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44 CDs documenting a career from 1961 to 2016 featuring 31 newly remastered studio albums and all of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons worldwide singles bull Over 800 tracks including bonus live albums, demos, outtakes, bsides and morebull A replica triple foldout sleeve LP issue of The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette available for the first time ever on mono vinylbull A hard back coffee table book that tells the full story of Frankie Valli amp The Four Seasons by longtime Seasons expert Paul Sexton, including interviews conducted by Ken Sharp and contributions from Brian Wilson, Barry amp Maurice Gibb and Billy Joelbull A portfolio chronicling single amp EP sleeves from around the world, including chart placingsbull A Collectors Notes Book from Four Seasons Appreciation Societys Ken Charmerbull Compiled with full cooperation and support of Frankie Valli and Bob GaudioWith career sales of over 175 million records and their longtime membership of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons have inspired fans and enlightened the music world for more than sixty years. For the first time ever, Madfish presents the complete works of a collective who are, simply, one of Americas most important pop groups ever. A quartet who sang about the everyday tragedies and victories that they shared with their audience. A group of the people, for the people. Rhythm and blues was barely even pregnant with rock n roll when a Jersey boy called Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, AKA Frankie Valli, took his first teenage steps in music. Working Our Way Back to You chronicles his every stride through a career of 195 singles and 31 studio albums across 44 CDs and 1LP, and a stunning multifoldout reproduction of the original US packaging of The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette vinyl album, in its original mono mix, available here for the first time ever. The package includes an extraordinary assemblage of unreleased treats, rare treasures and longunavailable mixes, including much sought after tracks the group cut for Motown. The boxed set also includes a 144page hardback book, a separate singles book showing a multitude of picture sleeves from around the world, and a book of Collectors notes, written by Four Seasons Appreciation Societys Ken Charmer. The hardback book, authored by lifelong Four Seasons fan Paul Sexton presenter and producer of BBC Radio 2s fourpart series Jerseybeat The Four Seasons Story in 2008 follows the groups story from humble New Jersey beginnings to the opening of the awardwinning Jersey Boys musical on Broadway. Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons Boxset is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £350 +P&P