The rise of the super-deluxe box set

U2, the Who, and the Beach Boys are just some of the artists cashing in on the trend for super-deluxe box sets. But do we really need 38 different versions of Heroes and Villains?You could, if you so desired, detect a slight tone of surprise when Pete Townshend says, about the latest reissue of his 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia: "The record company and book publishers are still paying me good money to pick through my own underwear drawers and find unworn socks." Perhaps that's because, as Townshe...

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