Gift Guide: Easy to Wrap and Easy On the Ears - so Shop for Box Sets

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If you thought we looked at a lot of box sets last week, wait till you finish this here article. Just as much as you can count on a lot food being consumed, trees bought and hard-to-find parking, it's a right of passage into the holiday season for an onslaught of box sets to hit stores. Complete with beautiful packaging, extensive liner notes, CDs, DVDs and a cool bunch of extras, these collections will make the music fans on your holiday list supremely happy. All you have to know is what type of music your special someone listens to, and then pick the appropriate set.

Few artists get such a strong reaction, positive and negative, as folkie Tom Waits. During his storied career, the singer/songwriter has made countless records full of challenging and disarming tunes, ones with such beauty hiding underneath that numerous artists have covered a Waits song. From the incredible "Mule Variations" to the pitch-perfect "Rain Dogs," the musician barely ever makes a misstep.

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Gift Guide: Easy to Wrap and Easy On the Ears - so Shop for Box Sets

On the three-CD "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards," Waits collects all the songs he didn't place on an album, rare demos of tunes others covered, B-sides and more. With over 30 unreleased songs, the set will make any Waits fan's mouth water. There are even ...

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