- Audio CD (8 Mar 2010)
- Number of Discs: 4
- Format: CD+DVD, Box set
- Label: Universal / Island
- ASIN: B002TF53DI
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 87,431 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Between Two Lungs | |||
| 2. Kiss With A Fist | |||
| 3. Hurricane Drunk | |||
| 4. Cosmic Love | |||
| 5. Oh! Darling | |||
| 6. Dog Days Are Over | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Halo (Radio 1 Live Lounge) | |||
| 2. Hurricane Drunk | |||
| 3. You've Got The Love | |||
| 4. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) | |||
| 5. Drumming Song | |||
| 6. Flakes | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Between Two Lungs | |||
| 2. My Boy Builds Coffins | |||
| 3. Kiss with a Fist | |||
| 4. Hurricane Drunk | |||
| 5. Cosmic Love | |||
| 6. Drumming Song- Live at the Rivoli Ballroom EPK | |||
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Product Description
CD Description
This very speical 4 disc box set of the phenomenal debut album from Florence + the Machine includes:
- The album Lungs
- Exclusive Rarities, B sides, Cover Versions & Remixes
- Full performance of Florence + The Machine live at Abbey Road
- DVD full performance of Florence + the Machine live at the Rivoli Ballroom, London.
- Special acoustic performances & music videos
- An essay on Lungs written by Florence’s favourite new author David Vann
- Exclusive unseen pictures including some from Florence’s personal collection
- Images from Florence’s personal note book
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Customer Reviews
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well, well, well, what a year it has been for the band! I have to say "Lungs" is one of my ,if not, the most listened album this year. Then when I saw this boxset on sale I had to pre-order it as a christmas present for myself, although it's november. Theres 4 disc: Lungs (debut album), Live at Abby Road, Remixes+Covers and Rarities, Dvd with live songs. All disc have a fair amount of tracks. However, I was disappointed that that the XX remix of 'you've got the love' has been taken off the third disc as it is shown on the item picture as being the 1st track. The Dvd is very good quality, sound and picture, I think it may have been filmed in hd camera as it is very sharp.
Not only is the music content impressive the product design is great. It's presented in a book form with pages photos and written work etc. The price does come across as a bit heft but it is well worth it. This would be an ideal present for a fan of the band or for yourself.
Not only is the music content impressive the product design is great. It's presented in a book form with pages photos and written work etc. The price does come across as a bit heft but it is well worth it. This would be an ideal present for a fan of the band or for yourself.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I won't focus this review on the main album here, Lungs, as chances are you have already heard it if you are looking at this box set. Suffice to say it is a fantastic album and easily worth 5 stars in its own right.
The remainder of the box is a very worthy addition to the collection of any Florence fan - the Live At Abbey Road disc has very strong live performances of 8 tracks from the album (including all 5 singles) plus a good cover of "Oh! Darling".
The third disc is actually quite a disappointment - the "Remixes Covers and Rarities" on offer are a woefully small selection of the great rarities that Florence already has to offer. What is there is generally good, but there are glaring omissions such as her great covers of "Hospital Beds", "Addicted To Love" and "Going Down" and the contents of the original bonus disc from the 2-disc version of the album. It also would have been nice to see the acoustic version of "My Boy Builds Coffins" there given that to date it has only been made available on vinyl (on the Drumming Song 7"). Finally, it would have been amazing to have the bluesy, gutsy demo version of Coffins on there too. But for all these flaws in the track listing, I can't really fault what is there as there are still some strong tracks on this disc.
The fourth and final disc is a DVD, live from the Rivoli Ballroom. I haven't actually watched the DVD yet, but I was in the front row at the concert back in July and can safely say that Florence was on fantastic form and provided that the camera has captured the set well it will be a fantastic DVD that I look forward to watching soon. It's also good that the entire set that she played that night has been included on the DVD. As a bonus to this DVD there are also acoustic versions of four songs and videos to four of the five singles from the album. Sadly it doesn't contain the video to Kiss With A Fist, but in my opinion that was her weakest video so far so if they had to leave one out at least they picked the right one!
In summary, this is a very nice extended version of a fantastic album, which loses a star because of the missed opportunity to really capture Florence's outstanding collection of rarities on Disc 3. The casing and booklet are also very attractively designed.
The remainder of the box is a very worthy addition to the collection of any Florence fan - the Live At Abbey Road disc has very strong live performances of 8 tracks from the album (including all 5 singles) plus a good cover of "Oh! Darling".
The third disc is actually quite a disappointment - the "Remixes Covers and Rarities" on offer are a woefully small selection of the great rarities that Florence already has to offer. What is there is generally good, but there are glaring omissions such as her great covers of "Hospital Beds", "Addicted To Love" and "Going Down" and the contents of the original bonus disc from the 2-disc version of the album. It also would have been nice to see the acoustic version of "My Boy Builds Coffins" there given that to date it has only been made available on vinyl (on the Drumming Song 7"). Finally, it would have been amazing to have the bluesy, gutsy demo version of Coffins on there too. But for all these flaws in the track listing, I can't really fault what is there as there are still some strong tracks on this disc.
The fourth and final disc is a DVD, live from the Rivoli Ballroom. I haven't actually watched the DVD yet, but I was in the front row at the concert back in July and can safely say that Florence was on fantastic form and provided that the camera has captured the set well it will be a fantastic DVD that I look forward to watching soon. It's also good that the entire set that she played that night has been included on the DVD. As a bonus to this DVD there are also acoustic versions of four songs and videos to four of the five singles from the album. Sadly it doesn't contain the video to Kiss With A Fist, but in my opinion that was her weakest video so far so if they had to leave one out at least they picked the right one!
In summary, this is a very nice extended version of a fantastic album, which loses a star because of the missed opportunity to really capture Florence's outstanding collection of rarities on Disc 3. The casing and booklet are also very attractively designed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Florence and the Machine dazzled me last year with her haunting vocals and beautiful compositions. Therefore without purchasing the original CD last year and feeling slightly guilty, It was only right that I should purchase this box set and there are some good points and bad points.
General Contents
CD 1 - Lungs (Album)
CD 2 - Live At Abbey Road Set
CD 3 - B-Sides, Remixes, Rarities and Acoustics
DVD - Live at the Rivoli Ballroom, Acoustic sets and music videos
Packaging
The box set is really good quality as it has an almost book feel to it. The hard cover gives it durability and weight which is nice when your paying all this money. The disks are nicely spread out and the book in the middle was a really worthwhile addition although I'm disappointed that full lyrics were not added in. 9/10
CD's
The album 'Lungs' itself is a winner and needs no rating as it is pure brilliance. The live set at Abbey Road was great as it really showcases Florence's vocal range. The content on the B-sides was good but there were some annoying absences. There were no demos, 'Addicted to Love' and 'Falling' were not included and in all honesty, the third disk just didn't do the box set any justice. 8/10
DVD
I have mixed feelings about the DVD. The live set at the Rivoli Ballroom was a mixed bag to be honest. The camera work was excellent but the sound quality was poor. Although the music can be heard clearly, Florence's vocals, which are the main focus of the entire band were really quiet and fell to the background. Also I didn't like the way the DVD flowed as it kept cutting to the next song, which didn't show her personality which is a spectacle in itself. The acoustic sets were good and the addition of the music videos was essential really. It would have been nice to have included the film of Live at Abbey Road Set and maybe a documentary but the DVD is worth having. 7/10
Overall, the Florence and the machine deluxe box set is a mixed bag. The album itself is fantastic and the box set looks nice on the shelf. If you like Florence then I would recommend just buying the album. But if you love Florence and have some spare cash lying around then get the box set, even if its just for the sake of saying you have one.
8/10
General Contents
CD 1 - Lungs (Album)
CD 2 - Live At Abbey Road Set
CD 3 - B-Sides, Remixes, Rarities and Acoustics
DVD - Live at the Rivoli Ballroom, Acoustic sets and music videos
Packaging
The box set is really good quality as it has an almost book feel to it. The hard cover gives it durability and weight which is nice when your paying all this money. The disks are nicely spread out and the book in the middle was a really worthwhile addition although I'm disappointed that full lyrics were not added in. 9/10
CD's
The album 'Lungs' itself is a winner and needs no rating as it is pure brilliance. The live set at Abbey Road was great as it really showcases Florence's vocal range. The content on the B-sides was good but there were some annoying absences. There were no demos, 'Addicted to Love' and 'Falling' were not included and in all honesty, the third disk just didn't do the box set any justice. 8/10
DVD
I have mixed feelings about the DVD. The live set at the Rivoli Ballroom was a mixed bag to be honest. The camera work was excellent but the sound quality was poor. Although the music can be heard clearly, Florence's vocals, which are the main focus of the entire band were really quiet and fell to the background. Also I didn't like the way the DVD flowed as it kept cutting to the next song, which didn't show her personality which is a spectacle in itself. The acoustic sets were good and the addition of the music videos was essential really. It would have been nice to have included the film of Live at Abbey Road Set and maybe a documentary but the DVD is worth having. 7/10
Overall, the Florence and the machine deluxe box set is a mixed bag. The album itself is fantastic and the box set looks nice on the shelf. If you like Florence then I would recommend just buying the album. But if you love Florence and have some spare cash lying around then get the box set, even if its just for the sake of saying you have one.
8/10
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Good xmas gift
Not much to say to be honest, it came swiftly, it wasn't damaged and my girlfriend really enjoyed it. Cheaper than HMV too :)
Published on 12 Jan 2010 by Mr. M. Evans
Florence's Shiny, Amazing Machine!
This is one hell of a package from the off! The housing that the discs come in looks and feels of an extremely high quality and the notes and photographs within are a nice... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2009 by A. Christopher
Heaven in your ears
This package is outstanding! The double disc version of Lungs with loads of extras, a live recording and the videos of the singles. Read more
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