was amazed to stumble upon these boxsets
590946
Have been a Charlie Parker fan since day one and, having had to donate the paperbacks (plus many others) to a worthy cause due to a downsizing of space, was amazed to stumble upon these boxsets. Am looking forward so much to revisiting these old favourites!
3112755
Somehow, me, a lover of fantasy art, missed these books entirely, never heard of them til last week. I am enraptured! Great collection of dream art to spin off of...love love love, and will buy the rest , i suspect...
3152267
Man, this thing is so awsome.  I gotta say, I really dig what Rhino does with their boxsets.  "Nuggets" and "No Thanks" (covering American psychedelic/garage rock from the mid-Sixties and punk music from the late Seventies respectively) are both great sets.  "Nuggets II" is probably my favorite box set in the world, covering psychedlic music from around the world from the 60's.

They've broken the mold again here.  This box set covers 67-77, and it's all funky. That's the important thing.  What I really love about this set is how varied it is.  Some of this music is essentially jazz (especially the early stuff) with no lyrics, and played by jazz muscians like Grant Green, etc.  There's more typical-sounding funk music by artists you're probably all familiar with, like Sly, Aretha & Curis Mayfield. Most of it consists of artists you have never ever heard of, however, and it all sounds great.  It all sounds pretty different, however, covering different syles, and approaches, and coming from varous parts of the country.  There are very few weak spots, just lots of great funky music, it's all fun, and is a great thing to put on when company's over.  I have some issues with the packaging, but if you're into funky American music from the 1970's, you'll cream your bell-bottoms over this one!
2298744
I loved this so much that I immediately bought the whole box set!
1505606
I just recieved my box set today and all i can say is i am blown away! I have waited for years to get great copies of this classic show!
Great job VEI!!Job well done!!
2628517
This is a stunning collection and I cannot put it down. All of the stories that I remember and loved from my childhood are here. The books are not as small as I was lead to believe from the other reviewers although I am considering purchasing a large magnifying glass so I can better appreciate the artwork. The printing quality is fantastic and the pages are thick and glossy with high end ink. I certainly recommend this collection to fellow enthusiast.
1470795
This box set features the greatest singer in the world singing his greatest songs. I am very impressed with how this set was put together. The vocals are amazing, and every time I listen to a track I never heard before, I am in awe. There are so many songs, so many I haven't ever heard. I am very glad I made this purchase.
2661875
Didn't know these existed. OMG saw it on Amazon and bought the whole set.
3185681
This is truly an amazing collection containing 14 of the Master's films, most of them from his later so-called "Golden Period."  Unless you're a Hitchcock completionist, it's likely that you would be more than satisfied with this box set, perhaps supplemented by Strangers on a Train and North by Northwest, which are owned by Warner Bros. and thus not included in this Universal collection.

While not every film in this set is a "winner," they are all at least worth a look.  Not to mention that four of them are absolute masterpieces -- Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds -- and that the price of purchasing those four separately is roughly equal to the current price of the entire boxset.  Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Marnie, and Frenzy are also all worth owning in my view, and it's worth it to purchase the entire set for those nine films alone, and then you get five others as bonus features, not to mention the extra material on all the discs.

Video quality is great, with all the widescreen films finally made anamorphic.  With regards to the The Man Who Knew Too Much, I've never seen the old disc and am unable to compare, but, while it's not as sterling a transfer as Vertigo, it still looks fine on my 32" Samsung LCD.

You can get marginally better transfers for Vertigo, Psycho, and Rear Window through the recent 2-disc Universal Legacy releases, but the additional extras provided in those sets seem superfluous, with episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and a new featurette or two.  What's here is more than adequate and presented quite stylishly within the red velvet case, which is slightly larger than I was led to believe knowing that the discs were housed 4 to a case, but it still fits fine on my shelf.  Some care will be required due to the way the discs are situated inside these cases, but they fit snugly when popped into place, and as long as you don't toss them inside like frisbees they should be just fine.

All-in-all, this is really a superb value.
4614261
I discovered much of the wonder found in this collection already within me.  For anyone looking for answers in simplicity, grace and compassion, I encourage them to watch and listen.  Perhaps the answers for them can be found in this collection. I have watched the DVDs a few times and each time I find something else....in them...in me.  Strange how messages come to us from never dreamed of places.
3269365
I am very glad I bought this and highly recommend it. All of the recordings are from 1950's and early 60's. The quality and the breadth of this box set make it a wonderful way to start or quickly expand and a top-tier classical music collection. For me, the biggest revelation in the set was the recordings of Hayden symphonies, 19 in all. They are lively, fresh, balanced, and not overly romanticized. I had no idea that Bernstein recorded Hayden so often and so well. It also includes great recordings of all 9 Beethoven Symphonies and 4 of the 6 Symphonies by Nielsen. There is nothing in the set that is particularly modern, which I would have liked more of. The most modern pieces in the collection might be 3 Symphonies by William Schuman, again, wonderful recordings. One correction of a previous review: only Symphony 9 by Bruckner is included, not all of his symphonies.

Some of his best recordings of Mahler Symphonies, which I was hoping would be in this box set, were made later with the NYP and the Vienna Philharmonic and are in other box sets from Deutsche Gramophone. My biggest problem with these earlier recordings is with the sound of lead trumpet player in many of the Mahler symphonies, particularly 2 and 5. He has a somewhat warbly, overblown sound that might have been in vogue then, but it is annoying to me now.

I don't care for the packaging. I assume they wanted to do something big and different, but it can be difficult to find a specific recording, and sometimes it is hard to remove the CD that is at the very bottom of one of the four compartments. I would have preferred the common block-style container, with all CDs back to back.
747403
Didn't know what to expect - but was pleasantly surprised.  Great set - fantastic price!  Will certainly look out for more in this area. Thank you.
99244
I've purchased many a box set, and I have to say that this is my favorite box set of all time.  On all the CDs, I don't skip a single track!  CD 4 is an especially nice surprise because of its overall mellow, sometimes ambient sound.  Don't be put off that (for example) there are 5 tracks for "Willie Nelson."  Just consider it one long Willie Nelson jam...all the tracks are great in their own way.  This is also very true for the "Go Ahead John" tracks, as well as others.  I also love the Bitch's Brew box set, but I do skip a few tracks here & there on that box set...therefore the Jack Johnson box set, where no tracks are skipped, must be characterized as my favorite box set of all time.
2285841
Absolutely amazing music.  Beautiful packaging too!  Nina Simone is one of my favorite artists and I am so glad to have this box set.  There are quite a few songs that I have not heard before on the albums.  It is such a pleasure to hear pieces that I have not heard before.
54663
amazing price for the best show ever -- seriously, if you're debating watching this, be unsure no further -- i consider buying the box set to be an excellent investment as i'll definitely watch this over and over again
3298759
My son is 5 and he "inherited" a partial collection from an older cousin and he thinks they are hysterical. So I began to look around to purchase the rest of the books for him and came across this box set. At the price I paid for four books, it was absolute steal. We've been reading a chapter or two at night, and again in the morning. We're moving on to the Bailey School Kids when we finish these!
811153
This is the Mother load of serial killer sets. This set includes Unsolved Serial Killings ( my fave) includes The Zodiac killer, The Frankford slasher, and The highway of tears serial killer. I loved these because there were so many I hadn't ever heard of.  Woman Who Kill, which includes Lizzie Bordon, Delphina and Maria de Jesus Gonzales  (sisters) creepy, and Martha Beck. Again there were a lot in here I hadn't heard of. You always hear about Arlene Warnos(do not know how to spell her name, but this book has so many I had never seen anything about before. Case Closed includes Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, etc. these are the ones that we have all heard of, but still want to read the details over and over. Finally, Doctor's Who Kill includes many stories of medical horror, I don't think I want to go to the hospital anytime soon and once you read this, neither will you. These are great books, I enjoyed them all and I think we are all fascinated and horrified at the same time by serial killers, that is why we read about them. Kudos to the author for putting them together in this fantastic boxed set.