Various - Bear Family Records 40 Years Bear Family Records (3-CD - 1-DVD)

3-CD/1-DVD boxed set (LP-size) with 308-page hardcover book, 72 tracks (plus 2 documentations). Total playing time approx. 223 minutes (audio), 75v minutes DVD video)

• Bear Family celebrates its 40th year in the business
• Bear Family boxed sets continue to set the standard for reissues, worldwide
• Exclusive limited anniversary offer for our friends at a very special price
• Musicians and songwriters join to pay tribute to Bear Family
• Original recordings – not available anywhere else

Bear Family Records came into being in the late summer of 1975. We want to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary with a very special release. A CD/DVD/book edition has been produced just for this event. You may purchase this item at a special price. Our friends in the music industry, musicians and songwriters, have written and recorded a collection of 'Bear' songs especially for our anniversary. These original recordings – 72 in all - are available exclusively on this LP-sized Bear Family boxed set.

Especially interesting are the songs that deal not just with any old bear, but with our own Bear Family label – Ry Cooder: I Wanna Be On Bear Family When I Die, Jim Diamond: Bear Family - Deke Dickerson: Bear Family Talking Blues - Roland Heinrich: Sixteen Discs, and Kim Lenz: What

In the accompanying 308-page LP-sized publication, you will read comments and remarks of internationally recognized music critics, experts and authors on Bear Family. We have re-printed all song lyrics, and of course there is a picture of every performing artist. Look back on Bear Family’s 40-year history with the lavishly illustrated book. We want to thank all our facilitators and supporters who have made ​​us what we are today, and last but not least we say goodbye to companions we have lost .

This CD boxed set is an unprecedented celebration because Bear Family is a record company without peer - and because a 40th anniversary only comes once every fourty years!