The Henry Cow Box Redux: The Complete Henry Cow (2019)
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The Henry Cow Box Redux: The Complete Henry Cow (subtitled 50th Anniversary Box) is a seventeen-CD plus one-DVD box set by English avant-rock group Henry Cow; it was released by RēR Megacorp in November 2019. ... The Henry Cow Box Redux was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the formation of Henry Cow. Included in the box set are three 60-page booklets: Book 1: The Studio Volumes 1–7; Book 2: The Road Volumes 8–12; and Book 3: The Road Volumes 13–17. All the studio CDs were remastered by Bob Drake. RēR Megacorp also released the Ex Box bonus CD as a free-standing album. ... A review of The Henry Cow Box Redux: The Complete Henry Cow in Moors Magazine called Henry Cow 'one of the most fascinating and best British bands ever'. It described their music as having 'the mentality of free jazz and the discipline of the intelligent rock of Zappa'
. It was always 'exciting' and 'surprising" music and just as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. The reviewer concluded that "[t]his box is an absolute must for lovers of intelligent jazz rock.' ..."
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