Ken Kessler

This month we review: The Art Of Hifi Volume 5, JJ Grey & Mofro, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and Texas & Spooner Oldham

Are you a completist? Always hungry for rarities? Fellow sufferer Ken Kessler has you covered with a host of box sets offering everything from ’60s US rock to British folk

Despite streaming’s challenge to physical media, especially for the post-Boomer audience, CD box sets continue to proliferate. The most obvious benefit is diminutive size: all but two of the sets here will fit into your standard CD storage. This, of course, appeals to those who are tempted by space savings, which is why streaming and downloads have made such advances.

This month we review: Art Pepper Quintet, George Benson, The Impressions and Run-D.M.C.

This month we review: Dr. John, Paul McCartney & Wings, Ravi Shankar and The John Wright Trio