Are there any box bargains currently available?

[felser]

Mingus is very important to my listening world

Mine too. Named my first male cat "Mingus".

[jazzbo]

And I'm glad these sets are available for new jazz listeners. These are great packages for those new to jazz to legally acquire the music cost-effectively in great sound.

Edited August 3, 2012 by jazzbo

[Patrick]

Lon,

is jazz now a "job"?

[jazzbo]

Sorry, I guess I had something else on my mind. I'm going to correct that to "jazz."

[T.D.]

Some UK-based sellers on amazon.com (US site) have very low prices on the Monk and Mingus "Complete Columbia Albums". This has been happening with a number of boxes originally offered by Popmarket.

[sidewinder]

Picked up the Complete Monty Python Series 1-4 on DVD yesterday for £15. At the supermarket, no less. Now that, to me, is a bargain !

Edited August 4, 2012 by sidewinder

[romualdo]

Some UK-based sellers on amazon.com (US site) have very low prices on the Monk and Mingus "Complete Columbia Albums". This has been happening with a number of boxes originally offered by Popmarket.

The UK sites are even better (Rarewaves & Zoverstocks) for us in Australia

Monk - 13.49 & 13.51 pounds

Mingus - 22.84 & 22.86 pounds

[GA Russell]

The US price of the Mingus Columbia/RCA box continues to sink. It is now going for $31.00.

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Albums-Collection-Charles-Mingus/dp/B007Y2W49W?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camels-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B007Y2W49W

[mjzee]

This is easily the most dangerous thread on this BB.

[Jay]

Indeed. Worst thread ever.

The Monk and WR boxes I ordered from Zoverstocks are now a few bucks cheaper even than last week.

[GA Russell]

mjzee, I probably have said before that it has been my experience going back to the 60s that a much higher percentage of my list price albums have been duds than my $1.99 cutouts!

Nowadays, I find that a box set on sale is like a cut out. It helps that so many of us here like decades-old music, which many of these box sets are.

For my tastes, the box set pickings have been slim since the first of the year, but I'm hoping that things will pick up at Christmastime.

[StarThrower]

I just bought the Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 for 19 dollars! Same price for the Miles/Gil Evans, and Miles/Coltrane boxes.

That's right! 6 CD sets for 19 bucks!!!!

http://www.grooves-inc.com/davis-miles-1965-1968-col-cd-album-pZZa1-1896336418.html

[mjzee]

mjzee, I probably have said before that it has been my experience going back to the 60s that a much higher percentage of my list price albums have been duds than my $1.99 cutouts!

Nowadays, I find that a box set on sale is like a cut out. It helps that so many of us here like decades-old music, which many of these box sets are.t

I agree with all of this.

[StarThrower]

^^^^^^^^^^

Thanks god for that! I don't dig those metal spine things. I already owned most of the individual CDs, with the exception of

Circle In The Round. The box was cheaper than the 2 disc Circle set.

[GA Russell]

Amazon UK...

Bill Evans - The Riverside and Milestone Albums (15 cd's) - 34.78 GBP - 20% VAT = 27.82 GBP

http://www.amazon.co...45437896&sr=1-1

At the current exchange rate of $1.57, that comes to $43.68 plus shipping. In my order over the weekend, I added it to my dvd order which had 9 GBP for shipping, and the Evans box did not add anything more to the shipping total.

Amazon US...

$51.14

http://www.amazon.co...e+and+Milestone

PS - As per Jetman's comment, I think that the $1.57 includes the bank's fee to convert the pounds to dollars. Amazon was offering to convert at $1.63.

Edited August 20, 2012 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

LOL I spent my money too soon!

Amazon UK today has the Bill Evans Riverside box for 29.67 GBP - 20% VAT = 23.74 GBP = $37.27.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Riverside-Milsestone-Bill-Evans/dp/B004I289FE?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelcamelcam-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004I289FE

[GA Russell]

The Monk Quartet Columbia box (6 CDs) is now down to $18.32.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Y2W4BA/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00

[Jay]

LOL I spent my money too soon!

Amazon UK today has the Bill Evans Riverside box for 29.67 GBP - 20% VAT = 23.74 GBP = $37.27.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Riverside-Milsestone-Bill-Evans/dp/B004I289FE?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelcamelcam-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004I289FE

Can anyone comment on the following:

1. What is included and how is it included (all bonus cuts and multiple alt taks or at the end)? I am asking because I have a few of the older ojcs.

2. Sound quality or mastering (not to get all Hoffman on this point but curious nonetheless)?

Thanks much for any guidance.

[JETman]

LOL I spent my money too soon!

Amazon UK today has the Bill Evans Riverside box for 29.67 GBP - 20% VAT = 23.74 GBP = $37.27.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Riverside-Milsestone-Bill-Evans/dp/B004I289FE?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelcamelcam-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004I289FE

Can anyone comment on the following:

1. What is included and how is it included (all bonus cuts and multiple alt taks or at the end)? I am asking because I have a few of the older ojcs.

2. Sound quality or mastering (not to get all Hoffman on this point but curious nonetheless)?

Thanks much for any guidance.

If it's like the other sets in this series, it contains EXACT copies of the OJC cd's released in the States in the late 80s and early 90s by Fantasy. The cd's are enclosed in cheap mini-lp sleeves that, incidentally, are NOT exact replicas of the original lp sleeves.

[Jay]

LOL I spent my money too soon!

Amazon UK today has the Bill Evans Riverside box for 29.67 GBP - 20% VAT = 23.74 GBP = $37.27.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Riverside-Milsestone-Bill-Evans/dp/B004I289FE?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelcamelcam-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004I289FE

Can anyone comment on the following:

1. What is included and how is it included (all bonus cuts and multiple alt taks or at the end)? I am asking because I have a few of the older ojcs.

2. Sound quality or mastering (not to get all Hoffman on this point but curious nonetheless)?

Thanks much for any guidance.

If it's like the other sets in this series, it contains EXACT copies of the OJC cd's released in the States in the late 80s and early 90s by Fantasy. The cd's are enclosed in cheap mini-lp sleeves that, incidentally, are NOT exact replicas of the original lp sleeves.

Ok, thanks for the info. Sigh. Starting to think that this applies to those Pop Market boxes as well. Trying to avoid the constant circle of rebuying what I already own.

[JETman]

The Pop Markets in general have a considerably nicer presentation, although lots have problems with the "mysterious" white borders that appear around the cover pictures. Btw, there's usually nothing wrong with the mastering on those early OJCCD's. If yuo don't already have most of the albums, buying those Euro boxes is a cheap way to go.

[crisp]

If it's like the other sets in this series, it contains EXACT copies of the OJC cd's released in the States in the late 80s and early 90s by Fantasy. The cd's are enclosed in cheap mini-lp sleeves that, incidentally, are NOT exact replicas of the original lp sleeves.

They are exact copies, but I thought the Evans would be like the Tatums I have in the same series: double jewel cases in a slip case. It's basic, but no more cheap than zillions of other boxed sets out there, including Mosaic Selects.

[king ubu]

Are you sure about the mini LP packing of the single discs? I've only got one of these (the Rollins Prestige) and is has the discs (eight of them, the albums - the box is not identical in content to the earlier complete 7CD set, missing several sideman sessions/albums) in two jumbo jewel cases, each holding four discs. The others I've seen in stores (Ellington Carnegie, Chet Baker Riverside, Coltrane Prestige) looked the same to me.

[JETman]

Are you sure about the mini LP packing of the single discs? I've only got one of these (the Rollins Prestige) and is has the discs (eight of them, the albums - the box is not identical in content to the earlier complete 7CD set, missing several sideman sessions/albums) in two jumbo jewel cases, each holding four discs. The others I've seen in stores (Ellington Carnegie, Chet Baker Riverside, Coltrane Prestige) looked the same to me.

I have the first pressing of the Miles Prestige Albums set. It uses the mini-lp packaging. Maybe when they changed for succeeding pressings, they put these in jewel cases? I know they went from a longbox version (which I have) to what looks like a cube.

[king ubu]

Saw the new Coltrane in a store today - way to thin to contain jewel cases ... guess they go the mini-LP route for larger sets or they've just changed somewhere along the way. Does the Miles contain a booklet with anything other than line-ups, tracklist and all the usual information?