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Box Set Review:
A lavish and expensive eight-CD box set of Pink Floyd's greatest hits —
which are all albums, naturally.
Seven albums:
(A Saucerful of Secrets, Meddle, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, and A Momentary Lapse of Reason)
have been digitally remastered; when the eight discs are set together on the shelf, their spines form the prism and rainbow from the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon.
Shine On also includes an extra disc of early singles, housed in a digi-pak, and a hardcover book with plenty of pictures and text.
Since there is no previously unreleased material included on the set, the only incentive for hardcore fans who already own the albums is the packaging and remastering, both of which are impressive. Shine On is certainly worth the investment for those who don't already own the music.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
