If any one album tells the history of pop music - albeit in the course of 26 discs - it's this one. It's certainly a herculean task getting through the entire set, but it's hard not to be impressed, even overwhelmed, at the end result. There may not be any Beatles or Stones here, and some genres may be given short shrift - electric blues and prog rock, for example, never had much of a showcase at Columbia and its subsidiaries - but the amazing thing is that they're not missed, because the set tells the basic history, providing narratives in each genre. That's what the music does too - and it does so remarkably well.
Sony Music 100 Years also boasts a 308-page, hardcover, full-color book that essentially tells the history of pop music and the recording industry in the 20th century through one group of labels. As it turns out, those two discs aren't the only bonus on this 547-track collection. That left two discs exclusive to the box, which was appropriate, since anyone who spends over 300 dollars on an album deserves a little bonus.
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Sony realized that most consumers wouldn't invest in a 26-disc box, no matter how impressive it was, so they simultaneously released a series of 12 genre-specific double-disc sets that culled highlights from the box. Sony acquired Columbia and its various subsidiaries in the late '80s, purchasing one of the richest catalogs in pop history, as the box set proves again and again. To be clear, Sony Music has not existed for 100 years, but the heart of its catalog, Columbia Records, was founded early in the 20th century. The title was imposing, as was the idea behind it - to chronicle the life of the oldest record label in the music industry. To commemorate the end of the century, Sony Music assembled the gargantuan 26-disc box set Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century.
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