Music gift guide for this Christmas
Struggling for last minute ideas for ‘that’ special person in your life. Too much music, too much choice, too many formats?! Here’s our music Christmas shopping guide, to help navigate the choppy waters of buying music for friends and family…
These are recommendations based on our reviews and experience of these sets. We’ve provided UK and US amazon links after each item and kept prices in pounds, for simplicity. There may be some variance in US pricing.
Eighties pop-freak:
On-a-budget (£5 – 20)
- • Swing Out Sister – It’s Better To Travel 2CD Deluxe [UK – US]
- • Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Frankie Said [UK – US]
- • Bronski Beat – Age Of Consent 2CD Deluxe [UK – US]
Splashing out (£20-70)
- • Level 42 – Running In The Family Super Deluxe [UK – US]
- • Michael Jackson – Bad 25 Legacy Edition 2CD+DVD [UK – US]
- • INXS – Kick Super Deluxe Edition 3CD+DVD [UK – US]
The Indie boy (or girl)
On-a-budget (£5 – 20)
- • The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream deluxe [UK – US]
- • Luke Haines – Outsider/In 2CD ‘best of’ [UK – US]
- • Manic Street Preachers – Generation Terrorists Legacy [UK – US]
Splashing out (£20 – 70)
- • World Party – Arkeology 5CD set [UK – US]
- • Suede – Live At The Royal Albert Hall deluxe [UK – US]
- • Rage Against The Machine – Super Deluxe [UK – US]
The 1970s Classic Rock fan
On-a-budget (£5 – 20)
- • Pink Floyd – The Wall Experience Edition (3CD) [UK – US]
- • Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (CD+DVD) [UK – US]
- • Neil Young – Official Release Series box [UK – US]
Splashing out (£20-£70)
- Joni Mitchell – The Studio Albums 1968-1979 box [UK – US]
- Roxy Music – The Complete Studio Recordings box [UK – US]
- T-Rex – Electric Warrior Super Deluxe [UK – US]
The R&B/Soul nut
On-a-budget (£5 – 20)
- • Roberta Flack – Original Album Series (5CDs) [UK – US]
- • Otis Redding – Otis Blue: Otis Sings Soul (blue vinyl) [UK]
- • Booker T. & The MG’s – Original Album Series (5CDs) [UK – US]
Splashing out (£20-£70)
- • Bill Withers – Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums [UK – US]
- • Atlantic Soul Legends – Various artists 20CD box [UK – US]
- • Amy Winehouse – At The BBC box set [UK]
The Sixties swinger
On-a-budget (£5 – £20)
- • The Monkees – Music Box 4CD set [UK]
- • The Beatles – Sgt Pepper (Vinyl Stereo remaster) [UK – US]
- • The Rolling Stones – GRRR! (3CD) [UK – US]
Splashing out (£20-£70)
- • The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour Box Set [UK – US]
- • The Searchers – Hearts In Their Eyes box set [UK – US]
- • Velvet Underground & Nico – Super Deluxe [UK – US]
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INXS really? Thought that one has been roundly criticised by 99% of the planet!!! Agree with the SOS and FGTH ones though.
Paul The sound quality on the Roxy Music box set is stunning. I know there was a long discussion about the promise and then absence of 5.1 but it is a good value set and well worth considering.
Your site is very much appreciated and I am sure I speak for many of your readers when I wish you and yours a very happy Chrisymas and best for 2013
Salutations from Detroit
Many thanks Hedley! Agree with you about the sound of Roxy. Hope you enjoy the festive period over there in Detroit… cheers, Paul
Disappointed that Edsel’s comprehensive and well packaged Deacon Blue reissues didn’t get a mention… around 200 tracks, with every b-side and almost every extra track and remix ever released by CBS / Sony and Papillion, all the original linear notes, new photos, every song lyric, new overviews of each era / album written by Ricky Ross and all 6 reissues at one point totalled about £70.