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A boxed set (now often referred to as a box set) is one or more musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box.
Music, VHS, DVD, and book box sets
In the case of music, boxed sets are usually made up of three or more discs, covering a broad range of the music of a given artist or genre. Artists and bands with a extremely long and successful career often have anthology or "essential" collections of their music released as box sets. These often include including rare and never-before-released tracks. Some music boxed sets focus on a compilation of different artists from a particular genre such Big Band Jazz, 60's Rock & Roll, or Opera. They generally feature a large collection of various hits from some of the top artists of particular genre.
Films, television, and other video programs on VHS and DVD are sometimes sold as boxed sets. Such a boxed 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 a horror, sci-fi, westerns. Other criteria for VHS and DVD boxed sets have included all films of a series such a the Star Wars series or the Lord of the Rings trilogy. a selection of adaptions of a particular author such as Stephen King or Jane Austen.
In the field of publishing, well known authors who have written several related books or who work is considered historically important may some of the work sold as a boxed set. For example, one can buy boxed sets of the plays of Shakespeare or collection J.R.R. Tolkien novels.
Other box sets
Boxed sets can contain collections of items other then music, video, or literary media. Some examples include a boxed set of basic carpentry tools, a barbecue cooking utensil boxed set, and a boxed set of loose-leaf tea varieties. Boxed sets generally offer a number of items normally sold separately as one set.
See also
"Boxed set"