Gift Guide 2017: The Best Box Sets
Deluxe, rarities-filled packages for serious collectors, die-hard completists and fans of Elvis, Bowie, Dylan, Weird Al – and even Freddy Krueger
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The Smiths, 'The Queen is Dead'
The U.K. alt-rock heroes were at a peak on this 1986 LP, which contained such classics as "Big Mouth Strikes Again" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out." This 3 CD/1 DVD or 5-LP box contains a remastered version of the original LP, demos and B-sides a stellar '86 concert from the U.S, tour to support the album. The DVD features the 2017 master of the album in 96kHz / 24-bit PCM stereo and The Queen Is Dead – A Film By Derek Jarman. $40; rhino.com