Established artists who still don't have a dedicated box set anthology

Van Halen 1976-1984 demos live & outtakes!

Not a repackaged set of studio album reissues.

 

Okay, someone start a new thread with this then, because R.E.M.'s digital catalog is expanding with these collections soon:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Rarities-I-R-S-1982-1987-R-E-M/dp/B00K9ACK7W
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Warner-Bros-Rarities-1988-2011/dp/B00KB59UNC

I would prefer compact disc releases for both of these!

 

Dave Alvin
Joe Ely
Lyle Lovett
John Hiatt
Aimee Mann

 

The Butthole Surfers completely deserve a box set!

 

Aphex Twin

 

Bryan Ferry
Spock's Beard.

 

Hawkwind

 

It's called Fairport Unconventional, and it's spectacular.

EDIT: And it looks like it's still available from Free Reed (http://www.free-reed.co.uk/frqcd35) at the ridiculously cheap price of 20 quid, maybe even including the extra fifth disc!

 

Tim Hardin

 

what about 30 years of funk?

 

They need to put out a greatest hits first.

 

They did have the Bonfire box set.

 

Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder

 

Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Primal Scream

 

Seconding NRBQ, at least for their Rounder years.

 

A Madonna box set is long overdue. I just hope when one is finally released, it will contain all the original single mixes. It'd also be nice if the original album mix of "Burning Up" was included rather than the video mix that replaced it on subsequent pressings. I don't think the original mix has appeared on CD before.

 

Lindsey Buckingham
Blondie
Dire Straits

 

Sonic Youth. Though I'd be ok with complete 10 CD rarities set...

 

+1 J. Geils Band

 

There was a 2 cd set back in the 1990's called "Houseparty". Hard to go wrong with that one.

 

Charley Pride
Jerry Reed
Charlie Rich
Ronnie Milsap
Teddy Pendergrass

 

Eddy Arnold
Hank Snow
Bobby Bare

 

I have it. Just not large enough. It needs more outtakes and live stuff and the rest of the non-lp b sides.

 

Snow has been exhaustively box-setted by the good folks at Bear Family records, and Arnold and Bare both have box sets in the Bear Family catalog.

 

Cyndi Lauper, I don't think she has a a box-set with or without b-sides/rarities.

It's great to read there are other Amiee Mann fans. I don't think I've ever met an Amiee fan in person, however online there are so many considering she isn't "pop". To get off-topic for a moment (my apologies), she should have won the Oscar and the Academy should really honor her Magnolia Soundtrack music with some-kind-of achievement award.