The box set shift has begun.
With more and more music fans subscribing to music streaming services that put millions of songs at their fingertips, record labels are now looking for new ways to persuade fans to purchase a box set.
Garth Brooks is packaging his new album with his new box set. Steve Vai reworked previously unreleased songs to create a whole new album to go with the 25th anniversary reissue of his "Passion and Warfare" album. And Bob Dylan is collecting various audio and video sources to chronicle a single year of his Nobel Prize-winning career for the first time.
Here's a look at some of the season's most interesting sets:
LOU REED, 'THE RCA & ARISTA ALBUM COLLECTION' (17 CDs, Legacy)
WHAT'S IN IT? The set collects the solo work of Reed, from his eponymous solo debut in 1972 to "Mistrial" in 1986. Reed supervised the remastering of the albums, including classics like "Transformer" and "Berlin," before his death in 2013 and called it his last project, according to Hal Willner, Reed's longtime friend who co-produced the collection.
EXTRAS: An 80-page book of memorabilia from Reed's personal archives, including rarely seen photos and artwork, five 8-by-10-inch prints and a reproduction of a rare RCA promotional poster.
LIST PRICE: $199.98
BOB DYLAN, 'THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS' (36 CDs, Legacy)
WHAT'S IN IT? Recordings from every concert on Dylan's landmark 1966 tour, including his Feb. 26 appearance at Island Garden arena in West Hempstead. Each concert, from the period that brought the "Bringing It All Back Home," "Highway 61 Revisited" and "Blonde on Blonde" albums _ is constructed from either soundboard recordings, audience tapes or the CBS Records mobile recordings.
EXTRAS: Each CD sleeve features a photo from D.A. Pennebaker.
LIST PRICE $119.99
STEVE VAI, 'PASSION AND WARFARE 25TH ANNIVERSARY / MODERN PRIMITIVE' (2 CDs or 2 LPs, Legacy)
WHAT'S IN IT? The remastered version of his legendary "Passion and Warfare" album released in 1991, as well as the previously unreleased "Modern Primitive" album, based on songs recorded before "Passion and Warfare." And yes, the voice of Carle Place High School teacher Nancy Fagan sounds as clear as ever on "The Audience Is Listening."
EXTRAS A 20-page booklet and poster, as well as four previously unreleased tracks from the "Passion and Warfare" sessions.
LIST PRICE $14.99 (CDs); $37.99 (LPs)
GARTH BROOKS, 'GARTH BROOKS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION' (10 CDs, Pearl)
WHAT'S IN IT? Brooks' new album "Gunslinger," featuring the new single "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance," a two-disc package of live songs, including "New York State of Mind" with Billy Joel, and seven CDs that place his back catalog in new contexts, like "Midnight Fire" or "Cowboys."
EXTRAS: The Target version of the set includes a new version of "Friends in Low Places" that includes George Strait, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line.
LIST PRICE $29.99
PRINCE, 'PRINCE 4EVER' (2 CDs, Warner Bros.)
WHAT'S IN IT? A new compilation of the late Prince's best-known hits, including alternate versions of "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Sign O' the Times," as well as the previously unreleased song "Moonbeam Levels," recorded in 1982 for the "Purple Rain" sessions.
EXTRAS: A 12-page booklet of previously unreleased photos taken by Herb Ritts
LIST PRICE $16.99
RAMONES, 'RAMONES: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION' (3 CDs, 1 LP, Rhino)
WHAT'S IN IT? To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the debut album of the Rock and Roll of Hall of Famers from Queens, this boxed set includes a remastered version of the 29-minute masterpiece, which includes "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," in stereo and in mono on CD, and a mono version on vinyl. There is also a CD with two sets of material from the band's shows at The Roxy in West Hollywood on Aug. 12, 1976.
EXTRAS: A CD of alternate versions, demos and outtakes, as well as a 12-by-12-inch book of production notes from producer and mixer Craig Leon and photos from Roberta Bayley, who also shot the iconic album cover.
LIST PRICE $64.98
OTIS REDDING, 'LIVE AT THE WHISKY A GO GO: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS' (6 CDs, Stax)
WHAT'S IN IT? In honor of the 50th anniversary of Redding's incredible three-night stand at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, this package, including "Respect" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long," collects all seven sets the soul man performed, with recordings remastered from the original four-track analog tapes.
EXTRAS: A poster from the show and new liner notes
LIST PRICE $48.99
STEVIE NICKS, 'BELLA DONNA' (3 CDs, Rhino)
WHAT'S IN IT? The remastered version of Nicks' stunning solo debut "Bella Donna" includes an alternate version of "Leather and Lace" done without duet partner Don Henley.
EXTRAS: A live CD recorded in 1982 featuring solo material and Fleetwood Mac classics like "Sara" and "Rhiannon"
LIST PRICE $21.99
AFGHAN WHIGS, 'BLACK LOVE' (2 CDs or 3 LPs, Rhino)
WHAT'S IN IT? The alt-rock pioneers' underappreciated follow-up to "Gentlemen" celebrates its 20th anniversary with remastered versions of beloved album cuts like "Summer's Kiss" and "Faded" and a separate album of demo versions and previously unreleased songs from the recording sessions.
EXTRAS: A piano-only cover of New Order's dance classic "Regret."
LIST PRICE $19.98 (CDs); $49.98 (3 LPs)
PINK FLOYD, 'THE EARLY YEARS, 1965-1972' (11 CDs, 8 Blu-rays, 9 DVDs, 5 7-inch singles, Legacy)
WHAT'S IN IT? An exhaustive look at the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers' impressive beginnings, as they invent their own mix of psychedelic and progressive rock with classics like "Arnold Layne." The video component features concert footage, documentary interviews and studio footage not previously seen.
EXTRAS: Posters, ticket stubs, tour programs and fliers from early promotional tours.
LIST PRICE $599.99; (a 2 CD version of highlights from the set "Cre/ation" is $14.99)
