The Fireside

  One of my prized Tolkien items - due (in part) to the uniqueness of it - is The Lord of the Rings illustrated edition from 2014. It may not be the most 'practical' edition for reading , though it still remains quite nice.  This one is unique, in that there is no matching Tolkien editions published around then that have a similar design style, size dimensions, as well as the transparent slipcase, and the publisher-supplied shipping box (though, the boxes have appeared for the limited editions of The Children of Hurin, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun , and starting with the illustrated collector's edition of Unfinished Tales , all future collector's editions from that title forward will have a provided box.) The initial single-volume illustrated edition was a larger book than the other standard Tolkien hardbacks at the time. As nice as the new illustrated editions of 2020 and 2021 are for The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales are (wh...

  Ask and you shall receive.... There is never any harm with asking for something to exist, by way of public request. There are a few music releases that I would love to see make it vinyl, and buy them in a heartbeat. One of those, is 2005's greatest hits compilation of The Tragically Hip. It was released as a 2-CD set and digitally. However, it has yet to make it to vinyl. This noteworthy, as their entire discography made it vinyl. There's even a boxed set of everything . The albums are also available separately, thankfully.  Here is the tracklisting for the CD version: Disc: 1 1. No Threat 2. Grace, Too 3. My Music At Work 4. 38 Years Old 5. Gift Shop 6. Ahead By A Century 7. Vaccination Scar 8. Three Pistols 9. So Hard Done By 10. Fiddler's Green Disc: 2 1. Fully Completely 2. Twist My Arm 3. Courage (For Hugh MacLennan) 4....