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Title: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Andy on September 04, 2026, 10:29:37 AM There's a plethora of Super Deluxe editions of old albums by Yes, The Police, Black Sabbath, Nirvana, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones etc etc
They usually consist of the original albums, outtakes, demos and sometimes a live album or two. They all cost a bloody fortune. Has anyone ever found these to be of great value or interest? Enquiring minds want to know. Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Jules Gray on September 04, 2026, 10:34:59 AM Some, yes. But it depends how obsessive about an artist you are.
Jules Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Peter Allen on September 04, 2026, 12:14:28 PM I usually buy these , but then question myself why , even the Sandy Denny ones or John Martyn's One World and Solid Air , it is pretty rare to find a demo that you play more often than the finished version
I have the Joy Division ones , still sealed , ditto Led Zeppelin 3 and Houses Of The Holy After all the bonus material is soon available on You Tube - and the times you end up buying the original "as released" material - nobody seems to sell "disc 2 only" versions The Beach Boys would be a case where I do go back to the demos, work in progress , and I bet Jules does the same with The Who - so he's spot on in his post , depends in how high a regard you hold a particular album or artist Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Alan2 on September 04, 2026, 12:22:55 PM I don't think I've ever bought one.
I don't mind a reissue, if it's of good provenance, and might show some sonic improvement, and/or bonus material, but I don't need anything beyond ordinary CD and vinyl. A box containing Blu ray, surround sound cuddly toy etc etc. , is of no interest to me. Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Nick Reg on September 04, 2026, 07:43:39 PM I have a very large collection of box sets which I am a bit obsessed with to be honest but rarely go for the type you mention. I prefer the career retrospective ones with loads of extra tracks. My favourites are the Sandy , Al Stewart and Ian Hunter ones. I have most of the Free Reed ones, and related.
Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Alan2 on September 05, 2026, 10:58:08 AM I have a very large collection of box sets which I am a bit obsessed with to be honest but rarely go for the type you mention. I prefer the career retrospective ones with loads of extra tracks. My favourites are the Sandy , Al Stewart and Ian Hunter ones. I have most of the Free Reed ones, and related. I have the Al Stewart one- still sealed. It was an impulse buy and i have all of the albums, some of them more than once. Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Nick Reg on September 05, 2026, 01:56:29 PM I have a very large collection of box sets which I am a bit obsessed with to be honest but rarely go for the type you mention. I prefer the career retrospective ones with loads of extra tracks. My favourites are the Sandy , Al Stewart and Ian Hunter ones. I have most of the Free Reed ones, and related. I have the Al Stewart one- still sealed. It was an impulse buy and i have all of the albums, some of them more than once. Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Alan2 on September 05, 2026, 04:16:14 PM I have a very large collection of box sets which I am a bit obsessed with to be honest but rarely go for the type you mention. I prefer the career retrospective ones with loads of extra tracks. My favourites are the Sandy , Al Stewart and Ian Hunter ones. I have most of the Free Reed ones, and related. I have the Al Stewart one- still sealed. It was an impulse buy and i have all of the albums, some of them more than once. Yes I know - 17 albums and the rest of the 35 (?) is extra stuff. Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Poor Will (Bill) on September 05, 2026, 06:31:09 PM The remastered (often by Steven Wilson) sets in book format are generally extremely good value.
I have quite a few of the Jethro Tull and Marillion sets. Title: Re: Super Deluxe Editions Post by: Will S on September 06, 2026, 03:02:21 PM The remastered (often by Steven Wilson) sets in book format are generally extremely good value. I have quite a few of the Jethro Tull and Marillion sets. Seconded and agreed. |