Anthologies, box sets & compilations

What are some GOOD ones?

5.1 mixes, fuck yeah!

Also, the b-sides disc on this compilation is amazing:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/new-box-sets-scott-walker-572318.html

absolutely incredible

http://philippegray02.blogspot.com/2011/04/steve-reich-works-1965-1995-box-set.html

also absolutely incredible

http://www.discogs.com/Swans-Filth-Body-To-Body-Job-To-Job/master/227328

http://www.discogs.com/Miles-Davis-The-Complete-Jack-Johnson-Sessions/master/65163

http://www.discogs.com/Popol-Vuh-The-Werner-Herzog-Soundtracks/release/3004754

http://www.discogs.com/Deathprod-Deathprod/release/267843

http://www.discogs.com/Klaus-Schulze-La-Vie-Electronique-2/release/1817428

http://www.amazon.com/Debussy-Orchestral-Works-Claude/dp/B0000CESR6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1320045920&sr=8-2

Disc: 1 1. Music For 18 Musicians Disc: 2 1. Different Trains 2. Tehillim 3. Eight Lines Disc: 3 1. (You Are) Variations 2. New York Counterpoint 3. Cello Counterpoint 4. Electric Counterpoint 5. Triple Quartet Disc: 4 1. Come Out 2. Proverb 3. The Desert Music Disc: 5 1. Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ 2. Drumming

Pretty essential, and cheap to get hold of if you can still find it anywhere....

John Coltrane Quartet - Complete Impulse Studio Recordings

I was going to include Kraftwerk's box, but they say it's badly remastered

Never buy CDs anymore but couldn't resist this one. Great price too.

off the top of my head

Trance Europe Express comp/booklet 1-4

2350 Broadway Collection

Jet Chamber Collection

Ambient Cookbook

Distill - Divination comp

Deathprod boxset (really need to find this)

Clicks n Cuts comp 1&2

Throne of Drones comp

Devil in the Detail comp

Noodles : The Complete Death of Cool comp

The Amorphous Androgynous - A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble 1-3

David Holmes - Essential mix 98 comp/mix

  On 10/31/2011 at 2:23 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

 

 

 

 

 

That looks beautiful . I never knew Slayer released a vinyl boxset! Discogs dictates I will be a few quid poorer in the not too distant future.

  On 10/31/2011 at 8:24 PM, beerwolf said:

That looks beautiful . I never knew Slayer released a vinyl boxset! Discogs dictates I will be a few quid poorer in the not too distant future.

Sadly it doesn't include Hell Awaits nor Show no Mercy, my favs from them

Essential:

http://www.discogs.com/Cocteau-Twins-Singles-Collection/master/5467.

Please bother to click on the link.

Great suggestions, got some of them, going to check out a few others. Anyone know any good house/techno/chicago/detroit comps? Been really digging the Trax 20th century 3 disc thing, quality.

  On 11/2/2011 at 10:21 PM, Richy said:

Great suggestions, got some of them, going to check out a few others. Anyone know any good house/techno/chicago/detroit comps? Been really digging the Trax 20th century 3 disc thing, quality.

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Best-Of-House/release/290259

http://www.discogs.c.../release/490591

  On 11/2/2011 at 10:21 PM, Richy said:

Anyone know any good house/techno/chicago/detroit comps?

This is an absolute stunning release. Mixed by Anthony Pappa (LEGEND), the tracklisting is full of classics you would expect and plenty you wouldnt (especially disc 3). You can pick this up pretty cheap now.

Tracklisting

You might also want to check out some of the earlier Balance mix CDs (015: Will Saul for 3 CDs of house,tech,dub stuff, 014: Joris Voorn is an essential double CD tech house mix, 007: Chris Fortier is also very very good and spread over 3 discs).

The early Global Underground mix CDs were essential, but the recent ones are farcical. Stay clear of everything above number 30 really, forgettable and pretty bland (you can tell when ministry of sound took over the troubled label.....). John Digweed, Sasha, Nick Warren, James Lavelle and Darren Emerson all had really good mixes here.

How far do I go?

A lot of the fabric CDs are what I would call essential. Doc Martin (010) is a masterclass in deep groovy sleazy house. Andrew Weatherall (019) is a fun and expertly mixed collection of electro and techy house beasts. Wiggle (028) does exactly what it says on the tin - ass shakin' funky tech. Magda, Shackleton, Surgeon, Adam Beyer and Jon Marsh also spring to mind as being particularly memorable and purchase worthy editions.

Full list here - and also now available digitally - so bag yourself a few if you dont have them already...

NB: Not exactly box sets, but worth checking out....

The Smiths Complete:

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I just got this great Chicago footwork comp: http://www.planet.mu/discography/ZIQ290 Worth checking out.

Also have to mention the Nuggets set: http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/various-artists-nuggets-original-artyfacts-from-the-first-psychedelic-era-1965-1968-4cd Often overlooked psychedelic bands from the late 60's; I love this one.

Seconding the Deathprod.

Nobody's mentioned Goodbye, Babylon yet. That one is fucking stunning.

There's a Soul Jazz "Chicago Acid And Experimental House" double-cd that is pretty good. I wouldn't call it a box set though.

some oldschool techno:

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Always-Believe-In-The-Underground-Vol-1/master/3102

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Industrial-Strength/release/159067

http://www.discogs.com/Mover-Frontal-Sickness/release/60221

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Earthbeat/release/73490

http://www.discogs.com/Atom-Heart-Volume-1-The-Singles-1991-2000/release/1025699

joy division heart and soul

  On 11/1/2011 at 1:22 AM, Caretstik said:

Essential:

 

http://www.discogs.c...ion/master/5467.

 

Please bother to click on the link.

This is very good indeed.

http://www.discogs.com/Louis-Armstrong-Hot-Fives-And-Sevens/release/2586278

Armstrong's complete hot 5s and 7s if anyone here listens to this kind of music.

Future Sound of Infinity (cheap 15 bucks 4cd set with some FSOL rarities and other lesser known awesome early techno tracks)

Clicks and Cuts (Mille Plateaux)

Cottage Industries (Neo Ouija)

WARP 10+3: Remixes (SOOO GOOD)

Coldcut: 70 Minutes of Madness (everyone that is anyone knows and worships this mix)

Richie Hawtin: DE9 series (especially Decks, EFX and 909)

James Brown 30th Anniversary Collection

so many others...

the Cocteau Twins boxset is hard to get a hold of now..isnt it? The two 2cd volumes of Lullibies to Violaine cover almost the exact same material for far cheaper.