This weekend, Rock Daily celebrated
the box set — that glossy ultimate mixtape that brightens up any coffee table but can lighten your wallet by the ton. We pooled your nominations with ours and came up with a list of the fifteen best worth your buck:
1.
Star Time, James Brown
2.
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Ray Charles
3.
Anthology of American Folk Music, Various Artists
4.
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968, Various Artists
5.
Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music, Various Artists
6.
The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991, Bob Dylan
7.
One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found, Various Artists
8.
The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983, Johnny Cash
9.
Arkology, Lee “Scratch” Perry
10.
No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion, Various Artists
11.
Crossroads, Eric Clapton
12.
Back to Mono, Phil Spector
13.
Peel Slowly and See, Velvet Underground
14.
Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
15.
The Funk Box, Various Artists
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