Elis Regina - Transversal Do Tempo (1998) [21CD Box Set]

As expansive as a similar Gilberto Gil set from a few years ago, but charting the entire career of a Brazilian legend, Elis Regina's Livro Ilustrado includes all 21 of her original LPs (in the late-'90s remastered versions) for the combined Philips/Polygram empire, from 1965's Samba Eu Canto Assim! to 1979's Elis Especial. Box sets with such a huge reach (and price) are tough to recommend; neophytes would do better starting with a compilation or a single album (like 1968's Elis Especial), while fans are most likely have too much of this material already to justify a gigantic purchase. Polygram did an incredible job putting this together, though, so some from both camps may think it worthwhile to purchase a trophy collection like this.



Tracks:


Samba Eu Canto Assim (35:09) - 1965

Dois Na Bossa Volume 1 (31:39) - 1965

O Fino Do Fino (43:11) - 1965

Dois Na Bossa Volume 2 (32:49) - 1966

Elis (37:34) - 1966

Dois Na Bossa Volume 3 (32:19) - 1967

Elis Especial (32:20) - 1968

Elis, Como & Porquê (29:30) - 1969

Elis & Toots (33:31) - 1969

Elis Regina In London (31:59) - 1969

Em Pleno Verão (31:21) - 1970

No Teatro De Praia, Com Miele & Bôscoli (39:27) - 1970

Ela (35:07) - 1971

Elis (33:02) - 1972

Samba Elis (30:23) - 1973

Elis & Tom (37:52) - 1974

Elis (36:52) - 1974

Falso Brilhante (35:14) - 1976

Samba Elis (36:24) - 1977

Transversal do Tempo (41:06) - 1978

Elis Especial (31:30) - 1979