Cheap Box Sets

Astaire is an unusual choice.  Not what I'd expect to be recommended here. 

Two sets that I've been considering:

Fairport Convention : 5 Classic Albums

Terry Reid :Original Album Series - Terry Reid  

Both inexpensive,  great music. But I'm unsure of the sound quality...

What = cheap?

I'm surprised you're asking this, but just as a rough price point, I'd say that any brand new box set at $5 per disk or less is probably a pretty good deal. Assuming the sound quality/mastering or remastering are up to par.

Here's another contender:

Zappa - Meat Light - $8.71 + $4 Shipping from Amazon resellers (3 disks) 

I am getting another box of Classical music from Telarc this week, but with pop/rock one just downloads everything for free off bittorent... !!??
how do you factor in the fact that our kids download whatever they want for free??? Napster is dead but they do it!!!??

My best-buy box set ever:  The Beaux Arts Trio's 60th anniversary box.  You can find it for under 2.00 per disc (I got the 60 CD set for 100.00) if you try.  Tremendous variety and consistency.  Don't be afraid to take the plunge on this one.