Just spotted this item... 4 disc set and a little pricey at this time (hopefully it will come down before the release date).

Product Description
This 4 Disc box set comprises of the very best performances by Richard and Linda Thompson and Richard Thompson solo recorded for the BBC between January 1974 and 2009. Disc One contains 20 tracks recorded by Richard and Linda Thompson for BBC Radio between 1974 and 1982 including 18 songs which appear on CD for the very first time. The songs "Dragging The River" and "Modern Woman" have never been released by Richard and Linda anywhere and are exclusive to this box set. Disc Two contains 20 tracks by Richard Thompson including 13 tracks for the Andy Kershaw show between July 1985 and January 1987 and 7 songs recorded live at the Hammersmith Palais in November 1986. Disc Three contains 21 tracks recorded by Richard Thompson for the BBC between September 2001 and January 2009 including 7 songs recorded for the Andy Kershaw show, 2 songs recorded for the Evening Sequence, 6 songs recorded for the Tom Robinson 6Music show and 3 songs recorded for the Bob Harris show. The songs "Kidzz", "A Hunting The Wren", "Time's Gonna Break You" and "William Brown" are exclusive to this box set. Disc Four is a DVD comprising performance by Richard and Linda Thompson recorded for The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975, 7 songs broadcast as A Little Night Music, songs performed on The Jake Thackray show in January 1981, a 7 song concert by Richard Thompson from 1985 and a performance of "She Twists The Knife Again" from The Old Grey Whistle Test in May 1985. The 36-page booklet contains sleeve notes by Uncut's Mick Houghton, author of the acclaimed book, "Becoming Elektra" and contains brand new interviews with both Richard and Linda Thompson.

CD 1
1. The Little Beggar Girl (John Peel Session, 01/01/1973)
2. Dragging The River (John Peel Session, 01/01/1973)
3. The Great Valerio (John Peel Session, 01/01/1973)
4. The Neasden Hornpipe/The Avebury Particle Accelerator/The Flowing Tide (John Peel Session, 01/01/1973)
5. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (BBC Session, 24/01/1974)
6. Hokey Pokey (John Peel Session 11/02/1975)
7. Georgie On A Spree (John Peel Session 11/02/1975)
8. I'll Regret It All In The Morning (John Peel Session, 11/02/1975)
9. Wishing (BBC Session)
10. I'm Turning Off A Memory (BBC Session)
11. A Man In Need (Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982)
12. Withered And Died (Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982)
13. New Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel (Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982)
14. Shoot Out The Lights (Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982)
15. Just The Motion (Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982)
16. Back Street Slide (Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982)
17. Night Comes In (Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982)
18. Dimming Of The Day (Folk On Two, 1982)
19. Modern Woman (Folk On Two, 1982)
20. It's Just The Motion (Folk On Two,1982)

CD 2
1. She Twists The Knife Again (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
2. You Don't Say (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
3. When The Spell Is Broken (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
4. The Angels Took My Racehorse Away (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
5. Valerie (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
6. Jennie (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
7. You Don't Say (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
8. Fire In The Engine Room (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
9. Wall Of Death (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
10. Nearly In Love (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
11. Valerie (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 07/01/1987)
12. When The Spell Is Broken (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
13. Two Left Feet (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
14. Turning Of The Tide (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
15. Simple Again (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
16. Ghosts In The Wind (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
17. Shoot Out The Lights (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
18. She Twists The Knife Again (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
19. Withered And Died (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)
20. The End Of The Rainbow (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 01/07/1985)

CD 3
1. Gethsemane (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 28/09/2001)
2. The Outside Of The Inside (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 28/09/2001)
3. Wall Of Death (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 28/09/2001)
4. Word Unspoken Sight Unseen (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003)
5. Kidzz (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003)
6. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003)
7. The End Of The Rainbow (Recorded For Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003)
8. One Door Opens Recorded for Evening Sequence, 18/05/2004)
9. The Outside Of The Inside (Recorded For Evening Sequence, 18/05/2004)
10. Let It Blow (Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2005)
11. Old Thames Side (Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2005)
12. Dad's Gonna Kill Me (Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007)
13. Down Where The Drunkards Roll (Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007)
14. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007)
15. Needle And Thread (Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007)
16. So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo (Recorded For Bob Harris, 27/12/2008)
17. A Hunting The Wren (Recorded For Bob Harris, 27/12/2008)
18. See My Friends (Recorded For Bob Harris, 27/12/2008)
19. Time's Gonna Break You (Recorded For Hub Sessions, 09/01/2009)
20. William Brown (Recorded For Hub Sessions, 09/01/2009)
21. Meet On The Ledge (Recorded For Hub Sessions, 09/01/2009)

DVD
1. Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/03/1975)
2. A Heart Needs A Home (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/03/1975)
3. Night Comes In (A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981)
4. I'm A Dreamer (A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981)
5. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981)
6. Shoot Out The Lights (A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981)
7. You're Going To Need Somebody (A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981)
8. Dargai (A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981)
9. Dimming Of The Day (A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981)
10. Pavanne (Jake Thackray And Songs, 06/01/1981)
11. Just The Motion (Jake Thackray And Songs, 06/01/1981)
12. Fire In The Engine Room (Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985)
13. She Twists The Knife Again (Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985)
14. Wall Of Death (Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985)
15. When The Spell Is Broken (Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985)
16. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed (Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985)
17. Wrong Heartbeat (Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985)
18. Tear Stained Letter (Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985)
19. She Twists The Knife Again (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/05/1985)

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WZ92BM/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004WZ92BM/?tag=imwan-21

Amazon US has it for $76.85 with a release date a week later than the UK one. Also pricey with a lot of duplication of tunes. But I'm a sucker for Richard and Linda Thompson, separately and together.

Ouch! Another one I can't afford & can't live without!

Though I wish there was more early stuff; while I have most of RT's solo catalog I liked him much better with Linda.

Bump: added tracklisting to the first post. This will be a 3-CD/1-DVD set.

That actually makes purchase less likely for me. I literally have over 500 music dvd's I haven't watched, I just don't have time. I try to at least rip the audio to cd for my favorites, but for audio Dolby (used on most dvd's) is inferior to cd quality.

Thanks for beefing up my original post Linda!

Bump, this has gone down to 24.99 pounds before removal of Vat at Amazon UK. ($37.11 USD delivered at today's exchange rate) If I wasn't so broke.........

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004WZ92BM/?tag=imwan-21

I hear you Geff, but in the meantime I'll spin my Rhinohandmade "Shoot Out The Lights" which just came today.

Will get this set eventually since I love this couple (married or separated).

Rick A.

I just ordered this at the lower price. I understand there are some issues with the playback speed with some of the tracks running a bit fast on the 2nd or 3rd disc.

It's a no brainer for me from amazon UK at that price. It's cheaper to just order from the UK and wait a while.

I don't know how many copies they have, but blowitoutahere is offering this for $22! I bit.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WZ92BM/?tag=imwan-20

You won't be disappointed, especially at that price (I paid around $35 for mine, and it was worth every penny). The packaging is nice, there's some excellent live footage on the DVD, and most of the performances on the CDs are great (even when the sound quality is spotty, especially at the beginning of disc 1). Enjoy.

Have I ever told you guys how much I love you and this place.
My wallet (and the decreasing amount of empty space in my house) curse you. But I sing your praises.
Thanks for posting this.

I recently discovered that before last night I had placed 52 orders with Amazon in the last 6 months

I'm guessing each order didn't include just one CD, DVD or Blu-Ray, right? This is why you should never review your Amazon account.

Yep, & I normally don't. Came up with the CSN issue.

Same here, at $22.00 that's a steal. Also bought a SACD Kenny Loggins Greatest Hits for $5.95.

Rick A.

They must have had several copies in stock. It's still listed at that price today.

Received mine today BUT will need to contact "Blowitoutofhere" in that the Kenny Loggins GH's has NO notation that it is a SACD. At $5.95 I knew this had to be a mistake. I will let you know how I make out on this, meanwhile though I am syked to listening and viewing the boxset this weekend.

Rick A.

Got my box today also. Haven't opened it yet. Am currently playing another recent purchase, Jamie's recommendation oft he BGO Ten Years After A Space In Time. Sounds very good on my pc, haven't played it on my main system yet.

WARNING: The way the discs are held in the case is the most dumb ass system I've ever seen. For those who don't have it, I don't know how to even describe it; they're kind of held in by small plastic clips in trays & it's extremely challenging to get the discs out without snapping the discs in half. Needless to say, mine were immediately moved to jewelcases. Disc #3 was also scratched, & it wasn't the seller's fault.

Also, the dvd material is NOT repeated on cd's; if the sound quality is any good it's going to be rip the audio & burn.

the sound quality is good enough on the dvd that I would have much rather had it in cd quality (they used dolby). Also sucks they used dolby at all as the dvd only uses 3.34 gb of the 4.5 gb available on a dvd5, so there would have been room for quality LPCM audio without having to incure the extra 25 cent expense of going to a dual layer dvd.

Oh well, the price was right from the 3rd party seller. Just pisses me off when giant corps (Universal in this case) harm the music & packaging to make an extra 50 cents.

I've listened to the dvd 2 x (haven't got to the cd's yet), once as a dvd, & once as a cd. While I am not taking back any of my prior comments, the music is so good on the dvd that I would have a hard time bitching about spending $22 just on it, other than the dolby audio.

I have the official UK L&R live cd from a couple years ago, & as memory serves, this is better.