A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Elaborate wood box Tom TanakaJPG|thumb|An elaborate wooden box]] Box describes a variety of containers and receptacles

Types of box sets

Music box sets

In the case of music, box sets are usually made up of three or more discs, covering a broad range of the music of a given artist or genre. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Artists and bands with an extremely long and successful career often have anthology or "essential" collections of their music released as box sets. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 These often include rare and never-before-released tracks. Some box sets collect together previously released singles or albums by a music artist. Other music box sets focus on a compilation of different artists from a particular genre such as Big Band Jazz, 1960s Rock & Roll, or Opera. A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto They generally feature a large collection of various hits from some of the top artists of a particular genre. The best selling box set to date is Nirvana's With the Lights Out. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. "Old Age" redirects here See Old age. With the Lights Out is a Box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD from the Two of the best known companies for making box sets are Legacy Recordings and Rhino Records. Legacy Recordings is Sony Music Entertainment 's catalog division Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Both have won multiple Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

DVD and VHS box sets

See also: List of DVD film franchise collections

Films, television, and other video programs on DVD and VHS are sometimes sold as box sets. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Such a box set might include an entire season or seasons of a popular TV program, a collection of films by a well known director or starring a well known actor/actress, or a collection of films of a particular genre such as horror, sci-fi and westerns. Other criteria for DVD box sets have included all films of a series such as the Star Wars series or the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and a selection of adaptions of a particular author such as Stephen King or Jane Austen. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Jane Austen (16

Book box sets

In the field of publishing, well known authors who have written several related books or whose work is considered historically important may have some of the work sold as a box set. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together For example, one can buy box sets of the plays of Shakespeare or collection of J.R.R. Tolkien novels. William Shakespeare ( baptised

Other box sets

Box sets can contain collections of items other than music, video, or literary media. Some examples include a box set of basic carpentry tools, a barbecue cooking utensil box set, and a box set of loose-leaf tea varieties. A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City. This is a list of food preparation utensils some of what is known as Kitchenware. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Box sets generally offer a number of items normally sold separately as one set.

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