the Oedipus Tyrannus work, unreleased soundtrack work etc Both essential
I'm a little bit miffed that I missed getting the Purple set at a reasonable price, but I just couldn't justify it for what would've been, if I was honest, mainly for The Keep soundtrack ... which I already have 3 different unofficial CDs of.
I can vouch for that. I got the Pilots of Purple Twilight because it had The Keep soundtrack on it and the booklet is great.
Absolutely! Great sets.
Absolutely, worth every penny.
ELO's Afterglow is a great one. The original Led Zeppelin boxed set from 1990 was essential when time came to be rid of the all the vinyl.
The new Revolver stereo remix under headphones is a revelation. Love it.
The Joni Mitchell set is tremendous. It's been put together with great care and attention to detail, combining thoroughness with a pleasing flow of songs and without excessive repetition. You do get to hear how some songs developed; what you don't hear is embryonic versions that nobody really wishes to hear twice. Any fan of early Joni will treasure this release.
I love the Who's Next/Lifehouse box. A treasure trove.
Who Sell Out box is great as well, lots of cool outtakes
"Message in a Box" by The Police is superb! Contains pretty much every note of music they ever recorded.
No. 1 in my collection is "Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings". Unbelievable.
The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society set is awesome. LP both mono and stereo versions, plus original Swedish 12-track LP (different song list), 5 CDs featuring mono, stereo, og sessions, bbc performances, out-takes, alt versions, etc, etc. 3 7-inch singles in picture bags, 52-page hardback book, posters, photos, sheet music, kitchen sink and trouser press! I might be lying about the last two! Anyway a fantastic boxset of a brilliant album.
The first box set I bought was Nick Drake - Fruit Tree. Still listening to it now.
bloody hell that must be a long album
@@papalaz4444244 😄
I prefer Rhino’s various artist comp boxes to these deep dive focuses on a single album. Monterey Pop, Nuggets, UK Nuggets, Girl Group Sounds and the LA and SF boxes are probably the favorites in my collection.
Love all the various Nuggets box sets, especially enjoying "Children of Nuggets," since I'm a child of the 80's
Sabbath's box sets for both Sabotage and Technical Ecstasy are fantastic. Also worth giving a shout out is Def Leppard's early years set (79 - 81), Sabbat's Mad Gods and Englishmen and Therapy?'s Gemil set.
Def Leppard suck
The Def Lep is definitely cool, to me their early stuff was the best and it’s a cool package
@@themadmattster9647 agreed. Hysteria was my entry and also exit, not that I mean that in a put down. I had moved on musically but those first four albums are fantastic, though I prefer their early work.
I think Sabbat should have included the "Mourning Has Broken" album on the box set. Yes, I know that the band has disavowed that album, but it would have been nice to have all the remastered studio albums in one box.
@@samuraix73 I can go along with that. Seeing that they broke up shortly after it's release and nothing had been recorded when they reunited, it would have been fitting to have that album included.
Purchasing box sets is the one part of my music collecting I am very strict with myself about. I have not the storage room nor the money to indulge myself in getting stuff I am either going to get around to playing only once or never at all.
John Martyn, "Ain't No Saint" - so many gems
No arguments from me. I have most of your "best" and even a couple of your "worst". You summed it up quite well. Thanks for another great vid.
Revolver would be top of my list.
I have 9 of your top 10. Missing only the Blondie set. Love them all. I agree with you on the Zappa set. I bought the Electric Ladyland for the 5.1 mix, but I agree that it's overpriced.
Great choices!!!!! Check out the Be Bop Deluxe boxes. (Sunburst Deluxe is my favorite).
I don't know if you would class them as box sets, but, as a huge Marillion fan, I've been snapping up the CD reissues that have come out over recent years. A three or four disc set, remixed and remastered album, two CD gig from the period, a brilliant bluray documentary to accompany and bound in a beautiful A5 hardback book. I also think they were extremely reasonably priced and that makes them a winner for me.
I’m a massive Prog Fan and love Stationary Traveller. Camel is probably the most underrated Prog band, along with Caravan.
I'm still waiting for a Picketywitch box set. One can hope
Not sure if you have it, but Pink Floyd's The Early Years is number one with a bullet, for me. The sheer wealth of material put into that set is amazing. There are several of the live albums I play regularly.
I love that one too. But was surprised there was not more to it. Can’t get enough of the early years live.
The Jam box set, is brilliant.
Springsteen 'Tracks' is the best of
all time (he could have made 3 or 4
million sellers out of it)
AC/DC Bonfire
Stones Totally Stripped
But in my opinion it is better
to spend your money for live shows
(tickets, travelling, hotels), because
nothing beats the live experience
By the way: Great shirt
Greetings from Austria, my friend
Unfortunately, there are a lot of 'cash grabs' not only with box sets...but, re-releases and the like....that being said...the Blondie box set is phenomenal !! ♥
What a terrific, thoughtful and well articulated segment of your show. ….very insightful. One of my personal favorites is the Faces box set Five Guys Walk Into A Bar.
My first box set was the CD version of the original David Bowie Sound + Vision from 1989. Magnificent box set.
My favorite has to be The Moody Blues "To Our Children's Children's Children" 50th Anniversary Edition. The new stereo mix sounds other worldly and their Royal Albert Hall show, which the band never really wanted to be released, jumps out of your speakers with a lot of presence, magnificent remaster and mix. The booklet is nice but mostly photographs I've seen on the internet or are already in my collection. This set is just as good the "In Search of the Lost Chord" box set but better. I really hope that "On The Threshold of A Dream" receives the same treatment. Why it was skipped over for this album instead doesn't make much sense as it was a number #1 album for The Moody Blues, even Justin Hayward has said it was the the band's signature album.
I agree with you on the Zappa boxes, they're way too expensive!
With how much barely listenable music Frank used to put on his albums, I can't even imagine the stuff that was left off.
@@robswystun2766 "Barely listenable"?
@@robswystun2766 I actually enjoy Frank in interviews, he was intelligent and made some remarks I totally agree with. However I just cant stand his music, and I tried.
Fortunately they're available for listening on his TH-cam channel
First off , you're not the only person who loves Stationary Traveller .
I'm a big fan of it myself , It's a great album .
For me , the Tull box sets are the gold standard , and if you buy them when they come out , they are reasonably priced .
Cheers !!
The Who’s 94 boxset also a winner!
I got that when I just started listening to the Who after 1997 when I graduated from high school. Play it at 11. 🤘
Only downside was that Substitute was the live version from Live At Leeds
I don’t have many box sets but my favorite one is the massive Gentle Giant box set, Unburied Treasure.
I wish they would reissue it
As much as I love the box set, you could make a case that there was too much stuff on it! Not every live recording is very good in quality, but the albums plus the booklets do wonders overall in covering Gentle Giant's career.
The Black Sabbath Super Deluxe box sets are in general really nicely done.
I think the best boxset I currently have is “In Search of Hades” from Tangerine Dream. It is 18 discs with 2 blu-ray audio albums. Comes with a beautiful hardback book complete with quality artwork and terrific liner notes. ❤
Revolver box set absolutely fantastic!😊
Some brilliant stuff here! I was born in 1959 and so lucky to have heard this amazing music! 4 Way Street by CSNY is a favourite of mine.
Pink Floyd "Early Years" and Tangerine Dream "In Search of Hades" are both amazing.
I love the Stones SDE of’Goat’s Head Soup’ CD edition . The surround mix on the Blu Ray is outstanding. The photos and book are excellent. The Beatles in Mono Cd box, The SDE CD of the White Album is packed with studio outtakes and having the demos in stereo from George’s master tape is a joy.
King Crimson - Larks Tongues in Aspic or Road to Red? Floyd's Dark Side or Wish you were here Immersions?
I only own three box sets: Since I live in the U.S. I paid a lot of money for the Joy Division - Heart And Soul box set back in 1997, New Order- Retro, and the New Order - Movement box set. I wish I had picked up The Big Star box set several years ago.
I have the original Pet Sounds box set from 1997. The revised edition looks fantastic!
Stationary Traveler is in my top 4 Camel albums. There is something about - for me - that just grabs my attention. I can't start the album and not listen all the way through. I'll be definitely looking for their box set.
One of my favorite Camel albums too. Very underrated imo.
First box set I ever saw was a Springsteen one my parents owned, it was the live one released in the 80’s(?), all vinyl
stationary traveller is in my top 5 camel albums so yes i agree,will be getting the box set soon thanks barry
My favorite is TARJA'S newest - LIVING THE DREAM !!!!!!!
Just packed full of great stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent quality and attention to detail. She does so so much for us her adoring fans ☮☮💘💘☮☮💘💘
Hank Williams the 10 or 11 CD Boxed Set is my favorite box set in my collection.
Zappa Roxy is a must have gem. What a band!
Some of my fav boxsets are the two Tangerine Dream In Search of Hades and Pilots of Purple Twilight, the Hawkwind Space Ritual box, the Zappa 200 Motels box, the Black Sabbath deluxe box sets of Paranoid, Vol 4, Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy, and of course the Jethro Tull boxsets (I have some of them such as A, Broadsword and the Beast).
Great video. Two of my favorite CD box sets are TASTE -"I'll REMEMBER" and MOTT THE HOOPLE - "MENTAL TRAIN". Both are highly recommended. Take care!
Only recently discovered this channel. Loving it!
I have been a Hendrix obsessive for over 40 years now and the Electric Ladyland box set is a massive rip off and a colossal disappointment in my opinion.
Keep up the good work!
Favorite box set in my collection is Pink Floyd's Shine On ....as a huge Floyd aficionado yourself, quite surprised it didn't get a mention.😮
I would definitely put Thin Lizzy legends boxset in a must have
Great channel by the way
For my fellow metalheads, Celtic Frost's Danse Macabre box set is a must.
both jethro tull 20th, and 25th anniversary box sets were fantastic. that led zeppelin box set from the early 90s was great too
Neil Young's Archives Volume 2 is quite remarkable for the sheer quality of the music. The retail version is even good value for the money, for those that don't care about fancy books and such.
Good list especially number one being Revolver. Completely agree. I have this box set and love it. So much detail and the remix is amazing. I'm not going to put my worst box sets on the list but here are my favorites.
1 All 6 Rush 40th anniversary box sets (2112 to Signals)
2 Beatles Revolver
3 Kiss Guitar Case Box Set
4 ELO Afterglow
5 Queen News Of The World
6 Elvis Presley From Memphis to Nashville
7 Alice Cooper The Life And Crimes of Alice Cooper
8 Dio Holy Diver
9 Black Sabbath Sabotage
10 Devo Art Devo 73-77
Also honorable mention for Led Zeppelin 4 CD box set, Yes The Studio Albums 69-87, Rod Stewart Storyteller
I have the ELO Afterglow set. It's a great summary of their career, but the sound quality on some of the tracks leaves a little to be desired.
@@davidtoups4684 I would agree with you. I was glad when they finally made Secret Messages into a double album. The sound was so much better.
The best box sets I own are "The Great Deceiver" by King Crimson and "Archives vol.1" by Genesis.
Same here, absolute classics, been offered a fortune for the KC box but couldn't part with it ❤
Great Deciever is great. Hope one day genesis realy opens their archive and we get more than just a snippet. Okay...i'm allowed to dream.
When it comes to the Jethro Tull box sets I think that a Passion Play really stands out because you get that entire chateau D'hourville album brilliantly remixed. I'm also a big fan of David Gilmour live in Gdansk. The box set has a lot of cool stuff Repro tickets, backstage passes, and a ton of bonus material there are five total disks .
I love CAMEL. I must own that CAMEL box set.
Ok, box sets I loved
Elton John- To Be Continued
Beach Boys- Good Vibrations
Yes- Yesyears
Crosby Stills And Nash
The Who- 30 Years Of Maximum R & B
The Beatles- White Album and Revolver box sets
Led Zeppelin (nice to hear Your Time Is Gonna Come with its fade-out not running into Black Mountain Side)
Eric Clapton- Crossroads
Bruce Springsteen- Live 1975-85
Disappointing box sets
Paul McCartney- you get to hear deep tracks which is great but no rarities to entice you. I mean where’s Sally G and Give Ireland Back To The Irish?!
Phish- Live (maybe I need to be more into Phish to appreciate it but no booklet?)
I think of my box sets, my fave is the Jethro Tull '20 Years of Jethro Tull' set, so many songs that hadn't really been heard, etc. Not just a greatest hits with 1 new bonus track sort of box set like the Elton John or David Bowie collections put out at the same time.
mine is the 1988 hmv numbered deluxe boxset 3cds 68 songs 27 page booklet hmv price sticker 13.99 pounds listended to cd 1 first bought good sound moving sale 10 dollars no one wanted lady said 5 g.c. nice text ian photos need to pull out 2
I bought the 5LP Tull 20th Anniversary set when it first came out. A good many tracks that would later appear on the single album boxes debuted there. I liked it so much I bought the 3CD version once I got a CD player. Still have both. I also have the 25th Anniversary "Cigar Box" set. It has some interesting stuff that's never shown up anywhere else.
@@davidtoups4684 wish i had the vinyls, i have the 3 cd set. Awesome, but I'd rather have the LPs. I have the 25th Annv. Cigar Box Set as well, it has a lot of good stuff. It's like Ian had so much material he could have had almost all Tull albums be double albums. It's nice to at least hear it all down the road.
I believe this was the first box set I ever purchased. I still have it on LP. I liked that it was not just a chronological run down of their career, but songs broken up into different categories, and a lot of quality stuff that was not otherwise available in 1988.
I will have to check out Stationary Traveler at your suggestion!
So the Who’s Next box set is that good? I’ll have to check out its goodies!
I must’ve been quite good the year the Revolver box set came out! Santa (Fr. Christmas in your neck of the woods) surprised me with it!
1) King Crimson - The Great Deceiver
2) Jimi Hendrix - Stages
These were both great, especially for their time.
The best box sets I have acquired are mostly jazz. Miles Davis On the corner ,Henry threadgill mosaic box set, The Jazz crusaders box set and Mose Allison box. The weaker box sets I have are the Original Album classics which contains no extras or booklets. Just the music such as the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Duke Ellington and rock music such as J Geils Band and the Rascals. I do have a really nice box set of Michael Nesmith that contains 12 albums.
Some worthy selections, subjectively speaking. Surprised that no Dylan Bootleg Series appeared on your list but perhaps you aren’t a big Zimmerman fan. I think most of these releases are excellent both in terms of musical content and packaging, including photobooks and comprehensive liner notes. In particular, Trouble No More (Vol. 13) is a fantastic examination of Dylan’s much maligned gospel period.
Nice stuff! Too bad the video is so short, you could have said more about each boxset! Anyway, excellent topic! Keep on your good work!
I would definitely include the "The Smile Sessions" Beach Boys box set! Also the Bob Dylan Basement Tapes 6 CD set is quite excellent. Then there is the Who Sell Out set that is almost the size of the Who's Next one. I have to agree that the Revolver set is remarkable. Although I was slightly disappointed that certain songs like Good Day Sunshine didn't get represented with studio session takes. Hearing John's demo of what became Yellow Submarine was rather earth shattering, wasn't it? ;-)
The only box I have is the Rolling Stones - Tattoo You vinyl box from 2021. It's great! Also planning to get the Goat's Head Soup boxset some point.
I love Springsteen as he is a great American songwriter. I only own the Songs from the Wood Tull box set which is excellent.
Thank you as always, another interesting listen/watch. Just to note that The Pet Sounds set is currently available on Amazon UK for £774.00. USED!!
That Hendrix set has a nice cover.
Most of the Miles Davis box sets are good. He used to jam in the studio for days. Then his producer would take the tapes and edit them into albums. So a lot of the non-live box sets are recordings of those studio jams. My favorite is the Jack Johnson one, which is more R&B based than the others. John McLaughlin really has some gnarly solos.
I'm with you on Jack Johnson! The On The Corner one was great in terms of presentation (in a metal box with a raised enamelled colour image of the album cover in relief on it).
The best boxset I own is the beatles let it be record set, the new mix of let it be is the best ever, it has the Glyn John's mix and get back session outtakes. I have quite a few sets but nothing else sprung to mind that's better.
Let it Be was never my favorite Beatles album, but the box set & Giles Martin remix made me rethink that. Also, loved the Giles Marin surround mix on Abby Road.
@@christianclausen9969 same here, i have the revolver set and abbey road too. better albums of course. but the content just wasn't as interesting to me!
Enjoy Camel immensely. I really like Stationary Traveler too. I think their Nude album is excellent and often overlooked.
Would love to see an in-depth review of the Camel box set, and perhaps a ranking video on their whole output. Have all their early output but lost track with their later work, except Andy Latimer's 'Rajaz' which is a return to the earlier albums and I like it a lot. Stationary Traveller has been mentioned here, so I'll look that one up. How about the others?
13th floor elevators sign of the 3 eyed men is beyond amazing .The accompanying booklet even breaks down the meaning behind the lyrics of the stunning slip inside this house. Best cash i ever spent.
Yes it is!
Been enjoyable the Mark Knopfler studio albums 1996 -2007 cd boxset...some fantastic songs and geetar playing.
Happy birthday next March, my friend!
While I’ve only heard a few Joni Mitchell albums. Blue is a masterpiece. I liked what I remember from Hjira and the Mingus tribute.
Hunky Dory is a classic.
What I remember from The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is fantastic. Favorites from that include the mix of God Only Knows with a saxophone and Trombone Dixie (really a brass arrangement of The Little Girl I Once Knew but still a nice instrumental).
One library had The River box set. One mistake I made was not watching the video. I did listen to some of the rarities. Given the chance again, I’ll check it out and give myself 3 weeks to enjoy it! While I sometimes disagree with the Boss, I’m not ashamed to say I love him, especially his work from 1973 to 1985. Even the later stuff has some stuff I like. So nobody can say Bruce didn’t get any love from me. Besides, he blew my mind when I saw him in 2000!
Songs From The Wood- wow, that’s an album you either love or don’t care about. And I’ve heard enough to find it intriguing!
The Hissing of Summer Lawns. Up there with Blue as my favourite Joni album. Amazing lyrics and great jazz musicians. Apparently Prince was a big fan of it.
Pineapple Thief. 8 cds. One bluray audio disc with most the songs from the cds in multichannel Dolby Atmos.
The Bruce Springsteen Darkness On The Edge Of Town boxset is even better than the River one, in my humble opinion. The booklet is a reproduction of one of his old spiral-bound notebooks complete with coffee stains and crossings out. You have a great DVD documentary, tons of extra unreleased tracks and alternate versions and live tracks from 1978.
Love the new opening graphics!! Gotta love a box set too!
I NEED that Camel box set!
Thoughtful picks. Strongly suggest you also check out the following: ‘Sign o the Times’ (Prince), ‘Songs of Freedom’ (Bob Marley) and ‘The Master’ (Marvin Gaye)
The 3 Tom Petty box sets released since by his estate are all great - An American Treasure, Wildflowers (expanded) and Live at the Fillmore. It is apparent that they put a great deal of thought and effort into them, led by his daughter Adria, his wife Dana, former producer Ryan Ulyate and Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench.
Your T-shirt reminds me, great to see The Boss getting fellowship of the Ivors Academy. Even if Macca roasted him a bit :)
Sod the music. The Blondie set with pictures of Debbie must be the best😆
Agree about what Giles Martin does with The Beatles music. And that Revolver set is surely fantastic...
I was born in ‘68 too. While my favorite type of music is more on the heavier side, I love Joni Mitchell! She’s a treasure. Blue is her magnum opus. Many a male rock star were interested in her romantically.
"Picture Book" The Kinks 6 CD Box Set is my Favorite Box, Dylan "Biograph", Rod Stewart "Storyteller", Elton John "To Be Continued..", The Allman Brothers Band "Dreams" are also amongst the best I own. In my humble opinion.
Steve Hillage : Searching or the Spark is excellent
Just got the Hawkwind Space Ritual box. I'm really enjoying it, though it is only for the true early Hawkwind fanatic, (but what boxed set isn't for the true fanatic, really?).
Good rundown of your collection! I'd love to have a few of those! (Revolver being one)
My box sets (at least my vinyl ones) are reserved for Rush. I buy too much other vinyl (used & reissued new) to have much monetary flexibility on too many other bands' box sets.
Of the several 40th anniversary releases I have, Moving Pictures is my top pick - the inclusion of a never released, complete concert of that tour, in YYZ (Toronto) was worth the hefty price alone! 4 LP's of our Holy Trinity from Toronto in their arguable prime playing to a home crowd is incredible!
Runners up are the 2112 and Farewell To Kings sets! Perhaps the one disappointment is the recent Signals release. The inclusion of the 'singles' on 45 seemed a weak offering considering what 'vault' material likely existed!
Cheers!
Barry, I love Stationary Traveller too. It is definitely an overlooked album in the Camel catalogue, love it and I absolutely agree with your number 1
Camel, absolutely brilliant, in my top five best bands of all time! The gormless numpties who are the British public won't have heard of Andy Latimer and so won't appreciate him being David Gilmour's equal.... Mind you, they won't have heard of David Gilmour either!
Stationary Traveller is a fantastic album.
For me, I just have Revolver of all the one's you showed.
Wish you could have shown the contents, but still a nice selection.
I think both King Crimson and Genesis have done excellent jobs of curating their history. I am disappointed that YES have missed the boat in this regard. I will give a special shout out to The Beatles White Album deluxe box . . . Incredible!
I'd be interested to know how the stereo mix of Pet Sounds has been done. Back in the day, there was no proper stereo mix, the original stereo release was artificial duophon stereo. I'm also ever so cautious about remasters. There have been some truly ghastly digital remasters over the years, mostly done simply to sell the album again to people who already own it. I did some analysis of frequency content and dynamic range of some remasters versus orginal masters a few years ago. Surprise, surprise, most of them had been through the same "sausage machine". The top end is usually lifted at around 6kHz, the bottom boosted below around 200 Hz and the ever so important lower mid range scooped around 240 - 500Hz. And of course, compression added to increase the "loudness". Added to this, a number of remasters didn't even use the orginal master tape, which in some cases is either lost or irretreivably damaged by sticky tape shed syndrome. Not all remasters are bad though - the Beatles mono analogue remasters on vinyl are better than the originals, as is the recently released Little Feat Dixie Chicken set that includes a recut of the orginal album from the original master tape. Worth getting that one if you don't have it Barry.
I have a very nice Bram Tchaikovsky box set, loads of good stuff in there, and Kate Bush's The Other Sides 4 CD set is tremendous.