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Thanksgiving is a time for family, reflection, a hearty meal… and gobblers. No, we’re not talking turkey. We’re referring to the temptations that gobble up our money on Black Friday. This year, as always, there are plenty of audible inducements to separate us from our hard-earned cash. As a public service — we are so civically minded, after all — we here at New Times offer our suggestions for holiday gift giving of the musical variety. First and foremost, check out the offerings at Radio-Active Records‘ and Sweat Records‘ glut of Black Friday specials.
Plus, retro is huge this year, so there’s ample opportunity for those who
missed out on certain artists the first time around to catch up via a
box set or retrospective sampling. Below, we have compiled several titles worth tracking down.
1. Bruce Springsteen’s The Promise, The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story. Packaged as a six-disc box, which includes the remastered original Darkness on the Edge of Town album, two CDs entitled The Promise consisting
of 21 outtakes from those sessions, a DVD about the recording of the
album, another DVD featuring the band replaying the song set in its
entirety as well as various vintage live tracks, and an entire DVD
devoted to a heretofore unreleased three-hour 1978 concert in Houston.
Considering the fact it can be found for under $100 — the two-disc Promise
set can be purchased by itself for around $15 — it’s actually not a bad
deal, especially for Bruce boosters who would likely pay a lot more. See Bruce break it down:
