CHRISTMAS PRESENT IDEAS for CD Volume 3 - "The Path Even Less Taken Than The First Two Paths" - A List of Not So Obvious BUDGET BUYS by AMAZON Hall Of Fame Reviewer Mark Barry...

22 November 2019
I get asked a lot (via e-mail) to advise on gifts (especially music titles). 
This list is for those on a budget but still looking for quality 
and maybe even a bit of quantity into the 3CD bargain...

CD PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS 2019 Volume 3

BEST BUDGET BUYS

HIDDEN AMAZON GEMS... 

Given that there are so many 'Best Of' and 'Anthology' CD sets for such a wide spread of music artists and genres, it can be a little hard to see the wood for the chaff and re-records. 

For this post, I'm focusing on DEMON and EDSEL Records and their "Gold" 3CD Anthology Sets via their budget label imprint CRIMSON. So far there's been over 20 Titles (and counting) released across 2018 and 2019...

These are cheap and cheerful, usually pitched at six quid or less, but quietly feature those Edsel Remaster of old usually a hugely generous 40 to 60 tracks. Acts from the Seventies include Kiki Dee, Labi Siffre, Mungo Jerry, Brotherhood Of Man, Chas and Dave, T.Rex with Marc Bolan, Boney M, Bay City Rollers and more - with the Eighties and Nineties featured by Belinda Carlisle, Shalamar, Hank Marvin, 5 Star, M People, Ace Of Base and Micheal Bolton. 

The 3-way card flaps credit the album or 45 on a track-by-track basis so don't expect a booklet in any (these are not Box Sets as Amazon often mistakenly credits them as). But with this much quality music on display in pretty packs and at such a low price - these "Gold" 3-disc sets offer a chance to explore artists you know by name but probably don't know the hidden gems in their back catalogue (Labi Siffre, Kiki Dee, T.Rex etc). 

Here are some of those titles - simply click the logo below for today's price and in some cases, you'll notice some are even cheaper on site...