12 essential albums to give to the most nostalgic at Christmas

In the world of downloads, YouTube, Spotify and, in short, of the digital age, there are still nostalgic people on the planet who consume music as in the past: they buy a CD, a vinyl (the latter come back with force) or cassette, They take it out and put it in the player or the record player.

Although this practice is already a bit obsolete in many homes, the truth is that, taking advantage of the Christmas campaign, many record companies have rushed to launch compilations and special editions of great legends and emblematic musical groups in physical formats.

We propose a selection of some of the most interesting to give away at this time to collectors and lovers of good records.

QUEEN: GREATEST HITS

The first compilation album of the British band (1981) is now reissued in new formats (limited edition CD with exclusive sleeve and cassette) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the group led by the legendary Freddie Mercury and the 40 years of its initial publication.

Queen's

is one of the best-selling albums in history, with more than 50 million copies worldwide.

CD price

: from 18.99 euros;

Cassette: 46.74 euros.

U2: Achtung Baby

Island Records, Interscope and UMe have released a special from the

of

album

, on standard black and deluxe color vinyl (2 Lp).

The album, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and became one of the most important of the 90s and of the Irish group's career, is the seventh in the studio, which the band recorded for six months at Hansa Studio in Berlin and Windmill Lane in Dublin.

Vinyl price

: from 44.99 euros.

Bruce Springsteen: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts

This double disc has just been released, which includes the recording of the songs played by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) benefit concerts in September 1979 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

This 2 LP set contains 13 songs performed over two nights, which have been remixed and remastered.

The

includes a 24-page book with rare photos and memories, a text and a 83 x 48cm poster.

Among the songs are The

,

or

.

Price two vinyls:

from 35.99 euros.

Extremoduro: Songs 1989-2013

The rock band founded by Roberto Iniesta in 1987 says goodbye to their fans with

, a compilation on three CDs, which includes the best songs from their extensive repertoire: 44 songs taken from ten studio albums and which also counts with texts by various personalities related to the Extremadura group, such as Javier Menéndez, Mikel López Iturriaga and Jose A. Gómez.

It is also available 12 CD integral box with all his discography.

Price:

from 21.99 euros.

ROD STEWART: THE TEARS OF HÉRCULES

Sir Rod Stewart has just released his 31st studio album;

the fourth of original songs since 2013 (he wrote nine of the 12 that comprise it).

The Briton has returned to work with Kevin Savigar, the keyboardist and songwriter who has co-produced his last three studio albums and with whom he began collaborating in 1978. The new work is available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

Vinyl price

: from 33.99 euros.

CD: 22.99 euros.

ARETHA

Soul lovers are in luck.

is a new collection that includes

remastered recordings of the queen of soul, 19 of which make their debut on CD and digital, including alternate versions of classic hits, demos, rarities and live recordings, such as the impressive performance of

offered at the 38th Kennedy Center Honors in 2015. They are in 4CD and digital box formats.

There is also an option to purchase 2LP and CD formats, which include the highlights of the 4CD box.

Price 2 LP

: from 33.99 euros.

Led Zeppelin: IV

It marks 50 years of

, the fourth studio album by Led Zeppelin, the British rock group's masterpiece that remains one of the most creatively influenced and commercially successful albums in music history, with over 37 million of copies sold worldwide.

Its 50th anniversary is a good time to acquire this remastered album, which has eight songs:

or

, among them.

Vinyl price + remastered CD

: from 161 euros.

CD: 20 euros.

REM:

New Adventures in Hi-Fi

Craft Recordings celebrates

of the US band's

album,

, with a special reissue that includes a 2 CD / 1 blu-ray Deluxe Edition with bonus audiovisual content, in addition to the remastered album, 13 B-Sides and Oddities, a never-before-released 64-minute outdoor screening (the one held in buildings in five cities in 1996 to promote the album's original release), a previously unreleased 30-minute EPK, and in-depth interviews with all four members band founders and unpublished archive photos.

The blu-ray format presents the album in stunning Hi-Res Audio and 5.1 surround sound, and includes five restored HD music videos.

: from 25.99 euros.

Kiss: Destroyer

The heavy metal band celebrates the 45th anniversary of

(1976), one of KISS's quintessential albums (their best-selling studio album of all time), with the release of a comprehensive Super Deluxe Edition in a box of 4 CD + Blu-ray audio that includes remastered tracks, 15 demos taken from the personal archives of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, nine of them unreleased, discarded takes, alternative versions / mixes and edited singles, as well as the performance of the visit of the band to Paris at the L'Olympia on May 22, 1976. The box is completed with memorabilia for collectors.

from 39.99 euros.

DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 - 2001)

It is the fifth volume in a series of boxes that span the British singer's career chronologically since 1969. The

collection

is named after the penultimate instrumental track from the album

..., driven by a koto ( Japanese instrument).

The boxes include recently remastered versions, with input from the original producers and contributors, of some of Bowie's most underrated and experimental materials:

and the RE: CALL 5 compilation that includes alternative, expensive versions. B and music for soundtrack.

Available in

Price 11 CDs

: from 131.99 euros.

Pretenders

and

Pretenders II

In the early 1980s, the Anglo-American pop-rock group released

, which would be considered one of the best debut albums of all time, which they consolidated with their next album

.

To mark this second's 40th anniversary, two new 3CD deluxe editions of both

and

albums have been released

, expanded with B-sides, previously unreleased live and studio recordings.

The manicured 12x12 3CD boxes also include an extensive booklet with notes by acclaimed journalist Will Hodgkinson and a host of rare and previously unreleased photos of the band.

Price

: from 50.99 euros.

The Black Keys: The Way

It is the tenth anniversary of

, the album that propelled the Black Keys career to world stardom, thanks to

like Lonely Boy, a rock ball that continues to be played on radios, gambling dens and

over the world.

For this reason, the American band has launched a reissue in 4CD, 5LP and 3LP formats with the original remastered album, an unreleased concert recorded in Portland and two live sessions: one for the

on the BBC (2012) and another in the Electro Vox studio (2011).

Also includes photo book, poster and lithograph.

3LP price:

from 50.99 euros;

5LP, poster, lithograph and book: from 175.99 euros.

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