Your top 10 musical box sets ?

The 2010 and 2017 Black boxes are both by Analogue Productions. The first one was 180g and pressed at Pallas the second was 200g and pressed at QRP. I have the first one.

 

Nuggets I (also 2)
Complete Stax/Volt Singles
Atlantic Rhythm and Blues
Can You Dig It? The ‘70s Soul Experience
Hitsville USA
Phil Spector Back to Mono
Bob Dylan Bootleg Series 1-3
Eric Clapton Crossroads
James Brown Star Time
Marvin Gaye The Master

I think box sets typically work best as various artist comps. These generally all have tons of songs that are otherwise hard to gather in one place, and in some cases have great unreleased/rare tracks, without too much redundant material.

 

The Clash - On Broadway
The Clash - Sound System
The Jam - Direction, Creation, Reaction
David Bowie - Sound And Vision
Bruce Springsteen - Live 1975-85
Led Zeppelin - Remasters
The Police - Message In A Box
AC/DC - Bon Fire
Genesis - Archive 1967-1975
New Order - Retro

 

Good to know!
Ps. The cd box is now in my favorite top ten hihihi

 

Great choice, i guess in hundred years that going to cost much

 

Bob Dylan - The Original Mono Recordings. (Four of my top five albums of all time are in this set and the preferred versions)
The Beatles - The Beatles In Mono (I prefer the MONO to the stereo for all of these albums besides the White Album.)
The Velvet Underground - Peel Slowly and See (I bought this without ever having heard the band based on reputation alone. My mind was blown.)
The Misfits - Black Coffin (I know these are remixed versions this is what got me into the band and Danzig)
Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series 1-3 (Came out at the time I was first getting into Dylan so all that material at once was and still is amazing.)

 

I like the Beatles mono best, but i prefer the us albums box set

Ps. The single love me do is the one i only listen from the uk albun

 

So hard to pick ten, but here goes:

No Thanks! The '70's Punk Rebellion (Rhino)
Paul Simon 1964 / 1993
The Clash On Broadway
Def Jam Music Group: Ten Year Anniversary
The Police: Message In a Box
The Enchanted Stevie Nicks
Bob Marley: Songs of Freedom
Bob Dylan: Bootleg Series, vol. 1-3
Tom Petty: Playback
The Reggae Box: The Routes of Jamaican Music

And I have to give honorable mention:

The Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & the Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1976)

 

late to the thread; here are some of my favs.

CSN box
Miles - In a silent way
Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish
Keith Jarrett - Sun Bear
Bruce - The Promise
Mike Bloomfield - From his head to his heart to his hands
Allman Brothers - Complete Fillmore East
Gordon Lightfoot- Songbook
Humble Pie - Performance The Complete Recordings
John Barry - Thempendium

 

The Cure - Join The Dots
Genesis - 1976 - 1982
Talking Heads - Brick
Simple Minds - X5
XTC - Transistor Blast

 

I don't own that many, but here they are:

Buffalo Springfield=What's that Sound on vinyl
Fillmore, The Last Days on vinyl(if you could call it a box set)
Nuggets, CD
Buffalo Springfield box set CD
The Police=Message in a Box CD
Monterey Pop=CD
Cream=Those Were the Days CD
Crosby, Stills, Nash=CD

That's All Folks!

 

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Complete Mercury Recordings
Zappa - The Roxy Performances
The Ligeti Project
The Works Of Igor Stravinsky
Muhal Richard Abrams Black Saint box
Art Ensemble Of Chicago and Associates
Miles Davis 60s Quintet
Darmstadt Aural Documents box 1 Composers/Conductors
Andrew Cyrille Black Saint box
Fats Waller - The Complete Recorded Works vols 1-3 on JSP

 

Beatles Mono
Stones Mono LP
Stones 1971-2016 LP
Stones - Brussels Affair
Clash on Broadway
Police - Message in a Box
BB - Smile Sessions
BB - Pet Sounds Sessions
BB - Made In California
BB - 30 Years of Good Vibrations
Kinks - Picture Book

Elvis - The Album Collection
Sinatra - The Reprise Collection

 

Police -- Message In A Box
Zombies -- Zombie Heaven
Led Zeppelin -- 2008 Japanese Complete Album Set
Beatles In Mono
Rolling Stones In Mono
Buddy Holly -- Not Fade Away The Complete Recordings
Rush -- Sector 1
Rush -- Sector 2
Robert Plant -- Nine Lives
Pink Floyd -- Piper At The Gates of Dawn 40th Anniversary Set

 

Bedhead - 1992-1998
Husker Du - Savage Young Du
Ork Records - New York New York
Nuggets - 1st box
Girl Groups - One Kiss Leads To Another
Faces - Five Guys Walk Into A Bar
Velvet Underground - Live at the Matrix
Velvet Underground - Mono Vinyl Box
Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Sign of the 3 Eyed Men
Joy Division -Heart and Soul

 

My top three...

James Brown Star Time
Hitsville USA 1959-71
Bo Diddley Chess Box

 

I hate the fact that both of these sets aren't complete. At least the UK stereo set has every album in it!

 

The Who - Quadrophenia Super Deluxe Edition Box Set 2011
Mansun - Attack of The Grey Lantern Deluxe Box Set 2018
The Beatles - The White Album Super Deluxe Edition 2018
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Edition 2011
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Immersion Edition 2011
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream Super Deluxe Edition 2016
The Police - Message in a Box 1993
The Cult - Love Omnibus Edition Box Set 2009
David Bowie - Five Years Box Set 2015
David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? Box Set 2016

As good as the Quadrophenia set is, it loses a few brownie points for not having the 5.1 mix of the album on it, thankfully rectified on the Live in London set a few years later.

 

1.The Beatles-One of my favorite albums by the band digs in and provides us with demos and alternate world versions in a nicely packed set.
2. Mental Train-Mott a The Hoople. Despite its flaws (at least three missing songs that were released elsewhere), the wrong version of a song and liner notes that have plenty of errors, this nice set captures the bulk of the best material that amott did during their Island years. Frankly, they deserved this twenty years ago. Need to be 8n the RNRHOF before Ian and Verden pass.
3. Ian Hunter-Stranded in Reality. Ian’s nearly complete discography with four discs of TV performances/outtak s/demos handsomely designed with an autograph from Ian. This is how it should be done.
4. Roxy Music-Roxy Music. A handsome, beautifully designed set with one major flaw (including the remaster rather than the remix by Steve Wilson of the main album on CD) filled with material for the BBC, rehearsals and outtakes. It’s a marvelous set that keeps on giving in the form of the hardback book. Why aren’t these guys in the RNRHOF. They were more influential than some of the other artists (Bon Jovi I’m looking at you) in there.
5. Paul McCartney and Wings-Red Rose Speedway ( I didn’t splurge for the super deluxe set with Wild Life it was just tooexpense for what I was getting even with the exclusive CD. For that much money Paul should sign them!) this represents a transitional stage for McCartney from solo artist to and leader and the rocky second album has some delightful material including material from the original proposed double album and less less download.
6. World Party-Arkeology. Terrific set of b sides, etc.
7. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Most of the rarities of Lloyd’s solo career (which is why it’s not on here) been mined for a previous set (the “Ashtray” box which is at #9) this set does a great job of collecting the bulk of the rare stuff for The Commotions.
8. Jellyfish-Joining A Fan Club. A great set covering their demos, outtakes, b-sides. Luckily Omnivore released most 9f this stuff on the reissue of their first two albums and live set.
9. The Zombies-Zombie Heaven. Everything The Zombies recorded and released (including. Incom0lete tracks that have survived) lovingly assembled for this set. Why aren’t these guys in the RNRHOF?

 

Some of my very favorites that I haven't seen listed already (assuming I was not reading to quickly):

Bill Evans, The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
John Coltrane, The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings
John Coltrane, The Classic Quartet - The Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings
Miles Davis, Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
Charles Mingus, Passions of a Man
Henry Threadgill, Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air (Mosaic)
Modern Jazz Quartet, Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings (Mosaic)

Things already mentioned that I cannot live without:

Miles Davis, Complete Quintet 1965-1968 Studio Recordings
Miles Davis, Complete Plugged Nickel
Miles Davis, Cellar Door Sessions
Ornette Coleman, Beauty is a Rare Thing
Bob Dylan, BS Vol. 8 Tell Tale Signs (3 cd version)

 

The Beatles - in Mono
Paul McCartney - Ram
Bob Dylan - The Original Mono Recordings
The Rolling Stones - in Mono
The Who - Quadrophenia
Led Zeppelin - Presence Super Deluxe Edition
John Lennon - Imagine
David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now
David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town
Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood (The Country Set)

 

Probably my Fave:

Various Artists -- Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience


The rest... in no particular order:


Beatles -- In Mono

Howlin' Wolf -- The Chess Box

Muddy Waters -- The Chess Box

"Hitsville USA (1959-1971)" -- Motown (mostly Mono) singles

Neil Young -- Archives

Various Artists -- Have A Nice Decade Rhino (70's)

Various Artists -- Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era (supplemented by a couple of the single Nuggets CDs)

Various Artists -- Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974

Beach Boys -- Thirty Years of Good Vibrations

Elvis Presley -- Elvis 75

The Jimi Hendrix Experience -- The Purple Box

Grateful Dead -- (The Box with all of their albums... can't remember what it's called)

Bob Dylan -- Biograph

I think there's a lot of validity to your comment (note my five "VA" inclusions above, though I didn't list the Motown Box as such).

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