Ryan Adams Boxed Set Finally Coming?

Despite originally being rumored back in 2003, Billboard is reporting that Ryan Adams' boxed set of odds and ends, including his excellent unreleased albums 48 Hours and The Suicide Handbook, will finally see a release this year. From Billboard:

According to a label spokesperson, the set may include live tracks, the fabled unreleased albums "48 Hours" and "The Suicide Handbook," the oft-bootlegged "Bedhead" series and leftover songs from the "Easy Tiger" sessions.

What won't be included, however, are the dozens of oddball tracks Adams released last year via his Web site under the monikers DJ Reggie, WereWolph, the Sh*t and others. "That wasn't meant to be anything more than just a laugh," Adams tells Billboard.com. "It was a thing to do after shows. It was like having garage band wars. It was for fun -- a chance experiment with rap stuff."

Frankly, I'm glad these songs won't be on the boxed set. They were cute to listen to, but I don't really need to own them on CD. On the other hand, I can't wait to finally have good copies of 48 Hours and The Suicide Handbook.

(Thanks to Matt for the heads up!)