This 24-song chronologically-sequenced collection of Zeppelin favorites was released more than a year ago on CD and now the set is available on audiophile quality vinyl for the first time in this plush 4-disc box set. No outtakes or rarities are dug up for the compilation; this is the mighty Zep exactly as you know them and love them, except even better since the original tapes have been remastered. Each disc is housed in a sturdy slipcover that features a headshot of one of the four band members; the enclosed booklet has more photos, extensive liner notes penned by David Fricke and a brief synopsis of each song's release date and studio credits.

Lou Reed - Berlin (Reissue)
RCA/Legacy

After the single "Walk on the Wild Side" made his Transformer album a smash hit the year before, Reed unleashed this set of songs (in 1973) that displayed a depravity only hinted at in the seediness of "Wild Side." The songs are intensely personal vignettes detailing the effects of drug use on a relationship; violence, infidelity and hopelessness variously permeate almost every note. Berlin flopped commercially back in the day but it has always had status as a critic's favorite; all these years later it's considered to be essential Reed if not his finest work ever. Guest players include Steve Winwood, Jack Bruce, Michael and Randy Brecker, Dick Wagner and Tony Levin.

Polysics - We Ate the Machine/Karate House
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