WAR Collector's Edition:The Eight Original Gold And Platinum Studio Albums
(Rhino Reocrds)---A retrospective from the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees.The CDs in this box set represent over 20 million albums sold.Includes every classic hit.Eight original Gold or Platinum studio albums including "Outlaw" which is currently out of print.For over 40 years,War has been making its mark on music fans the world over with it's amazing,high energy live shows and an unprecendented string of hit singles including "Why Can't We Be Friends","Cisco Kid","The World Is A Ghetto" and "Low Rider",among many others.Now,for the first time,fans of War can own all the original studio albums,as one collector's edition box set.When they were originally released,these albums sold in the millions,earned critical praise and won numerous awards.The owner of this box isn't just getting a collection of CDs,but eight milestone musical statements by one of our time's most influential bands.The eight albums in this box set are: 'War' (1971),'All Day Music' (1971),'The World Is A Ghetto' (1972),'Deliver The Word' (1973),'Why Can't We Be Friends' (1975),'Platinum Jazz' (1977),'Outlaw' (1982),'Peace Sign' (1994).

I just ordered my copy I've been good this year so I think Santa would want me to have this,lol.I'm extremely excited about this set,mainly because it includes the out-of-print 'Outlaw' CD.I remember in the mid-90s,seeing that CD in stores and thinking "I'll come back and buy this later".But guess what? It was a limited edition pressing.Pretty soon,it disappeared from the shelves.So glad it's back!

A few of these other CDs I've never owned before:

"War"
"All Day Music"
"Deliver The Word"
"Platinum Jazz"


This set would be perfect if it included the 1977 'Galaxy' CD but that was on a different label (MCA) so I understand why it's not included here.

It's also missing the 1974 double-disc 'Live' CD.They should have included that one instead of 'Peace Sign',which is a good album,don't get me wrong but it's not really essential to their legacy.

This was issued as a promo in the 90s. They are just reproducing it for the masses now.

Why bother? There's nothing extra on these reissues. ALl you get is a fancy box.

PFunkjazz said:

I wonder why there are no outtakes,demo versions and other goodies included on the individual CDs? I think the only bonus track is the single version of "Cinco De Mayo" on the 'Outlaw' CD.

In any case,I'm thrilled to be getting this set,as I've never had some of these albums before.

daPrettyman said:

Really? That's cool.

I'm definitely getting this for Christmas! Allmusic recently gave this set 4 out of 5 stars, so it seems that this is an inspired set. The only WAR albums I had in my collection was The World is A Ghetto and Anthology from 1994. Can't wait for this one though!

silverchild said:

Yeah,I ordered it already from CDUniverse.I'm excited about it.My War collection is almost complete.

Music videos were rare in 1975,but War still managed to do one for their hit song "Why Can't We Be Friends".Check it out...

That's pretty sweet, although I agree about the extras.

I'll just stick with the 2 disc "Anthology" for now.

Yeah I got that 2-CD 'Anthology' set.It's probably the best compilation of their music.