A five-album Aretha Franklin boxset featuring her classic LPs from the early 70s is set to be released alongside a further disc of bonus material.
Out on 1 December via BMG, the limited edition 6LP/5CD collection, A Portrait Of The Queen 1970-1974, features Aretha’s five original studio albums from the first half of the 70s – This Girl’s In Love With You, Spirit In The Dark, Young, Gifted And Black, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) and Let Me In Your Life – while bonus material on the CD boxset collects session alternates, outtakes, B-sides, and demos compiled from their accompanying albums. The LP set also includes a sixth disc of highlights from the bonus material.