S&D: Compilations that should be dropped onto everyone's iPod

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What boxed sets or compilations would you suggest everyone should have shuffling through their iPod to spice things up (but not fuck things up, Merzbow fans!). I'll start with "Tougher Than Tough: The History of Jamaican Music," the contents of which deserve to be scrambled into anyone's iPod mix.

How 'bout some more suggestions?

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

No New York and Immaculate Collection

― nathalie barefoot in the head (stevie nixed), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

The Secret Museum of Mankind

― Silky Sensor (sexyDancer), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

i was going to say Lee Scratch Perry's "Arkology" but you've got the Jamaican angle covered. It's still damn good on shuffle. I love the fan compiled 4CD set of 7"mixes, rare edits and b-sides by New Order titled "International 2". Perfect collection IMHO and damn good rips of the 7"s that have never appeared on CD. Other good comps for the shuffle. Morr Music's "Putting The Morr Back Into Morrissey", Warp Records' "Influences" and "Classics" and all 6 discs of Mo Wax's "Headz" series.

― biznotic, Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Perfect Beats

― Silky Sensor (sexyDancer), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Dennis, Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

How high can we drop them from?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a big fan of the 24 Hour Party People. and Basquiat soundtracks.

― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post Biznotic, how hard is that New Order set to track down?

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

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Everybody needs more TARDIS in their POD

― Silky Sensor (sexyDancer), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

X-post @ Josh in Chicago:

Not sure, it was easy for me to get since i post at NOOL with too much frequency. If you really are in Chicago, i could send you a copy. Probably easier than you downloading 4 discs worth of stuff.

― biznotic, Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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― hmmm (hmmm), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

x00% Dynamite! and 20 Years of Dischord.

― adam (adam), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Silky Sensor (sexyDancer), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Ethiopiques 5. It's actually Eritrean music. Incredible.

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

All volumes of the Tokyo Flashback series on PSF
Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions
The 3-CD JazzActuel box

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Thursday, 24 March 2005 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Wanna Buy A Bridge!

― Douglas (Douglas), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

jungle mania 2 & queen greatest hits vols. 1 & 2

― scg, Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Hot Women from Torrid Regions compiled by Robert Crumb
Afternoon Tea Music Series: Orange Iced Tea
Stevie Wonder: @ the Close of a Century

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

The Nuggets box

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post again to Biznotic, your hotmail address bounced back to me.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Scottpl's 1978-1982 set.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

None, because the iPod can't handle VA compilations without screwing up your whole Artist list

― Keith C (kcraw916), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

oh doe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Silky Sensor (sexyDancer), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

the iPod can't handle VA compilations without screwing up your whole Artist list

Howw do you mean? I've never had that problem. Sometimes it will list the same artist twice, but I don't see that as a major issue.

― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans
The Jazz Singers (Smithsonian 5-CD set, now out of print)
The Doo Wop Box
Ocean of Sound
Say It Loud! A Celebration Of Black Music In America
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles (1959-1968)

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Howw do you mean? I've never had that problem. Sometimes it will list the same artist twice, but I don't see that as a major issue.

I don't want it to list the artist at all when it's part of a compilation. I like to browse by artist on the iPod, and once you have a lot of VA collections on there, the artist list gets polluted with all these people you have one song by. It's just annoying, there should be an option (and yes, I know there's a checkbox in iTunes that says "Is Compilation" but it doesn't fix this problem).

Anyway, sorry to piss on the party here...I vote for Sugarhill Records Story

― Keith C (kcraw916), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I like to browse by artist on the iPod, and once you have a lot of VA collections on there, the artist list gets polluted with all these people you have one song by.

Ah, I see what you mean.That doesn't bother me, but I understand why it might bug someone else.

― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 24 March 2005 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 24 March 2005 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

dust to digital's Goodbye, Babylon
Get My Skillet Good and Greasy: the Uncle Dave Macon Box

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 March 2005 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Anarchism's Greatest Hits

― What we want? Sex with T.V. stars! What you want? Ian Riese-Moraine! (Eastern Ma, Thursday, 24 March 2005 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

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