Arguably one of the finest British songwriting duos since Lennon and McCartney, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have made perfect, powerful pop as leaders of Squeeze since the release of their first material in 1977--all the way up to an out-of-nowhere triumph with 2015's Cradle to the Grave, the band's first album of new material in more than 15 years.

Since that initial dissolution of the duo's partnership after 1998's Domino, both Chris and Glenn sought to found their voices as solo performers--Glenn finally writing his own lyrics, and Chris coming to terms with melody. Tilbrook's own solo material is perhaps better known, as he's more prone to touring small clubs around the United States and United Kingdom. But Difford's quirky material--full of those refreshing lyrical tales that Squeeze fans still crave--is worth a revisitation, and Edsel is on the case with Chris to...the Mill, a new five-disc box set due this spring.

The punny Chris to...the Mill includes Difford's three unique, original solo albums: 2002's I Didn't Get Where I Am, 2008's The Last Temptation of Chris (recorded a year after Squeeze's triumphant reunion as a touring act) and 2011's nostalgic Cashmere If You Can. Each has been appended with a series of rare and unreleased bonus tracks (including a separate disc for I Didn't Get Where I Am), featuring B-sides, covers, outtakes and a variety of demos. Standouts for fans include a solo take on Squeeze's first single, "Take Me I'm Yours"; a demo of 2002's "Cowboys Are My Weakness" as sung by Scottish singer/songwriter extraordinaire Gary Clark; covers of Lou Reed ("What Goes On") and The Beatles ("All My Loving"); and four late-period demos with longtime collaborator, singer/songwriter/guitarist Boo Hewerdine of The Bible.

The set is rounded out with a new DVD featuring newly recorded insights from Difford, plus four acoustic performances recorded in the studio of Difford's longtime friend Elton John. Difford's lyrics and new liner notes (including track-by-track insights) are also collected in a 48-page, perfect bound booklet included with the clamshell-packaged box set.

Chris to...the Mill looks to be the perfect set for the Squeeze superfan who wants it all. It's available March 3--check out the specs below!

Chris to...the Mill (Edsel (U.K.), 2017) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Disc 1: I Didn't Get Where I Am (Adventure Records AN-003 (U.K.), 2002)

1. Tight Rope
2. For a Change
3. Cowboys Are My Weakness
4. No Show Jones
5. A World That Passed Me By
6. One Day
7. Playing with Electric Trains
8. Lamas Fayre
9. Trafalgar Square
10. Parents

Disc 2: I Didn't Get Where I Am bonus tracks

1. Black Coffee (Version)
2. Lamas Fayre (Alternate)
3. Pole Star *
4. Under the Moon Over You *
5. For a Change (Demo)
6. Cathy Come Home
7. A World That Passed Me By (Demo)
8. Take Me I'm Yours (Mix 1)
9. Cowboys Are My Weakness (Demo - Vocal by Gary Clark)

Tracks 1-2 from "Cowboys Are My Weakness" CD single - Adventure Records ADVS-2 (U.K.), 2002

Tracks 5-9 from I Didn't Get Where I Am LP - Plane Groovy PLG-002 (U.K.), 2012

Disc 3: The Last Temptation of Chris (Stiff Records CDSEEZ 072 (U.K.), 2008) and bonus tracks

1. Come On Down
2. Broken Family
3. Battersea Boys
4. On My Own I'm Never Bored
5. Julian and Sandy
6. The Other Man in My Life
7. My Mother's Handbag
8. Fat As a Fiddle
9. The Gates of Eden
10. Reverso
11. Never Coming Back
12. Good Life
13. The Party's Over
14. Piece of Cake
15. It's All About Me
16. Gates of Eden (Early Vesion) *
17. Never Bored (Demo) *
18. Walrus (Demo) *
19. Penny for Your Thoughts (Demo) *
20. What Goes On

Tracks 13-14 from It's All About Me (Marshmellow Recordings Ltd. IAAM1 (U.K.), 2009

Track 20 from 1969: Key to Change (fairsharemusic.com/Centrepoint CP-01 (U.K.), 2010)

Disc 4: Cashmere If You Can (SMMC Media 1, 2011) and bonus material

1. 1975
2. Like I Did
3. The Still and the Sparkling
4. Back in the Day
5. Sidney Street
6. Cottontops
7. Upgrade Me
8. Who'd Ever Want to Be
9. Passion Killer
10. Goldfish
11. Wrecked
12. Happy Once Again
13. All My Loving
14. Passion Killer (Boo Hewerdine Demo) *
15. Upgrade Me Please (Boo Hewerdine Demo) *
16. Tears (Boo Hewerdine Demo) *
17. Wonderful Surprise (Boo Hewerdine Demo) *

Track 13 from We're With The Beatles: Their Classic Second Album Covered (MOJO Magazine bonus CD, August 2013)

DVD: Chris discusses the origin of a selection of the songs, as well as four new acoustic performances filmed at Elton John's studio