Best 2009 Box Sets

Searching for the perfect holiday gift? These box sets released in 2009 feature a slew of original unreleased material, remastered hits, exclusive DVDs, and rare photos from our favorites: The Beatles, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra and more –- all fittingly packaged where all you need to add is the gift bow!

AC/DC Backtracks
AC/DC: Backtracks

This six-disc box set from the Australian rockers includes three audio discs, two DVDs, and one LP of rarities. It also includes nine pieces of memorabilia and a 164-page photo book. And best of all –- all of this comes in a working amp! This collector's item costs roughly $200 and is available exclusively at acdcbacktracks.com.



Daryl Hall & John Oates Do What You Want Be What You Are
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Do What You Want, Be What You Are

This collection of hits from the much celebrated pop duo includes 74 tracks with 16 previously unreleased cuts. It also contains a number of live performances as well as never before heard studio tracks and remixes. This box set can be purchased on Amazon.com for just under $35.





Miles Davis The Complete Miles Davis on Columbia Album Collection
Miles Davis: The Complete Miles Davis on Columbia Album Collection

This box set is a dream come true for Miles Davis fans. It is comprised of 70 individually packaged CDs and one DVD. It also contains a 250-page book with a biography, a fully annotated discography, a complete song index, and rare photos. The box set can be bought on Amazon.com for $328.28.



Dolly Parton Dolly
Dolly Parton: Dolly

This four-disc set from the country diva contains more than 100 tracks, ranging from her greatest hits to rarities and duets. The set also includes seven previously unreleased tracks. 'Dolly' is available at Amazon.com for $37.49.







Yo-Yo Ma Outside the Box
Yo-Yo Ma: 30 Years Outside the Box

This 90-disc set from the legendary cellist contains every album the composer has recorded to date. It also has two discs with bonus material as well as a 213 page hard-cover book with photos, essays, full track lists, notes, and more. All this comes in a velvet-lined wooden box. Yo-Yo Ma's 'Outside the Box' can be purchased on Amazon.com for $710.




Elvis Presley 75 Good Rockin' Tonight
Elvis Presley 75: Good Rockin' Tonight

The memory of the King lives on in this four-disc box set. It includes remastered versions of Elvis' 100 biggest hits. It can be purchased on Amazon.com for just over $50.









The Beatles Stereo Box Set
The Beatles: Stereo Box Set

The Beatles box set contains all 13 studio albums plus 'Past Masters' completely remastered and packaged in three panel digi-paks. It also includes a DVD of 13 mini documentaries. This box set is sure to excite any Beatles fan and can be purchased on Amazon.com for $178.49.






Jane's Addiction Cabinet of Curiosities
Jane's Addiction: Cabinet of Curiosities

Available in Standard Edition and Deluxe Limited Edition, this box set from Jane's Addiction showcases the rockers' musical collection. The Limited Edition contains collectors items, while both versions contain three audio discs of unheard material and one DVD of music videos and rare live performances. All this comes in a cool, mini wooden cabinet. Both are available on Amazon.com, with the Limited Edition costing $75 while the Standard Edition costs $60.



The Doors Live in New York
The Doors: Live in New York

This live box set from the psychedelic rockers contains six audio CDs of all of the Doors' performances in their entirety, recorded in 1970 at the Felt Forum in New York. Almost all of the tracks are previously unreleased. It is available for purchase on Amazon.com for just over $60.







Frank Sinatra Sinatra New York
Frank Sinatra: Sinatra: New York

This five-disc collector's item includes four audio discs of Sinatra's live performances in New York City. A DVD is also included with several tributes from people such as Martin Scorsese, Tony Bennett, Yogi Berra, and Twyla Tharp, as well as rare photos and essays by director William Friedkin, photographer George Kalinsky, Tom Young, restaurant owners Joe & Sal Scognamillo, and Frank Sinatra Jr. The collector's item is available on Amazon.com for around $55.


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