Pink Floyd's new remastered "Discovery" box set is likely to be the biggest selling classic rock box set release since The Beatles stereo & mono box sets from 2009.
This box set includes 16 total discs. That's all 14 Pink Floyd studio albums from 1967 through 1994. The box set contains 16 discs instead of just 14 because 2 of their albums were double albums (Ummagumma and The Wall.)
While a lot of Floyd fans already own all 14 of their albums, what makes this box set exciting is that it includes brand new remastered versions of each of the band's albums. They were digitally remastered by James Guthrie who was a co-producer for The Wall in 1979.
For people who are not familiar with the band's entire back catalog this new CD box set is a great way to discover it. Is there a better way to listen to Pink Floyd's fantastic music for the first time than with great remastered sound quality? I would suggest listening to these albums in chronological order so you can hear Pink Floyd's amazing journey from their beginnings with Syd Barrett to the post Roger Waters era in the 1980s and '90s.
And of course there are those fans who know their very popular albums such as The Wall like the back of their hand but who have never fully delved into their other great albums. I'm a huge fan of Animals, Meddle, and Piper at the Gates of Dawn. I actually enjoy all three of these albums more than The Wall, despite its massive popularity
In addition to the Discovery CD Box Set, there are also three "Immersion" box sets coming out; one box set for each of their three most famous studio albums; 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon, 1975's Wish You Were Here, and 1979's The Wall. Each of these Immersion box sets includes from five to seven discs focused on just that one album! That may seem like a bit too much to some casual fans, but these are really remarkable albums and really do deserve that level of "immersion."
The Pink Floyd: Oh By The Way CD Box Set is the "old way" of getting all of this legendary band's albums in one go. It contains the previous CD versions of their albums.
This box set includes 16 total discs. That's all 14 Pink Floyd studio albums from 1967 through 1994. The box set contains 16 discs instead of just 14 because 2 of their albums were double albums (Ummagumma and The Wall.)
While a lot of Floyd fans already own all 14 of their albums, what makes this box set exciting is that it includes brand new remastered versions of each of the band's albums. They were digitally remastered by James Guthrie who was a co-producer for The Wall in 1979.
For people who are not familiar with the band's entire back catalog this new CD box set is a great way to discover it. Is there a better way to listen to Pink Floyd's fantastic music for the first time than with great remastered sound quality? I would suggest listening to these albums in chronological order so you can hear Pink Floyd's amazing journey from their beginnings with Syd Barrett to the post Roger Waters era in the 1980s and '90s.
And of course there are those fans who know their very popular albums such as The Wall like the back of their hand but who have never fully delved into their other great albums. I'm a huge fan of Animals, Meddle, and Piper at the Gates of Dawn. I actually enjoy all three of these albums more than The Wall, despite its massive popularity
In addition to the Discovery CD Box Set, there are also three "Immersion" box sets coming out; one box set for each of their three most famous studio albums; 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon, 1975's Wish You Were Here, and 1979's The Wall. Each of these Immersion box sets includes from five to seven discs focused on just that one album! That may seem like a bit too much to some casual fans, but these are really remarkable albums and really do deserve that level of "immersion."
The Pink Floyd: Oh By The Way CD Box Set is the "old way" of getting all of this legendary band's albums in one go. It contains the previous CD versions of their albums.
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The vinyl LP version of The Dark Side of the Moon remains one of the biggest selling vinyl albums almost 40 years after its original release.
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