Tift Merritt Traveling Companion Box Set

I recently picked this up and wanted to share with the group. This is one of those purchases that you just feel really good about--the packaging is phenomenal and it includes a lot of extra goodies that make it really worthy of "collectable" status--three LP set (two are the original "Travelling Alone" and one contains acoustic versions of many of the songs from the original album), very nice pressings on heavy duty vinyl (at least 180g), a hardbound lyrics book, artsy postcards in a nice rice paper jacket, CD versions of both the original LP and the acoustic album. I don't know who was behind this effort but I tip my hat to Yep Rock records for investing the money in such a wonderful tribute. I haven't finished listening to the whole thing yet but the acoustic album is pretty well recorded and the vinyl is very quiet. I saw Tift in a library in Bergen County NJ about a year ago and she was delightful. If you ever find yourself scratching your head over some of the $50 LPs you routinely add to your collection, this set (which I got for $35) will restore your faith in value for money vinyl purchases. Enjoy!