40 Odd Years into an exceptionally prolific and storied career, Loudon Wainwright III is being celebrated with an aptly named career-spanning 4-CD (91 tracks)/1-DVD box set, including a 40-page book, with an essay by renowned journalist/author David Wild and an introduction by filmmaker and box set coproducer Judd Apatow. Click HERE to see the full track listing.

40 Odd Years features songs from throughout Wainwright’s career, including works of brilliance such as “The Man Who Couldn’t Cry,” which Johnny Cash would record with producer Rick Rubin decades later, to “Dead Skunk,” a #16 pop hit, to highlights from his Grammy-winning album High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project. The 3-hour-plus DVD includes an extremely rare documentary, numerous TV appearances (for the BBC, Saturday Night Live, Austin City Limits and others), and previously unreleased concert performances.

The Grammy-winning songwriter was discovered by Nesuhi Ertegun and John Hammond Sr., and established his literary yet utterly unpretentious take on the grand folk music tradition right from the start. He also has a parallel career as an actor, whose credits include M*A*S*H, Elizabethtown, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up.

For a limited time only the Yep Roc Webshop is offering fans an exclusive chance to pre-order the 40 Odd Years box for only $59.99. The pre-order ends on 4/18 so don’t miss your chance to get this amazing collection now before the offer expires.