With the holiday season coming up,many box sets are being announced just in time for Christmas.What are you looking forward to?

70s soul is my favorite so I am really excited about this one.It's a big,6-CD box set from Blue Magic,one of the greatest R&B vocal groups from that era.Expanded editions of their first six albums.Already pre-ordered it.

Six CD set. Soul Music Records (SMR) in association with The Second Disc is proud to present the first- ever definitive set by the legendary Philadelphia quintet founded by Ted Wizard Mills, Vernon Sawyer, Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton, and Richard Pratt. 74-track collection including expanded editions of Blue Magic's five full-length albums for Atco and WMOT Records as well as all of the group's live performances from their sizzling concert album with Major Harris and Margie Joseph. Bonus tracks include rare single versions and B-sides plus remixes from Tom Moulton and Mike Maurro. Led by falsetto singer Ted Wizard Mills - following in the footsteps of his influences, The Stylistics' Russell Thompkins, Jr. And The Delfonics' William Hart - Blue Magic recorded some of the richest and most beautiful ballads of the 1970s as well as uptempo floor-fillers that set the stage for the disco era. Includes productions from Philly soul and disco titans Norman Harris and Bobby Eli as well as Earth, Wind & Fire collaborator Skip Scarborough while musical contributors include Vincent Montana, Jr., Ronnie Baker, Earl Young, Jack Faith, Dave Crawford, and members of the legendary MFSB. The deluxe booklet designed by Roger Williams includes liner notes by The Second Disc's Joe Marchese drawing on extensive new interviews with WMOT Records co-founder Alan Rubens and acclaimed songwriter Vinnie Barrett ('Sideshow', 'Three Ring Circus') as well as archival quotes from Bobby Eli, Ted Wizard Mills, Vernon Sawyer, and the members of Blue Magic. The booklet also features rare and unseen photos of the group. With all tracks freshly remastered by Nick Robbins, 'Stop to Start: The Atco & WMOT Recordings (1973-1977)' is the ultimate celebration of one of soul music's most enduring and beloved vocal groups. Hurry, hurry, step right on in!

As a huge fan of Roy Ayers,I'm keeping an eye on this new box set,due in December.Five of his classic 70s albums remastered.Here's the thing though: Roy has released a ton of albums throughout his long career.How about a massive,multi-disc box set that includes every album?! I might just hold out for something like that although this new set is very tempting.

it seems like there is a new Beatles box set every six months or so this time,it's a vinyl box set containing the seven albums released from January 1964 to March 1965.More info:

All seven albums – Meet The Beatles!, The Beatles’ Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track), Something New, The Beatles’ Story (2LP), Beatles ’65 and The Early Beatles – have been analog cut for 180-gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes and feature replicated artwork and new four-panel inserts with essays.

WAR just announced two new box sets.One is CD,the other (pictured below) is colored vinyl.Five remastered albums: Platinum Jazz (1977),Galaxy (1977),The Music Band (1979),Outlaw (1982) and Peace Sign (1994).

I'm gonna have to order this WAR is one of my favorite bands and this set focuses on the albums that weren't available in the previous vinyl box set.

RODSERLING said:

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how many more years will we have to wait?

Unfortunately,some deluxe editions are completely useless and just plain pointless Take a look at what they've done to Donna Summer's 1979 On The Radio double album.They expanded it and added more tracks,which is supposed to be a good thing,right? Well,the original 1979 double album was a fun release in which the songs segued into each other (as if you were at a disco).It featured two then-new songs "Enough Is Enough" (with Barbara Streisand) and the title song.For this new expanded version,they simply put a bunch of single edits on two discs.None of the songs segue into each other.So,in other words,it's now just a run-of-the-mill two-disc greatest hits set,as if her fans really need yet another compilation of her hits.Furthermore,it's not even a definitive collection of her hits.It's missing numerous singles from the 80s ("There Goes My Baby","Cold Love",etc).

^^^ I'll stick with my original LP, thank you.

SoulAlive said:

As a huge fan of Roy Ayers,I'm keeping an eye on this new box set,due in December.Five of his classic 70s albums remastered.Here's the thing though: Roy has released a ton of albums throughout his long career.How about a massive,multi-disc box set that includes every album?! I might just hold out for something like that although this new set is very tempting.

I would definitely be interested in a huge multi album set containing the complete works and guest appearances of the mighty Roy Ayers! Price is no object (and believe me I don't say that often)!

BalladofPeterParker said:

SoulAlive said:

As a huge fan of Roy Ayers,I'm keeping an eye on this new box set,due in December.Five of his classic 70s albums remastered.Here's the thing though: Roy has released a ton of albums throughout his long career.How about a massive,multi-disc box set that includes every album?! I might just hold out for something like that although this new set is very tempting.

I would definitely be interested in a huge multi album set containing the complete works and guest appearances of the mighty Roy Ayers! Price is no object (and believe me I don't say that often)!

That man definitely deserves a huge,MASSIVE,multi-disc career-spanning box set! It is long overdue.