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« Reply #1380 on: May 07, 2020, 11:36:16 AM » |
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A couple listed on Discogs for around £600 including shipping from USA !
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« Reply #1381 on: May 07, 2020, 12:25:07 PM » |
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I followed the link and it told me I bought it in 2010, was it really that long ago!? Must have bought the earlier box sets in the stone age. |
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« Reply #1382 on: May 07, 2020, 12:33:05 PM » |
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If I had it, I might take you up on that. I very much regret not having the readies at the time. There was a lot of politics involved in that box - most of which I don't really understand, but Andrew Batt who put it together is a very nice chap. ps if you want to really splash out, there's a copy on eBay for £1500  , crazy times when you have to contemplate adding a CD box set to your Home Contents Insurance policy. Really?! It was £250 or so on release wasn't it, and sold out pretty promptly |
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« Reply #1383 on: May 07, 2020, 01:39:00 PM » |
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As with a lot of people on here, having already got most of this stuff already, several times over in a lot of cases, I didn't even consider buying it. Looking at what I hadn't got, I checked out the condensed The Notes and The Words: A Collection Of Demos & Rarities. Even that ranges from £118 - £250 just for 4 discs.
On the other hand, I did pick up a five disc AC/DC set - the one box I've bought in 18 months or so - which only cost £7, although one of the discs was Back In Black which I already had on CD. And vinyl.
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« Reply #1384 on: May 07, 2020, 02:04:54 PM » |
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If I had it, I might take you up on that. I very much regret not having the readies at the time. There was a lot of politics involved in that box - most of which I don't really understand, but Andrew Batt who put it together is a very nice chap. ps if you want to really splash out, there's a copy on eBay for £1500 , crazy times when you have to contemplate adding a CD box set to your Home Contents Insurance policy. Really?! It was £250 or so on release wasn't it, and sold out pretty promptly £149. I was very lucky, when I bought mine (from Amazon) one of the slipcases had no CD in it. I contacted them and received a full second box within a couple of days and before I returned the first box. It sold out very shortly after. I can beat the £20 above, I got a copy of the CD version of the WKWTTG box set for £1 second hand. I already had the vinyl version which I got from a trader in West Wales , whom I called in to see when on Holiday. I swapped him two ex library LPs , one of which was Five Hand Reel I think . cost me 50p each. |
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« Reply #1385 on: May 07, 2020, 02:08:09 PM » |
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If I had it, I might take you up on that. I very much regret not having the readies at the time. There was a lot of politics involved in that box - most of which I don't really understand, but Andrew Batt who put it together is a very nice chap. ps if you want to really splash out, there's a copy on eBay for £1500 , crazy times when you have to contemplate adding a CD box set to your Home Contents Insurance policy. Really?! It was £250 or so on release wasn't it, and sold out pretty promptly I think its only recently that box sets have scaled those heights, the Sandy one was unusual at the time. I have only ever paid that amount once, for the Ian Hunter. |
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« Reply #1386 on: May 07, 2020, 03:12:15 PM » |
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On the other hand, I did pick up a five disc AC/DC set - the one box I've bought in 18 months or so - which only cost £7, although one of the discs was Back In Black which I already had on CD. And vinyl.
Those 5-CD sets are good value. Generally no additional blurb or additional tracks, just reproductions of the original sleeves, but the couple I have (Kevin Ayers 1st 5 albums and Soft Machine's Third to Seven) served as good intros to their music. (I was born in 1973. I was 15 years old during the 'second summer of love' around which time I completely ignored Stone Roses et al, and was starting to discover 1970s folk rock. And here I am listening to Soft Machine in 2020. He says, apropos of nothing.) |
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« Reply #1387 on: May 07, 2020, 03:57:52 PM » |
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On the other hand, I did pick up a five disc AC/DC set - the one box I've bought in 18 months or so - which only cost £7, although one of the discs was Back In Black which I already had on CD. And vinyl.
Those 5-CD sets are good value. Generally no additional blurb or additional tracks, just reproductions of the original sleeves, but the couple I have (Kevin Ayers 1st 5 albums and Soft Machine's Third to Seven) served as good intros to their music. (I was born in 1973. I was 15 years old during the 'second summer of love' around which time I completely ignored Stone Roses et al, and was starting to discover 1970s folk rock. And here I am listening to Soft Machine in 2020. He says, apropos of nothing.) I reckon you should start listening to Altern-8 any day now... |
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« Reply #1388 on: May 07, 2020, 05:45:03 PM » |
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On the other hand, I did pick up a five disc AC/DC set - the one box I've bought in 18 months or so - which only cost £7, although one of the discs was Back In Black which I already had on CD. And vinyl.
Those 5-CD sets are good value. Generally no additional blurb or additional tracks, just reproductions of the original sleeves, but the couple I have (Kevin Ayers 1st 5 albums and Soft Machine's Third to Seven) served as good intros to their music. (I was born in 1973. I was 15 years old during the 'second summer of love' around which time I completely ignored Stone Roses et al, and was starting to discover 1970s folk rock. And here I am listening to Soft Machine in 2020. He says, apropos of nothing.) I have a lot of those things, 18 of them in fact - I just counted them - including the Kevin Ayers one, the Sandy One, two Fairport, but this one was the Bonfire release. One of those hard back book things, like the original Bob Marley Songs Of Freedom set. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire_(album) |
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« Reply #1389 on: May 07, 2020, 07:14:12 PM » |
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On the other hand, I did pick up a five disc AC/DC set - the one box I've bought in 18 months or so - which only cost £7, although one of the discs was Back In Black which I already had on CD. And vinyl.
Those 5-CD sets are good value. Generally no additional blurb or additional tracks, just reproductions of the original sleeves, but the couple I have (Kevin Ayers 1st 5 albums and Soft Machine's Third to Seven) served as good intros to their music. (I was born in 1973. I was 15 years old during the 'second summer of love' around which time I completely ignored Stone Roses et al, and was starting to discover 1970s folk rock. And here I am listening to Soft Machine in 2020. He says, apropos of nothing.) I have a lot of those things, 18 of them in fact - I just counted them - including the Kevin Ayers one, the Sandy One, two Fairport, but this one was the Bonfire release. One of those hard back book things, like the original Bob Marley Songs Of Freedom set. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire_(album) Yeah. got both the last two and some of the 5 cds - Brinsleys, Rory Gallagher, Warren Zevon, Spirit, Terry Reid, Cyndi Lauper, Kiki Dee, Traffic, Alex Harvey. Good Stuff |
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« Reply #1390 on: May 07, 2020, 08:47:57 PM » |
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I got the 5 CD sets of Mott the Hoople and Free. Good value
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« Reply #1391 on: May 07, 2020, 09:37:32 PM » |
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I got the 5 CD sets of Mott the Hoople and Free. Good value
I have Kevin Ayers Bonzo Dog Alice Cooper Alice Cooper 2 Sandy Denny Doobie Brothers Doobie Brothers 2 Fairport Fairport 2 Free Heart Steve Hackett Jethro Tull Jethro Tull 2 Rickie Lee Jones Little Feat Mott The Hoople SAHB Status Quo Al Stewart and Traffic. Which is 21. Crikey. |
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« Reply #1392 on: May 08, 2020, 08:44:16 AM » |
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If I had it, I might take you up on that. I very much regret not having the readies at the time. There was a lot of politics involved in that box - most of which I don't really understand, but Andrew Batt who put it together is a very nice chap. ps if you want to really splash out, there's a copy on eBay for £1500 I had issues with the quality and presentation of the box. Is this the politics you mean? I wasn't alone, btw. |
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« Reply #1393 on: May 08, 2020, 10:29:00 AM » |
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If I had it, I might take you up on that. I very much regret not having the readies at the time. There was a lot of politics involved in that box - most of which I don't really understand, but Andrew Batt who put it together is a very nice chap. ps if you want to really splash out, there's a copy on eBay for £1500 I had issues with the quality and presentation of the box. Is this the politics you mean? I wasn't alone, btw. Nope - 'politics' between some of the parties involved in permission granting... |
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« Reply #1394 on: May 08, 2020, 10:55:46 AM » |
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Box sets?
As in big boxes or those ones the size of a decent sized book
Steeley Dan
James Brown
The who (2)
Small Faces
The Jam
Thin Lizzy
Christy Moore
Dr Feelgood (3 different)
Fairport (at least 3 different)
Sandy Denny (at least 3)
Richard Thompson (at least 3)
Nick Drake
Watersons
Shirley Collins
Fotheringay
Two tone
Stiff records
Bob Marley and the Wailers
History of Jamaican music
Chris Rea( 2 )
Joy division
New order
Jethro Tull (2)
Chris Wood out of Traffic
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen (4, 2 on vinyl)
Dave Pegg
Ashley Hutchings
Dave Swarbrick
Theres probably more I've not remembered and ive ordered the Divine Comedy boxset due in the autumn
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« Reply #1395 on: May 08, 2020, 11:14:56 AM » |
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Box sets?
As in big boxes or those ones the size of a decent sized book
Steeley Dan
James Brown
The who (2)
Small Faces
The Jam
Thin Lizzy
Christy Moore
Dr Feelgood (3 different)
Fairport (at least 3 different)
Sandy Denny (at least 3)
Richard Thompson (at least 3)
Nick Drake
Watersons
Shirley Collins
Fotheringay
Two tone
Stiff records
Bob Marley and the Wailers
History of Jamaican music
Chris Rea( 2 )
Joy division
New order
Jethro Tull (2)
Chris Wood out of Traffic
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen (4, 2 on vinyl)
Dave Pegg
Ashley Hutchings
Dave Swarbrick
Theres probably more I've not remembered and ive ordered the Divine Comedy boxset due in the autumn
Most of those (except Steely Dan & James Brown) Beatles 3 Hendrix B Bragg 2 Creedence Lennon George Grateful Dead 5 Elvis C 3 Zappa Ry Cooder Willie Nelson 2 Clash 2 Simon & Garfunkel 2 Joan Baez Doors Paul Simon Fleetwood Mac Led Zeppelin 5 Love Jefferson Airplane Syd Barrett Beach Boys 2 Wedding Present Hollies Icicle Works Tom Petty Kinks BJH Ralph Getting too frightening - probably about 30 to 50 more |
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« Reply #1396 on: May 08, 2020, 04:56:41 PM » |
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Box sets?
As in big boxes or those ones the size of a decent sized book
Steeley Dan
James Brown
The who (2)
Small Faces
The Jam
Thin Lizzy
Christy Moore
Dr Feelgood (3 different)
Fairport (at least 3 different)
Sandy Denny (at least 3)
Richard Thompson (at least 3)
Nick Drake
Watersons
Shirley Collins
Fotheringay
Two tone
Stiff records
Bob Marley and the Wailers
History of Jamaican music
Chris Rea( 2 )
Joy division
New order
Jethro Tull (2)
Chris Wood out of Traffic
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen (4, 2 on vinyl)
Dave Pegg
Ashley Hutchings
Dave Swarbrick
Theres probably more I've not remembered and ive ordered the Divine Comedy boxset due in the autumn
I just remembered The Temptations Ac/dc Simon and Garfunkel Simple minds Ten Years After Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings Alex Harvey Edgar Broughton Steeleye x2 Madness x 5 There may yet be more😨😱 |
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« Reply #1398 on: May 08, 2020, 06:20:15 PM » |
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Box sets?
As in big boxes or those ones the size of a decent sized book
Steeley Dan
James Brown
The who (2)
Small Faces
The Jam
Thin Lizzy
Christy Moore
Dr Feelgood (3 different)
Fairport (at least 3 different)
Sandy Denny (at least 3)
Richard Thompson (at least 3)
Nick Drake
Watersons
Shirley Collins
Fotheringay
Two tone
Stiff records
Bob Marley and the Wailers
History of Jamaican music
Chris Rea( 2 )
Joy division
New order
Jethro Tull (2)
Chris Wood out of Traffic
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen (4, 2 on vinyl)
Dave Pegg
Ashley Hutchings
Dave Swarbrick
Theres probably more I've not remembered and ive ordered the Divine Comedy boxset due in the autumn
I just remembered The Temptations Ac/dc Simon and Garfunkel Simple minds Ten Years After Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings Alex Harvey Edgar Broughton Steeleye x2 Madness x 5 There may yet be more😨😱 I love your taste in box sets  |
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« Reply #1399 on: May 09, 2020, 09:12:00 AM » |
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If I had it, I might take you up on that. I very much regret not having the readies at the time. There was a lot of politics involved in that box - most of which I don't really understand, but Andrew Batt who put it together is a very nice chap. ps if you want to really splash out, there's a copy on eBay for £1500 I had issues with the quality and presentation of the box. Is this the politics you mean? I wasn't alone, btw. Nope - 'politics' between some of the parties involved in permission granting... Ah, that sort of politics  |
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