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19-CD Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set From One Of The Most Influential Artists Of The 20th Century. Be ready for the deepest dive yet into the womblike creativity of the idiosyncratic, unmistakable musical force that is Laura Nyro. Acknowledged as a genuine original, expressing a whirlpool nexus of r'n'b, doowop, Broadway, opera, folk and her own individual sort of soul, she thought like a bandleader even when she was solo. InchShe wrote songs that had no kind of fixed compass point. They remain as unique and absolutely spellbinding to this day as when I first heard them in the '60s.Inch - 10 Original Studio Albums, 6 Live Albums including 2 Previously Unreleased Live Concerts, Laura's original demo tape from 1966 and bonus disc of rarities including mono versions, alternative versions and live tracks. All albums remastered especially for this collection. All housed in a deluxe, lift-off lid box. Coffee-table book with in-depth liner notes by Vivien Goldman, foreword from Sir Elton John and testimonials from Charlie Calello, Will Lee, John Sebastian, Jackson Browne, Clive Davis, Lou Adler, Randy Brecker, Bernard Purdie, Scott Billington, John Sebastian and Gary Burden. Rare, previously unseen photographs including intimate family shots illuminate the book. Album Tracks 1. Goodbye Joe 2. Billy's Blues 3. And When I Die 4. Stoney End 5. Lazy Susan 6. Hands Off the Man (Flim Flam Man) 7. Wedding Bell Blues 8. Buy and Sell 9. He's a Runner 10. Blowin' Away 11. I Never Meant to Hurt You 12. California Shoeshine Boys 13. Goodbye Joe 14. Billy's Blues 15. And When I Die 16. Stoney End 17. Lazy Susan 18. Hands Off the Man (Flim Flam Man) 19. Wedding Bell Blues 20. Buy and Sell 21. He's a Runner 22. Blowing Away 23. I Never Meant to Hurt You 24. California Shoeshine Boys 1. Luckie 2. Lu 3. Sweet Blindness 4. Poverty Tr
