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Not another list of multi-disc sonic money-shots.
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After nearly two decades as rock royalty, his inner flame still burns hot purple -- rain or shine.
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The year's best in box sets provides obsessed fans of country, jazz, blues and rock with some treasures and some trash.
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Dave Hickey's essays on art and democracy hit a major chord.
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A survey of the year's best in box sets.
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