WOXY.com Recommends Holiday Gift Ideas Part 1
It is that time of the year again, time to decide what to get for your loved ones for Christmas and begin to cross some names off of that list. Of course, we here at WOXY.com think you should just get them all good music, that is what we do after all. There are not alot of new releases floating around right now, but here are some newly packaged re-issues and best of’s that you may not be aware of that could be great gifts for someone on your list, or yourself.
U2 - Joshua Tree (Remastered / Expanded) (Super Deluxe Edition) (2CD/DVD) - A must have for any U2 nerd, this classic album gets a much needed freshening up and includes some great stuff on the DVD as well. The super nerd version also includes a 56 page hardback embossed book.
Robyn Hitchcock - I Wanna Go Backwards - Another must have here but this for the Robyn Hitchcock fan base. This box set includes 5 CDs which includes the 3 expanded reissues, plus While Thatcher Mauled Britain: a 2-CD collection of 57 bonus tracks. Or you can go with the 8 LP set! A great collection of Hitchcock’s solo works and like I said, a must have for any completest out there.
Robyn Hitchcock - I Wanna Go Backwards
Massive Attack - Collected Holiday Gift Pack - You may already know about the Collected Best Of thing Massive Attack released last year, but this new version expands things even more. You get two CD’s and a DVD that incorporates the special edition of the trip hop pioneers’ collected hits combined with the companion DVD ‘Eleven Promos’ that compiles their promotional videos.
Certainly worth checking out.
The Brit Box: U.K. Indie, Shoegaze, and Brit-Pop Gems of the Last Millennium - This is a very cool item indeed. It’s a 4 CD set with an average of 20 songs on each disc and compiles the less-commercial but no-less important music of the early 1960s British Invasion all the way to the 1990’s Brit bands like Oasis, Ash and The Verve. Some sweet packaging too.
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black Deluxe Edition Miss out on the Winehouse hype machine this year? It might be a good time to jump on the train now as her album Back To Black is getting the deluxe edition treatment. Although I think only on import right now, this two CD set has loads of bonus tunes to go along with the already excellent album.
Lots more goodies, but these should get you started…..
