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Released to coincide with Madonna’s latest album MDNA, this set compiles the singer’s preceding 11 studio collections at a very affordable price (generally around the £25 mark). It’s a no-frills affair – CDs are housed in cardboard sleeves that won’t stand up to house-party punishment – but for the value it represents, The Complete Studio Albums is something of a no-brainer purchase for the Madonna newcomer.
If such a pop fan exists, that is; a more likely customer for this set is someone whose Madonna collection exists largely on vinyl and cassette, and who can now upgrade for a minimal outlay. Those wanting a greatest hits package are advised to stick to the tried-and-tested Immaculate Collection of 1990, with its pair of compilation-exclusive singles (Rescue Me and Justify My Love) and the Dick Tracy soundtrack cut Vogue – these three singles are absent here. Those searching for Into the Groove, from Desperately Seeking Susan, will come away disappointed too.
But to focus on what’s not here is to miss the point: this is pop history, a document of the most powerful female force in the music industry as she began her ascent, achieved superstar status, overcame a couple of hiccups, and ultimately landed in the 00s as every fledgling pop idol’s ultimate mother figure. Holiday (from her eponymous debut album, listed to the left) was her first track to break the UK charts, in 1983, and did so in style, stalling just a single slot shy of the top spot. Madonna’s bubblegum charm, balanced by an innate sexiness that’d become a little too brazen on a couple of LPs, continued from 1984’s Borderline to 1989’s Express Yourself, the latter from the Like a Prayer album. It’s this record which truly marks Madonna’s progression from bouncy pop pin-up to credible artist able to breach multiple demographics, as Oh Father presents a richer vocal and confessional, emotionally wrought lyricism.
Only 1998’s William Orbit-helmed Ray of Light, with its fantastic lead single Frozen, touches Like a Prayer for consistency; but there are great moments spread across her 00s albums. Music’s title-track is a radical reinvention piece of grinding future-funk – some achievement given Madonna has never slouched in adopting a chameleonic approach to her craft – and Hard Candy’s 4 Minutes proves that a then-50-year-old Madonna can more than hold her own against a younger, hipper star like Justin Timberlake. Evergreen and always evolving, this dynamic talent is likely to forever be essential.
--Mike Diver
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MADONNA The Complete Studio Albums [1983 - 2008] (2012 UK 11-CD album boxset - As the worlds biggest selling female artist of all time Madonna is not just the Queen of Pop but one of the most influential artists on modern music. Since herdebut album released in 1983 she has worked tirelessly to reinvent herself and her music through three extremely successful decades and has built a huge and dedicated fan base worldwide. Housed in a clamshell box with albums in paper sleeves this is a brilliantly compact limited edition set is a perfect way to own Madonnas amazing catalogue and includes the remastered and expanded versions of Madonna Like A Virgin and True Blue)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Please don't be put off by the rather mixed reviews this set has got - it is exactly what it says on the box! You get 11 studio albums - no compilations, no soundtrack albums or other miscellaneous releases; if you want those too they are easy to come by, and the Immaculate Collection of the classic early singles is really cheap these days!
This set offers a really inexpensive way of getting a large part of the soundtrack to our lives, and is an ideal way to get it in a no-frills package. Read Mike Diver's review in the Product Description for a good idea of what this set is all about. I already had quite a bit of the material featured but Amazon offered the set as a Lightning Deal and the price tempted me for the material I didn't already have. Having now seen it I would say that the set represents excellent value - and even at Amazons regular price it works out at less than two quid an album. I don't think you could expect much more!
Sure, the record company could have gone to town and added lots of extras for the die-hard fans, but then the set would have cost two or three times as much and would not have had the appeal to the more casual listener. Madonna has never been one to ignore her fans and many of her releases have been issued in a variety of packages for the collector - this isn't one of them! Buy it for what it is - not what it could have been. Anything less than five stars for what you get for the price is bizarre and illogical!!
This set offers a really inexpensive way of getting a large part of the soundtrack to our lives, and is an ideal way to get it in a no-frills package. Read Mike Diver's review in the Product Description for a good idea of what this set is all about. I already had quite a bit of the material featured but Amazon offered the set as a Lightning Deal and the price tempted me for the material I didn't already have. Having now seen it I would say that the set represents excellent value - and even at Amazons regular price it works out at less than two quid an album. I don't think you could expect much more!
Sure, the record company could have gone to town and added lots of extras for the die-hard fans, but then the set would have cost two or three times as much and would not have had the appeal to the more casual listener. Madonna has never been one to ignore her fans and many of her releases have been issued in a variety of packages for the collector - this isn't one of them! Buy it for what it is - not what it could have been. Anything less than five stars for what you get for the price is bizarre and illogical!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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On first looking at this set it looks rather nice, then when you look a bit closer you really wonder who this set is aimed at.For starters three of Madonna's number one's are missing, Into the groove, Who's that girl and Vouge. If it is aimed at the fan then its not very complete and lacks a lot, I'm breathless which was a complete Madonna album for Dick Tracy film is missing, which included Vouge a massive hit and Hanky Panky. I can understand perhaps the Who's that girl sound track as Madonna only supplied Material for one side as it was of the LP but then a further number one single is missing.I won't even start with Evita ! The first three albums are the dreaded re-mastered versions, where much of the sound quality was lost as they turned up the volume, too much. Like a Virgin is missing into the groove, and before you say it was not on the original, well it was added six months later, like many artist do(Marron 5 jumps to mind by adding moves like Jagger to the new album). So its missing but they have added some pointless re-mixes (now they were not on the original were they). There is no mistaking True blue and Like a prayer are fantastic album, but I am sure every fan, infact by the sales nearly everyone has them. The thing is with collections like this, they could be so great, but then for some reason, someone in the record company just does not think when putting things like this together and goes for the cheap option. I would have to say I am not sure this is even the complete studio albums, Why well from memory "You can dance" was considered a studio album, at the time we were led to believe it was, the first full price remix album.... Read more ›
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. R. G. Prizeman
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On first look at this set it appears to be rather nice,mini album leaves, then when you look a bit closer you really wonder who this set is aimed at.For starters three of Madonna's number one's are missing, Into the groove, Who's that girl and Vouge, and not to mention Crazy for you. If this is aimed at the fan then its not very complete and lacks a lot, I'm breathless which was a complete Madonna album for Dick Tracy film is missing, which included the number one Vouge a massive hit and also Hanky Panky. I can understand perhaps the Who's that girl soundtrack as Madonna only supplied Material for one side as it was of the LP but then a further number one single is missing as well as causing a commotion.I won't even start with Evita ! The first three albums are the dreaded re-mastered versions, where much of the sound quality was lost as they turned up the volume, too much. Like a Virgin is missing into the groove, and before you say it was not on the original, well it was added six months later, like many artist do(Marron 5 jumps to mind by adding moves like Jagger to the new album). So its missing but they have added some pointless re-mixes (now they were not on the original were they). Now that proves how lazy this set is all Warner's have done is take the current available CD's and put them in cardboard sleeves(no inner sleeves either).There is no mistaking True blue and Like a prayer are fantastic album, but I am sure every fan, infact by the sales nearly everyone has them. The thing is with collections like this, they could be so great, but then for some reason, someone in the record company just does not think when putting things like this together and goes for the cheap option to make some cash with an artist who left the label.... Read more ›
31 of 39 people found the following review helpful
By SGR
Format:Audio CD
I think the majority of Madonna fans already own her entire back catalogue so I think this item is not geared towards hardcore fans of the lady. I think it is aimed at someone who might be discovering her for the first time and what a great way of getting her albums all in one go.
As a fan who, as I already said, owns her albums this collection is disappointing because it lacks so many things. It lacks remastering. It lacks bonus material and strangely it lacks key songs from her amazing career.
Crazy For You, Into The Groove, Who's That Girl, Justify My Love and This Used To Be My Playground are missing. These songs were #1 hits in the UK and UK. They are key Madonna songs. Other missing tracks include You'll See, I'll Remember, Causing A Commotion, Rescue Me, The Look Of Love, Spotlight, Gambler...
A causal listener will find the various degrees of mastering off putting if they create their own playlists on their MP3 players. As a die hard fan I find it odd that Warner Bros. didn't remaster these albums. Even if they decided not to include b-sides they could have easily included the above songs.
for example True Blue could have included Who's That Girl, Causing A Commotion, The Look Of Love, Can't Stop and Spotlight.
Like A Virgin could have included Crazy For You, Gambler and Into The Groove.... Read more ›
As a fan who, as I already said, owns her albums this collection is disappointing because it lacks so many things. It lacks remastering. It lacks bonus material and strangely it lacks key songs from her amazing career.
Crazy For You, Into The Groove, Who's That Girl, Justify My Love and This Used To Be My Playground are missing. These songs were #1 hits in the UK and UK. They are key Madonna songs. Other missing tracks include You'll See, I'll Remember, Causing A Commotion, Rescue Me, The Look Of Love, Spotlight, Gambler...
A causal listener will find the various degrees of mastering off putting if they create their own playlists on their MP3 players. As a die hard fan I find it odd that Warner Bros. didn't remaster these albums. Even if they decided not to include b-sides they could have easily included the above songs.
for example True Blue could have included Who's That Girl, Causing A Commotion, The Look Of Love, Can't Stop and Spotlight.
Like A Virgin could have included Crazy For You, Gambler and Into The Groove.... Read more ›
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The 80 - 90 - 2000
Starting in 1981 with a Vinyl called "Madonna" and growing into a Pop Diva icon, Best cd is Erotica (1992). But how i'm a to judge that.
Published 1 month ago by Dieter Van De Pontseele
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Só como arquivo
Comprei este box pela importância da artista como ícone pop. Confesso que não sou muito fã. Boa compra para quem gosta.
Published 3 months ago by jomba
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madonna fans
if never bought some of madonna's albums then this is one for you it features all the studio albums madonna has done
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The (possible) best of Madonna
As regards Madonna's studio albuns, this is the best you can get!... The box is hand-sized and you can carry it with you during all your car travels... and trips!
Published 4 months ago by Charles DePaulo
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The only and one Queen!
30 years and a long hits list. That's Madonna! That's the Queen. She is the best in every single thing that she does. Madonna is a kind of myth that we can't try to explain. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mike Sousa
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Classic And Unusually Rare
This is a Limited Edition European UK with extra tracks 11-disc box set of Madonna's studio albums spanning from 1983-2008. Read more
Published 8 months ago by gone
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Good, but not excellent product!
It is good for the ones that don't have all of Madonna's albums, you can complete your collection not paying too much. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Music Fan
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Madonna The Complete Studio Albums
I really like Madonna. She was the symbol of what it was like growing up in the 80's and 90's.
The first album Madonna I was given for a Christmas present and I thought... Read more
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Published 9 months ago by wendoleen
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fantastic
I was very pleased with the product, perfect condition, it was what i was looking for, the audio is great, the delivery was very quick and without any kind of problem
Published 10 months ago by Illuen
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MADONNA STUDIO ALBUMS
LOVE THIS COLLECTION, ITS EXACTLY WOT I THOUGHT IT'D BE. GR8 TO HAVE ALL MADONNA ALBUMS TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE MAKING IT EASY TO FIND SONGS UR LOOKING FOR. Read more
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