DARRYL STERDAN Sounding off about the latest music @darryl_sterdan 2014 BOX SET ROUNDUP Rory Gallagher Joni Mitchell Soundgarden The album may be running out of steam, but the box set is Irish Tour ’74: 40th Anniversary Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks still going strong. This fall brought another sonic tsunami — ...ANDTHEREST Back in his stompin’ ground: The Irish Ballet, Waiting to be Danced Across the Path ONDVD blues-rock guitar hero’s landmark live Classic Joni — Mitchell spent years Didn’t get enough bonus tracks in the nearly 100 overhauled classics, archive-raiding anthologies set gets an encore with 43 unreleased assembling this soundtrack to a four- Superunknown box? Here are three more Depeche Mode Bryan Adams cuts. DISCS: 7 CDs, 1 DVD. DATES: act romantic ballet, using 53 songs discs of obscure originals, covers and Live in Berlin and collectibles for completists. Here are the biggest, the best Reckless: 30th Anniversary 1973-’74. DAMAGE: $72. from her archives. DISCS: 4 CDs. oddities. DISCS: 3 CDs. DATES: 1988- Two versions of Anton and most of the rest of this season’s readily available offerings. Thinking inside Try Flawless — the Can-rocker’s hit- DATES: 1971-2007. DAMAGE: $60. 2014. DAMAGE: $50. Corbijn’s stylish 2013 filled 1984 gem gets upgraded with a live concert film, with full disc, 5.1 audio and vintage video. DISCS: George Harrison audio and a 5.1 version of 1 | Bob Dylan & The Band 6 | Miles Davis 2 CDs, 1 DVD, 1 Blu-ray. DATES: 1984-’85. The Apple Years Pink Floyd Supertramp Delta Machine. DISCS: 2 Bootleg Series Vol. 11: Basement Miles at the Fillmore 1970: Bootleg DAMAGE: $80. The quiet one gets the last word — The Division Bell: 20th Anniversary Crime of the Century DVDs, 1 Blu-Ray, 2 CDs. Tapes Complete Series Vol. 3 finally — with this long-awaited upgrade Floyd primed the pump for The Bloody well right, it’s the English DATES: 2013. DAMAGE: Dylan and The Band’s storied sessions Four full shows (and more) from the of Harrison’s early post-Beatles output. Endless River with this pricey deluxe rockers’ breakthrough third album, $32. are finally released in a big way — with all maverick trumpeter and his all-star band David Bowie DISCS: 7 CDs & 1 DVD. DATES: 1968- version of its predecessor. DISCS: 1 remastered on deluxe vinyl and joined by their magnetism, mystique and majesty weeks after his groundbreaking Bitches Nothing Has Changed: Deluxe ’75. DAMAGE: $90. CD, 1 Blu-Ray, 2 LPs, 3 singles. DATES: a previously unreleased gig. DISCS: 3 LPs. intact. DISCS: 6 CDs. DATES: 1967. Brew album. DISCS: 4 CDs. DATES: Nearly 60 of the Thin White Duke’s 1994. DAMAGE: $120. DATES: 1974-’75. DAMAGE: $36. The Midnight Special DAMAGE: $125. 1970. DAMAGE: $50. glam-pop and art-rock classics, presented Jethro Tull Various Artists in reverse chronological order — but with Elvis Presley Tears for Fears More than eight 2 | The Rise and Fall of few rarities. DISCS: 3 CDs. DATES: 1964- WarChild: 40th Anniversary hours of clips from the 7 | Wings 2014. DAMAGE: $22. The latest Tull reissue expands their Elvis: That’s the Way It Is Deluxe Songs From The Big Chair: Super Deluxe pioneering ’70s music-TV Paramount Records, Volume 2 Venus & Mars Deluxe | The Box seventh album with outtakes, new The way he was: Six concerts from The biggest Chair ever augments the show — most of which are Various Artists Wings at the Speed of Sound Deluxe stereo and 5.1 mixes and extensive The King’s first Vegas stand in 1970 — duo’s 1985 smash with outtakes, live fare, already online for free. Jack White does The latest lavish Captain Beefheart notes. DISCS: 2 CDs, 2 DVDs. DATES: and the updated documentary they 12” mixes, 5.1 audio and video. DISCS: DISCS: 6 DVDs. DATES: it again — by loading volumes in Paul Sun Zoom Spark 1973-’74. DAMAGE: $50. spawned. DISCS: 8 CDs & 2 DVDs. 6 CDs, 2 DVDs. DATES: 1983-2005. 1972-’79. DAMAGE: $40. another custom- McCartney’s Archive Maverick mutant Don Van Vliet’s first DATES: 1970. DAMAGE: $160. DAMAGE: $100. built cabinet with Collection deliver three post-Trout Mask Replica releases 800 blues and jazz THEBEST... another treasure return — joined with a disc of previously Kinks R.E.M. treasures, plus books trove of hits and released outtakes. DISCS: 4 CDs. DATES: The Anthology R.E.M. The Tragically Hip REMTV and more. DISCS: 6 LPs, 1 USB drive. memorabilia. DISCS: 2 CDs & 1 DVD 1970-’72. DAMAGE: $48. Tired of waiting for that reunion 7IN-83-88 Fully Completely: Deluxe A retrospective of DATES: 1928-’32. DAMAGE: $400. each. DATES: 1975-’76. DAMAGE: $70. tour? Here’s something you can enjoy Single-minded R.E.M. fans won’t This fuller, completer version of the Georgians’ live now: 100 hits and rarities from the U.K. balk at the hefty price for this box the CanRockers’ third album includes TV appearances, Bruce Cockburn rockers’ first act. DISCS: 5 CDs. DATES: with 11 of the band’s early 7” 45s outtakes, a live album and a 1993 tour doc. from Unplugged and 3 | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 8 | The Jam Rumours of Glory 1964-1971. DAMAGE: $60. in replicated cover art. DISCS: 12 DISCS: 2 CDs & 1 DVD. DATES: 1992-1993. Storytellers to Colbert CSNY 1974 Setting Sons Collectors Edition The Canadian folktivist retraces his singles. DATES: 1983-’88. DAMAGE: DAMAGE: $48. and their Rock Hall The fractious folk-rockers seem Hello-hurray; it’s Paul Weller and co.’s rich musical journey in this 117-track $115. induction. DISCS: 6 to be in perfect harmony — onstage, ambitious fourth album, augmented by companion set to his recent memoir. Led Zeppelin DVDs. DATES: 1983- anyway — in this superb-sounding live singles, demos, live fare, video and more. DISCS: 8 CDs & 1 DVD. DATES: 1966- Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin II | The Velvet Underground 2008. DAMAGE: $70. compilation. DISCS: 3 CDs & 1 DVD. DISCS: 3 CDs, 1 DVD. DATES: 1979-’80. 2009. DAMAGE: $135. Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin IV | Frank Sinatra The Velvet Underground: DATES: 1974. DAMAGE: $50. DAMAGE: $200. Houses of the Holy Super Deluxe Sinatra: London 45th Anniversary The songs remain the same (and Old Blue Eyes’ 1962 LP Great Songs Understated and underrated, the Rush Daft Punk the extras are meh) on Jimmy Page’s From Great Britain returns, joined by VU’s third LP is back with three different R40 4 | Pixies 9 | The Beatles Alive 1997 / 2007 Zep reissues, but the packaging is new. outtakes, BBC radio fare and concert mixes, a live gig and previously issued The CanRockers’ last Doolittle 25 Beatles in Mono: Limited Edition Vinyl Don your futuristic disco helmet and DISCS: 2 LPs, 2 CDs. DATES: 1969-’73. footage. DISCS: 3 CDs, 1 DVD. DATES: leftovers. DISCS: 6 CDs. DATES: 1968-’69. five live DVDs — plus Cue the waves of jubilation: Here You say you want a revolution. But in get down to this deluxe comp of the EDM DAMAGE: $150 each. 1953-’70. DAMAGE: $57. DAMAGE: $100. three hours of bonus fare, comes Frank Black and co.’s landmark this case, you don’t. You want the Fabs’ duo’s two live albums, with book and from a ’74 school show album, plus thrilling demos, la la live nine U.K. releases in their original mono trinkets. DISCS: 4 LPs. DATES: 1997 & to their recent Rock Hall recordings and rarities. DISCS: 3 CDs. glory. DISCS: 14 LPs. DATES: 1963-’69. 2007. DAMAGE: $145. Nils Lofrgren Sleater-Kinney Wilco blah-blah-blah. DISCS: DATES: 1988-’89. DAMAGE: $42. DAMAGE: $325. Face the Music Start Together Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 10 DVDs. DATES: 1974- Miles Davis Quintet Featuring One of rock’s greatest utility players Make that Restart Together — the Some bands grow. Wilco evolve, as 2013. DAMAGE: $100. and unsung heroes gets some overdue post-punk trio’s career-spanning box evinced on this compilation of demos, live 5 | Queen 10 | Bruce Springsteen John Coltrane star time on a 169-track set of solo also includes their first new song recordings, outtakes, collaborations and Live at the Rainbow ’74: Super Deluxe Album Collection Vol. 1 All of You: The Last Tour cuts and rarities. DISCS: 9 CDs, 1 DVD. in a decade. DISCS: 7 LPs, 1 single. covers. DISCS: 4 CDs. DATES: 1994-2014. There’s no shortage of killer Thanks to new technology, Bruce’s It’s a clash of the titans as post-bop DATES: 1971-2011. DAMAGE: $125. DATES: 1994-2014. DAMAGE: $125. DAMAGE: $50. Queen concerts available. But few are first seven albums have never sounded trumpet god Davis and sax colossus guaranteed to blow your mind like this better. Chuck your old CDs (or LPs) and Coltrane do musical battle onstage during barnburner. DISCS: 2 CDs & 2 DVDs. upgrade. DISCS: 8 CDs. DATES: 1973- their final tour. DISCS: 4 CDs. DATES: 1974. DAMAGE: $85. 1984. DAMAGE: $70. DATES: 1960. DAMAGE: $50. From left: Adams, Beefheart, Frankie Goes to Hollywood Presley. Inside the Pleasuredome Relax. It’s only the U.K. synth- popsters’ 1984 album, expanded with umpteen different mixes and videos. DISCS: 2 LPs, 3 EPs, 1 DVD, 1 cassette. DATES: 1984. DAMAGE: $195. Fripp & Eno Live in Paris 28.05.1975 No pussyfooting — just 154 minutes of tape-looped guitar improv and ambient instrumental experiments from the avant-garde icons. DISCS: 3 CDs. DATES: 1975. DAMAGE: $36. GO ONLINE TO READ 40 MORE BOXSET REVIEWS.