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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Tue Oct 20, 2015, 06:56 PM Oct 2015

DU Music CHALLENGE: Name the single greatest vinyl OR CD box set from ANY genre.

Really wanted to open this up...can't immediately think of a legendary box set originally issued on vinyl that hasn't made it to CD, but just in case, that limitation is removed.

Also, ANY genre.

I'll start things off with a personal favorite, five stars all the way and music that changed the world...Miles Davis and "The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968."

The box set includes all songs from, as well as some rehearsal and alternative takes, the albums E.S.P., Miles Smiles, Sorcerer, Nefertiti, Miles in the Sky and the quintet tracks from Filles de Kilimanjaro and Water Babies. The tracklist is sequenced in chronological order with the alternative takes preceding the final album version. A few of the tracks were previously unissued.[

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Studio_Recordings_of_The_Miles_Davis_Quintet_1965%E2%80%931968

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DU Music CHALLENGE: Name the single greatest vinyl OR CD box set from ANY genre. (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2015 OP

Eh, I'll go with the Complete Beatles malthaussen Oct 2015 #1

Harry Smith's "Anthology of American Folk Music" greendog Oct 2015 #2

Well that was unexpected. Codeine Oct 2015 #3

I only have one box set - Beatles Skittles Oct 2015 #4

the only boxed set I ever bought was of Beethoven's symphonies kwassa Oct 2015 #5

Miles, Beethoven, the Beatles? Feh! U4ikLefty Oct 2015 #6

I used to have to play their "songs" when I was a DJ in a small Nevada bar. Miles Archer Oct 2015 #8

Ugh. progressoid Oct 2015 #12

Santana's "Lotus" Scuba Oct 2015 #7

One of my favorites is Paul Desmond's mosaic LP collection. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #9

The CD set Mendocino Oct 2015 #10

Queen The Studio Collection Colored Vinyl Box Set Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2015 #11

My Favorite..... Tikki Oct 2015 #13

Laura Nyro nt KT2000 Oct 2015 #14

John Coltrane Hula Popper Oct 2015 #15

malthaussen

(17,209 posts)

1. Eh, I'll go with the Complete Beatles

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 07:46 PM

Oct 2015

All the Parlaphone LPs. But opening it up to all genres covers a multitude of sins -- including, for example, Deutsche Grammophon's 87 disk Complete Beethoven, which is no longer in print, I think.

-- Mal

greendog

(3,127 posts)

2. Harry Smith's "Anthology of American Folk Music"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 10:30 PM

Oct 2015

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

3. Well that was unexpected.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:24 PM

Oct 2015

I clicked on this topic with the intention of posting that same boxed set!

Skittles

(153,170 posts)

4. I only have one box set - Beatles

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:28 PM

Oct 2015

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

5. the only boxed set I ever bought was of Beethoven's symphonies

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:29 PM

Oct 2015

It was a good purchase. I learned a lot of music.

U4ikLefty

(4,012 posts)

6. Miles, Beethoven, the Beatles? Feh!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:23 AM

Oct 2015

This is the best box set EVER!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-Series-5CD-Nickelback/dp/B00NIUECZS

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

8. I used to have to play their "songs" when I was a DJ in a small Nevada bar.

Reply to U4ikLefty (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 08:04 AM

Oct 2015

"Photograph" and "Bottoms Up" were the two I played most often. A lot of people also liked "Something In Your Mouth" but I rarely played it because it makes my skin crawl.