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Various Artists - Produced by George Martin: 50 Years In Recording (2001) {6CD Box Set, Parlophone–EMI 532631}
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© 2001 Parlophone / EMI Records | 07243 532631 2 6
Rock / Jazz / Pop / Fusion / Folk Rock / British Invasion

George Martin is one of the world's most famous record producers and yet, despite a long and varied career, he is most celebrated for his era-defining work with the Beatles. The six-CD box set Produced By George Martin commemorates his 50 years behind the desk. The discs are in chronological order and loosely themed–early years, comedy recordings, 60s hits, orchestral, etc. While generally presented in a chronological fashion, each disc is likewise aptly subtitled. Disc one – "Crazy Rhythms" – features pre-rock & roll big band ("High Society"), skiffle ("Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O"), and dance music ("Scottish Polka" and "Saturday Jump"). In addition, there are tracks from other well-known yet rarely heard artists such as Jimmy Shand ("Bluebell Polka") and Rolf Harris ("Sun Arise"). The "Transports of Delight" on disc two highlight spoken-word and comedy sides produced by Martin in the '50s and '60s.

Sandy Denny - The Notes and the Words: A Collection of Demos and Rarities (2012) {4CD Set Island 371 246-9 rec 1966-1978}
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© 1966-78, 2012 Universal Island | 371 246-9
Folk / Acoustic / British Folk / Folk Rock

2010's mammoth, highly collectible and very limited, 19-disc Sandy Denny box set was truly a thing to behold, presenting the entirety of her career from studio to stage to front porch. It was a completist's dream, but it came with an exceptionally high price tag, which makes the appearance of 2011's Notes and the Words: A Collection of Demos and Rarities a real gift for fans, especially those who already own the complete studio recordings, whether solo or with Fotheringay, Strawbs, or Fairport Convention. The handsome, limited-edition four-disc box skims the cream from the top of the myriad rarities, BBC sessions, demos, and outtakes that made the previous collection so remarkable (an intimate bedroom recording of Jackson C. Frank's "Blues Run the Game"; an early demo of Like an Old Fashioned Waltz's "Carnival" with previously unheard melodies and lyrics; a blistering alternate studio take of a Dave Swarbrick-less "Sailor's Life," and alternate versions of Fairport classics like "Matty Groves," "Come All Ye," and "Fotheringay"), resulting in a wonderful window into one of English folk music's most magnificent voices.

New York Coin Magic Seminar Volumes 1-4, 8-13 of 16 (2005-2010)

New York Coin Magic Seminar Volumes 1-4, 8-13 is a 16 DVD set dedicated to exploring the art of Coin Magic. For 8 years, Mike Rubinstein, David Roth, and Mike Gallo have hosted a weekend seminar featuring lectures, presentations and workshops on coin magic. Each of these seminars have been captured on film with the effects, lessons and methods taught in excellent detail. With 16 volumes of coin magic, the New York Coin Magic Seminar collection provides a complete collection of coin magic to learn, appreciate and study.