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You can do better than an iTunes gift card
Perhaps the music lovers in your life would enjoy 23 CDs of the Isley Brothers, two decades of the Staple Singers, or a half century of rural southern sounds from County Records.
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Holiday gifts for music fiends
Ten of the year’s best box sets—including 17 discs of Harry Nilsson, six decades of southeast Asian 78s, and more
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Midwestern emo catches its second wind
Midwestern underground emo is coming back—and it’s turning up overseas and on the charts.
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A new box set gives experimental composer David Tudor his due
A new box set recognizes experimental composer David Tudor’s pioneering work with electronics and indeterminacy.
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ICP celebrates 45 years; Eric Reed celebrates Monk
A recent box set collects the entire history of ICP Records, while on his latest album pianist Reed salutes Thelonious Monk.
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Snacking on J Dilla’s Donuts
Four Chicago producers talk about J Dilla in light of the reissue of his masterpiece
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Nevermind already
A new 20th-anniversary box set goes back to the Nirvana well and comes up dry
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The Season of Box Sets: Roots & Country
New box sets from Buddy Holly and Dolly Parton capture the depth and range of both legendary singers.
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The Season of Box Sets: Pop
New box sets by Big Star and Hall & Oates collect some of the most indelible melodies of the 70s and 80s.
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21-Single Salute
All the Green Day singles, for the price of an early, out-of-print one on eBay
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The Season of Box Sets: Jazz Vocalists
The first installment of the 2009 box set redux: jazz vocalists Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.