It’s been 40 years since Bob Dylan’s “Biograph” became the first CD box set to be released and there’s still gold to be mined, in some cases musically and most definitely financially. At least there is for Dylan and other veteran artists whose fans pay sometimes heady amounts for CD and vinyl box sets of both unreleased and previously released music. The demand has grown exponentially greater since 1985, much to the delight of those artists (and their record companies) whose back catalogs continue to be a seemingly endless mother lode.

This year’s key example is the Grateful Dead’s “Enjoying The Ride,” a limited edition, 60-CD collection of live recordings made between 1969 and 1994. It swiftly sold out all 6,000 copies despite a list price of $599.99. That may be a bargain, though, since

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