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If you're a Dean Martin fan, especially his early recordings, you obviously can't give this set anything less than 5 stars from a musical perspective. So that leaves pretty much the packaging of the set for me to review objectively. And that's going to be easy, too.
A quick note about the music: you get a ton of stuff here - if you thought unreleased tracks or alternate versions of known tracks were a thing artists of the 1960s to the present would accumulate in their archives - think again! Lots of great stuff here: standards, outtakes, alternates...I suppose the only downside to the music from an aesthetic perspective is the presence of Jerry Lewis's...uh...vocals on a few too many tracks (like, more than zero). But, given what this collection represents, it's essential to have these tracks included on the set.
I could go on all day about the music, but just know that this is a collection of late '40s to 1960 - if you're looking for his hits from the '60s or anything more recent, it won't be here (although, in the book that is included with this set, mention is made of a subsequent volume featuring that post-1960 years).
Then there is the book that is included with this very handsome set. Notice I didn't say "booklet", which is what usually accompanies box set collections like this. But no - this is a full-sized, hardcover BOOK featuring an informative biography of Dean's life and career, a partial discography, pictures galore - I spent hours perusing it during my first listening session of this 8CD set.
While I found this on Amazon, it was actually only available as an import from an independent Amazon seller. But I got an excellent price on it, and the item was at my doorstep in record time. I need to go back and try to find the other volume I mentioned above so I can bring Dean completely back to life, if at least only digitally.
P.S. - I just brought up this item on Amazon - WOW! Did I get it for an excellent price, or what? (less than $50!)
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