A box set is worth a thousand pairs of socks to savvy music sentimentalists

Bruce Springsteen, The River Collection
Set for release on Dec. 4, this exhaustive collection includes 52 tracks on four CDs, a slew of outtakes as well as add-ons such as a 148-page coffee-table book with 200 rare photographs. It also includes three DVDs with footage from a legendary 1980 concert in Tempe, Arizona, as part of a two-DVD film and a new documentary, $109.99.

New Order, Music Complete
British band New Order’s ninth studio album, Complete, was released this past September. Last month, a sweet vinyl box set offers a little something more for serious fans. This deluxe edition has eight vinyl records, including the double-clear LP and extended versions of each track, all on different colours, $99.99.

Bob Marley, The Complete Island Recordings
This massive 11-LP collection issued to coincide with Marley’s 70th birthday celebration includes all nine of Marley’s studio albums as well as two live albums. The box is modelled on a Zippo lighter. Included is a 70th anniversary slipmat and two photos in glassine envelopes, $239.99.

The Band, The Band’s Capitol Albums 1968–1977
The dream collection for fans of (mostly) Canadian music collective the Band, this nine-album vinyl box set boasts all the big recordings from the iconic group. It contains seven studio albums including their 1968 debut, Music from Big Pink, along with Rock of Ages, a double live album, $177.99. 

 

Queen, The Studio Collection 
This special vinyl set includes all 15 studio albums (on 18 discs) from the original master tapes pressed on fancy coloured vinyl. Queen II is presented as two separate one-sided discs. As well, the collection features a 108-page book and a storage box, $449.99 

Neko Case, Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule
Incredible alt-country songstress Neko Case offers up her complete discography on vinyl for the holiday season. Remastered from analog, hard-to-find and out-of-print albums available in one big and beautiful collection that includes a vinyl slipmat and a storage box, $199.99. 

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