The best best box sets of 2017 include 11 CDs from David Bowie’s Berlin period, 529 tracks of live vintage country from Louisiana Hayride, Roland Kayn’s 14-hour electronic masterwork, and the most complete portrait yet of Hüsker Dü’s early years.
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Jason Molina’s long dark blues
Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man Jason Molina produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
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Country music’s little white myth
The new book Hidden in the Mix details African-American contributions to country music.
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Jukebox update: Kiss, Jorge Ben Jor, and more
Our latest round of staff picks for the Reader‘s Interactive Jukebox (jukebox.chicagoreader.com)
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RIP George Jones, my gateway to really hearing country music
The brilliant singer George Jones has died, but as the guy who made country music make sense for me, he’ll live forever.
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New goodies from the vaults of Bakersfield country legend Buck Owens
Omnivore Recordings uncovers some previously unreleased treasures of Bakersfield-style country.
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Short takes on recent reissues
Overlooked Malian master Sorry Bamba, a box set devoted to songwriter Mickey Newbury, and Ottoman-American treasures from the jazz age