Re: Kate: b-sides/boxed set review wanted

[Desi The Three-Armed Wonder Comic <jondr@sco.COM>]

I am not 474mcwilliam@gw.wmich.edu.  I didn't say:
>I'm thinking about buying her boxed set but right now I don't have the 100
>dollars to do it. It would cost more to go out and buy all her singles. How
>about a review of her boxed set? Haven't seen one yet!!!

Good things about the box set:

- instantly gives you the complete EMI recordings of kate, minus three
instrumental versions.
- sexy black box fits in well with trendy black furniture and stereo
equipment
- nice picture book with glossy drool-resistant pages
- UK editions of CDs have better sound than US editions
- Never For Ever CD has correct track indexing unlike US edition

Bad things about the box set:

- too expensive
- pointless sticker sheet.  you can't use them because it ruins the
integrity of your box set.  so what do you do with them, then?  if i ever
went on tour or played live again i might slap one on my keyboard or guitar
and ruin the integrity of my set just so i could look cool.
- you gotta paw through the stickers and book to get at the CDs and they
aren't the easiest to get out, particularly if you've been letting your
fingernails grow long.
- too expensive
- nothing new.  most collectors have all the tracks already.
- weird size and shape guarantees it won't fit in your CD rack.

Mitigating factors:

- if you can sell your old kt merchandise, you can defray the cost
somewhat.  i got the box set from a canadian contact for something like
US$130.  sold all my old KT discs for a total of $40, bringing the price on
the box down to $90, which isn't that bad for 8 import CDs.
- those b-sides sound great on CD.  except passing through air which sounds
really muddy and compressed.  but i love it anyway.  what a dopey song.
wheee!

any more questions?

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