Vinyl Me Please Anthology

What if the Impulse! box is so terrible we wish it never happened?
This is probably my biggest worry....but at the same time I don't know that they have truly made any AWFUL box sets so far. Maybe Herbie seemed like the most squandered opportunity but I know Herbie seemed involved in the curation of that one.
 
This is probably my biggest worry....but at the same time I don't know that they have truly made any AWFUL box sets so far. Maybe Herbie seemed like the most squandered opportunity but I know Herbie seemed involved in the curation of that one.

Personally I think Willie was there biggest flop. Which isn't even absolutely terrible, so your first point stands.
 
This is probably my biggest worry....but at the same time I don't know that they have truly made any AWFUL box sets so far. Maybe Herbie seemed like the most squandered opportunity but I know Herbie seemed involved in the curation of that one.

Yeah, like the Herbie Anthology, I could definitely see quibbling with the 8 albums selected. Or already having 2 of them - especially whatever the Coltrane album is. I mean, I don't see how you tell the "Story of Impulse!" without A Love Supreme.

When I asked Storf in January he said it was definitely coming this year, and they wanted to make it perfect as they know it's going to be beloved. Grain of salt obviously, but I do think they know this is the anthology that will be the most nitpicked by Audiophiles, Hoffman Forums, N&Gers, etc.
 
Any particular reason? Records they missed? Records they chose? Something else?

I think better choices could have been made, for sure - especially for the price point. I definitely think Teatro should have been included, but you're never going to make everybody happy and I can let that one go easily enough, but to not have included Phases and Stages is outright criminal and I think does a major disservice to telling Willie's story.

The inclusion of Yesterday's Wine was also disappointing - not because it isn't a great album, but because there is already a top notch audiophile version readily available.

The inclusion of Stardust, quite frankly, is a piss off. Particularly for the price point. Again, great album. Fantastic even. But so readily available in any and every variation from dollar bin to audiophile. You can barely spit without hitting a copy. And, to me, the inclusion of the absolute most readily available title in his catalogue in a "premium" box set feels a bit like a "fuck you."

Across the Borderline was an absolutely incredible inclusion. But it and Country Willie are the only two selections that feel truly premium, but the price of the whole set is too much for just those two alone.
 
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I think better choices could have been made, for sure - especially for the price point. I definitely think Teatro should have been included, but you're never going to make everybody happy and I can let that one go easily enough, but to not have included Phases and Stages is outright criminal and I think does a major disservice to telling Willie's story.

The inclusion of Yesterday's Wine was also disappointing - not because it isn't a great album, but because there is already a top notch audiophile version readily available.

The inclusion of Stardust, quite frankly, is a piss off. Particularly for the price point. Again, great album. Fantastic even. But so readily available in any and every variation from dollar bin to audiophile. You can barely spit without hitting a copy. And, to me, the inclusion of the absolute most readily available title in his catalogue in a "premium" box set feels a bit like a "fuck you."

Across the Borderline was an absolutely incredible inclusion. But it and Country Willie are the only two selections that feel truly premium, but the price of the whole set is too much for just those two alone.
I am really happy getting Country Willie but if a couple others had been swapped for Teatro and Phases and Stages, it would have been almost perfect for me.
 
I am really happy getting Country Willie but if a couple others had been swapped for Teatro and Phases and Stages, it would have been almost perfect for me.

If both Teatro and Phases and Stages were included along with Country Willie and Across The Borderline I wouldn't have hesitated for even half a second! Even if Stardust was still included.
 
If both Teatro and Phases and Stages were included along with Country Willie and Across The Borderline I wouldn't have hesitated for even half a second! Even if Stardust was still included.
I got the Anthology, but for sure would have been so much happier if Stardust had been replaced with Phases and Stages. Hope springs eternal that is on deck as a VMP Essentials pick.
 
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