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• Later With Jools Holland - Later - Giants | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £14.84   |  Saving you £5.15 (34.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Later... with Jools Holland--Giants is a collection of classic live performances from a decade of the late-night BBC music show. Everyone will have their favourites and, no doubt, differing opinions on what constitutes a musical "giant". What is indisputable here is the sheer volume and variety of artists and styles on offer. The 32 performers range from Pete Towshend to Blondie; Paul Weller to Willie Nelson; Leonard Cohen to Jeff Beck; Page and Plant to Ronnie Spector and the Divine Comedy. The acts vary in quality--Brian Ferry's posturing, staccato rendition of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" and Georgie Fame's futile, asthmatic efforts to keep up with the beat on "Yeh! Yeh!" are notable low points--but thankfully the few weaker moments are more than compensated for by tour de force performances from the likes of Al Green, REM, Tony Bennett, Dusty Springfield and George Benson. Your enjoyment will obviously depend on a desire to see these greats play, but where else are you going to get both Robbie Williams belting out an impromptu performance of "Suspicious Minds" and Solomon Burke singing "Cry to Me" from an enormous golden throne? On the DVD: Later... with Jools Holland--Giants comes with a desirable selection of interviews with 10 of the featured performers. Sadly, they are tantalisingly short--never longer than three minutes, some little more than a minute--and never stretch beyond Holland's stock questions or brief, if entertaining, anecdotes. Also included are: a "playlist" feature, which allows you to select six of your favourite tracks and play them in an order of your choice, normal track selection, subtitles and a credit list. --Paul Philpott

• Purple Rain | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £10.35   |  Saving you £8.64 (83.48%)   |  RRP £18.99

  While "rock musical" remains a phrase used by sadistic parents to give their offspring nightmares the genre does occasionally throw up the odd gem, Purple Rain being perhaps the shiniest example. Given the theatricality of Prince's stage shows, it was only a matter of time before the diminutive pop potentate found himself a big-screen vehicle but few could have predicted that Purple Rain would become nothing less than a cultural phenomenon. The story, co-written by one-time Starsky & Hutch scripter William Blinn, may be a somewhat hackneyed tale with His Purpleness overcoming a troubled background and musical rival Morris Day to achieve his dreams of rock stardom. However, the cast, which also includes Prince protegée Appollonia, rises above the clichés to hand in a set of performances which, while never likely to trouble the Oscars, prove that all concerned can at least play a rough approximation of themselves with minimal difficulty. What really helped push the film's box-office receipts through the roof, however, was its soundtrack featuring a clutch of hit singles--notably "When Doves Cry"--and which cemented our pint-sized hero's position as one of the globe's premiere performing artists. Sadly, subsequent attempts to re-bottle this particular brand of lightning with Under a Cherry Moon and Graffiti Moon would prove substantially less successful but Purple Rain still looks--and, more importantly sounds--rarely less than funktastic. --Clark Collis

• Abba - The Movie | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £6.95   |  Saving you £8.04 (115.68%)   |  RRP £14.99

  ABBAmania: that was the name given to the hysterical worship of four Swedes that enthralled Australia during an intense period in the mid-1970s. This phenomenon reached its high-point as ABBA conducted an enormously successful tour Down Under in March 1977. The feverish madness of the tour was captured on film in director Lasse Hallstrom's ABBA - The Movie which remains as one of precious few opportunities to experience ABBA live onstage. In the film we follow radio disc jockey Ashley Wallace as he tries to hunt down the group for an exclusive in-depth interview. Will he make it or not? Experience the excitement of ABBA's music and the mania that surrounded them in this very first DVD release of ABBA - The Movie!

• Rod Stewart - It Had To Be You - The Great American Songbook | DVD | (23/04/2005) from £5.87   |  Saving you £0.12 (2.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Rod Stewart: The Great American Songbook features Rod Stewart performing a collection of classic love ballads with more than a few old favourites included for good measure. Recorded at Sony Studios in New York in November 2002. Tracklist: Forever Young Some Guys Have All The Luck They Can't Take That Away From Me The Way You Look Tonight These Foolish Things Moonglow Every Time We Say Goodbye The Very Thought Of You That Old Feeling You Go To My Head For All We Know The

• Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live At Montreaux 1982 And 1985 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-6.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  If you have even a passing interest in Stevie Ray Vaughan's peerless mastery of urban blues guitar, you must own Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985. Spaced almost exactly three years apart, these concerts (60 and 93 minutes, respectively) represent the Texan blues god at his fiery best, with Double Trouble (drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon) laying the solid foundation upon which SRV built a Fender-driven sound as fierce as it was perfectly refined. The '82 show was truly "success in disguise," because despite booing from a festival audience lulled by a day of acoustic blues, and the stunned dejection that SRV felt after persevering through a uncompromising set, this was the turning point in SRV's career, leading to post-show encounters with Jackson Browne and David Bowie, who proved instrumental in bringing Stevie's music to an appreciative global audience. When Stevie, Chris, and Tommy returned to Switzerland three years later, with organist Reese Wynans adding rich new dimension to the Double Trouble sound, the Montreux crowd was primed for a rip-snorting set, and SRV's jubilant response is a joyous thing to witness. One of SRV's favorite bluesmen, Johnny Copeland, appears for a three-song triumph in a set that's uniformly superior and ecstatically energized. Basic three-camera coverage is all you need, although guitar students--for whom this DVD is a godsend--will surely wish for more emphasis on SRV's picking and fretwork. Recording quality is superb in the Montreux tradition, with 5.1-channel remixes that surpass the original masters. A splendid 23-minute documentary features retrospective interviews with Layton, Shannon, Browne, and John Mayer, and the accompanying booklet includes a heartfelt reminiscence from Bowie. Stevie Ray may be gone, but Live at Montreux ensures that his gold-standard legacy will endure. --Jeff Shannon

• Lemon Popsicle | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

• Punk: Attitude | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £14.62   |  Saving you £10.37 (70.93%)   |  RRP £24.99

  One of the most comprehensive Punk DVD's ever made! In the mid 1970's a revolution was ignited on the streets of New York and London - almost overnight it shattered the status quo and continued to impact on all future generations of youth culture. Redefining popular music and fashion it threatened the establishment and legitemised an independent do it yourself attitude. Punk: Attitude takes an original look at this movement. With a cast of historic and modern figure

• Selling England By The Pound | DVD | (20/01/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Our product to treat is a regular product. There is not the imitation. From Japan by the surface mail because is sent out, take it until arrival as 7-14 day. Thank you for you seeing it.

• Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn - Two Great Life Stories | DVD | (29/01/2003) from £8.87   |  Saving you £-2.88 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn - two great programmes Re-mastered for DVD. Featuring the true stories or the lives of these well-loved American legends. Containing over 100 minutes of rare TV appearances unique footage and memorable hit records this DVD documents the highs and lows of their outstanding careers. Loretta Lynn: 1. Butcher Hollow 2. Honkey Tonk Girl 3. Meeting Patsy Cline 4. Don't Come Home A Drinking 5. You Ain't Woman Enough To Take A Man 6. Fist City 7. Coal Miner's Daughter 8. One's On The Way 9. So I Lie 10. Silver Threads And Golden Needles Patsy Cline: 1. A Bottle Of Wine And Patsy Cline 2. Walking After Midnight 3. I've Loved And Lost Again 4. I Fall To Pieces 5. Leavin' On Your Mind 6. So Wrong 7. Strange 8. Crazy 9. I Can't Help It 10. Sweet Dreams

• Ballets Russes | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £6.85   |  Saving you £13.14 (191.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ballets Russes is an intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists (now in their 70s 80s and 90s) who gave birth to modern ballet. Directed with consummate invention and infused with juicy anecdotal interviews from many of the company's glamorous stars Ballets Russes treats modern audiences to a rare glimpse of the singularly remarkable merger of Russian American European and Latin American dancers choreographers composers and designers that transformed the

• Neil Sedaka - Live In Birmingham | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Neil Sadaka: Live In Birmingham

• Bruce Springsteen - Video Anthology - 1978-2000 | DVD | (05/05/2003) from £9.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The Boss Is Back! 'Bruce Springsteen Video Anthology: 1978-2000' is a two-disc DVD release and features 33 performances spanning 22 years of concerts music videos and television appearances by Springsteen. The two-hour collection represents a complete anthology of Bruce Springsteen videos as well as rare or previously unreleased bonus performances. TRACKLISTING: Disc 1: 'Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)' 'The River' 'Thunder Road' 'Atlantic City' 'Dancing In The Dark' '

• Goldfrapp - Wonderful Electric - Live in London | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the warm winter velvet decadence of Shepherd's Bush Empire and the midsummer outdoor nightclub of Somerset House Goldfrapp bring the music of Felt Mountain and Black Cherry to life...With the electric scream of lovely head the glam beats of strict machine and train the weimar sheen and the stilleto stab this is Goldfrapp inside and out...Disc One:Live At Somerset House Plus 'Twisted Summer' Extended Documentary Of The Black Cherry Tour.Disc Two:Live At Shepherd's Bush Empire Plus 'A Trip To Felt Mountain' Interview.

• Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £28.33   |  Saving you £-10.34 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Eurovision Song Contest 2010 (3 Discs)

• James - Getting Away With It...Live | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £61.38   |  Saving you £-43.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Getting Away With It … Live is an electric souvenir of James' last ever live performance (before their new 2002 line-up), recorded in their home city of Manchester. The energy which bounces between the exuberant audience and the band crackles from start to finish. Tim Booth's bad language, particularly during the infamous technical breakdown at the start of "Out to Get You" just adds to the explosive atmosphere of the gig. The footage of these problems luckily remains in the final cut, exposing a more human side to the band, and highlighting James' long-term forte as a live band through their impromptu rendition of "Johnny Yen". Despite special appearances by former band members Andy Diagram and Larry Gott, Booth steals the show through his unique vocal talent and his trademark dancing style (when he gyrates round the stage like a possessed pipe cleaner). Featuring a sensible mix of old and new tunes, the concert concludes with an encore of break-through tracks "Come Home" and "Sit Down". On the DVD: Getting Away With It … Live is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1, and the sharp visual footage further enhance the excellent live show. Through the use of random transitions (short excerpts from the documentary), the DVD is fun and informative to navigate through, and the two bonus documentaries provide further added value. Discussion on the making of selected songs can be accessed at various points during the concert when the band's trademark flower logo appears in the top right-hand corner of the screen. As well as the promotional videos for three of their biggest hits from the 1990s ("Laid", "Say Something" and "She's a Star"); there's also a hidden section where the band discuss their nicknames. --John Galilee

• Daniel O'Donnell - Songs Of Faith And Inspiration | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £5.97   |  Saving you £7.02 (117.59%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Daniel O'Donnell may not always received the critical acclaim he deserves but he has an immense chart history for both record and video sales - to date he has had 19 chart albums and 13 top ten music videos. His latest album release Daniel In Blue Jeans was No.3 in the UK charts earlier this year and his last video release Shades Of Green reached No.2 in the UK music video charts of last year. This new video Songs of Faith & Inspiration was inspired by Daniel's previous Top 5 a

• The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Blu Ray | (21/11/2016) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  IN 1962 FOUR YOUNG MEN JOHN LENNON, PAUL McCARTNEY, GEORGE HARRISON AND RINGO STARR CAME TOGETHER TO FORM THE 20TH CENTURY MUSICAL PHENOMENON KNOWN AS, THE BEATLES. The band stormed Europe in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music. Master storyteller and Oscar® winner*, Ron Howard, explores this incredible journey in his own unique way: How did The Beatles do this? How did they cope with all the fame and pressure? How did they not only survive, but go on to revolutionise popular music? With original interviews, footage, staggering live performances, and the intimate study of character that Ron Howard is known for, he puts us right inside this extraordinary adventure, answering the question everyone always wants to know: What was it like to be there?!!

• Foster and Allen - After All These Years | DVD | (30/09/2005) from £6.76   |  Saving you £-0.77 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A special collection of videos and specially filmed clips from Foster and Allen celebrating 30 years in show business together. The main feature is a collection of 20 of their favourite videos including television performances duets and much more. Interviews videos exclusive performances and slide show - what more could a Foster & Allen fan ask for! Tracklist: 1. Bunch Of Thyme 2. Maggie 3. After All These Years 4. I Will Love You All My Life 5. Old Flames 6. Love

• Madness - At Madstock | DVD | (29/11/2008) from £5.28   |  Saving you £1.97 (49.00%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Recorded Live at Finsbury Park London is the summer of 98 the original 7 ""nutty Boys"" reform once again to perform their greatest hits to 75 000 dedicated Madstockers. 1.The Prince 2.Wings Of A Dove 3.Our House 4.One Step Beyond 5.Embarrassment 6.Driving in my Car 7.The Sun and the Rain 8.My Girl 9.House of Fun 10.Tomorrow's Just Another Day 11.One Better Day 12.Baggy Trousers 13.It Must Be Love 14.Bed And Breakfast Man 15.Madness 16.2swan Lake 17.Night Boat to Cairo

• Soul Collection - Back To Stax | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The highlights of the unique 3-day Wilebski's Blues Saloon Festival brings together musicians who individual approaches demonstrate the extraordinary diversity of contemporary blues music. Yet all the artists' performances have one common factor that unites them - emotion - the heart and soul of blues. ARTIST AND TRACK LISTING: Willie& The Bees - Fine Brown Fame John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom Corky Siegel - Half Asleep At The Wheel Nick Gravenites & John Cippolina - Down In The Bottom Valerie Washington - Down In The Dumps Baby Doo Caston - Low Down Dog Geoff Muldaur - Why Should I Love You? Lady Blanca - Imagination Nick Graventies & John Cippolina - Small Walk-In Box Minnesota Barking Ducks - Jukes Dr John - You Lie Too Much Archie Shepp & Ben Sidran - Willow Weep For Me John Lee Hooker & Lady Bianca - Boogie Woman