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• Wondrous Place - The Billy Fury Story | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £6.68   |  Saving you £8.31 (124.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This insightful film looks into the life and music of Billy Fury once labelled Britain's Elvis Presley. Featuring archive material interviews with those who knew Billy and expert analysis this is a film not to be missed by fans of the Fury!

• Depeche Mode : The Videos '86-'98 - Deluxe Edition | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The videos of Basildon synth-pop pioneers Depeche Mode are justly celebrated not only for charting the band's musical evolution but also their penchant for stylish visual imagery. This collection features all of the band's videos from 1986 to 1998. Of the 20 videos here, director Anton Corbijn was responsible for 18, including classics such as "Enjoy the Silence", "Strangelove" and "Personal Jesus", which means this is as much a profile of his work as Depeche Mode's. Much of Corbijn's material was shot in black and white, lending it an artful edge which captures some of the majesty of Mode's music. The non-Corbijn videos are Peter Care's for "Stripped", notable for its bleak imagery, and Clive Richardson's assured "A Question of Lust". The videos are presented chronologically and bookended by interviews with the band discussing the videos and the singles, making this a fantastic retrospective not only of Depeche Mode's visual side, but of their enduring musical legacy too. On the DVD: Depeche Mode: The Videos has a bonus disc featuring an extra hour-and-a-half of rare and exclusive material, including three insightful documentaries that centre around the albums Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra, and the US videos for "One Caress", "Strangelove 88", "Condemnation" and "But Not Tonight". All of this is good stuff and a valuable addition to the package. Both discs are pleasantly presented in a sturdy fold-out cardboard case, and recorded in Dolby stereo with a screen ratio of 4:3. The menus and screens are slickly presented and easy to use. --Paul Sullivan

• Buddy Holly: The Definitive Story | DVD | (02/02/2009) from £8.29   |  Saving you £5.70 (68.76%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Buddy Holly and the Crickets made some of the greatest rock & roll records of all time. It's a remarkable fact that such classics as 'That'll Be The Day' 'Peggy Sue' 'Oh Boy' 'Maybe Baby' 'Rave On' and 'Think It Over' were all recorded in a little less than twelve months during 1957-1958.... On January 27 1959 Buddy began a 3-week tour through the frozen midwest with newly hired Crickets Carl Bunch and Tommy Allsup. He was killed along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper on February 3 1959 in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa travelling to the twelfth date of that tour. He was just 22 years old. In his 1971 song 'American Pie' Don Mclean referred to Holly's death as 'The Day The Music Died'. Such a short life. Such a giant legacy. Leaving his own great recordings and inspiring British groups of the Sixties like the Beatles the Stones and the Hollies Buddy Holly is one of the greatest men of rock & roll.

• The ABBA Story - The Winner Takes It All | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Winner Takes It All--The ABBA Story reflects the peaks and troughs of the Swedish supergroup's popularity over the decades, as well as the quartet's turbulent years together. Initially labelled as just another trashy Eurovision act following their win with "Waterloo" in 1974, the group confounded their critics by emerging as a credible musical team with superior songwriting abilities. Following a few years of mass adoration the punters got tired, and for most of the 1980s the group, along with their fans, were forced into years of hibernation and denial. Luckily a new dawn rose in the early 1990s with the emergence of ABBA tribute bands such as Bjorn Again, the appropriation of the group's music in the movies Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Muriel's Wedding, and the global success of the ABBA Gold greatest hits collection. This documentary successfully manages to piece together both the public and private side of the group, through the use of interview excerpts and video footage. The DVD also contains exclusive interviews with all four members of the band for the first time since their split. Reflecting on the intricate nature of their music, as well as the elevation of their compositions to the heady heights of pop classics, the documentary concludes with behind-the-scenes footage of preparations for the ABBA-inspired West End stage show Mamma Mia!. This is a must for all ABBA fans, as well as those wishing to discover the heritage of one of the world's greatest pop groups. On The DVD: although boasting 30 minutes of extra footage, interviews and music, this release is basically an extended version of the television documentary (of the same name) broadcast in 1999. The DVD version of the programme has been segmented into 20 chapters, labelled with names of classic ABBA tunes, which reflect the themes of particular parts of the narrative. Unfortunately all of the additional DVD footage has been subsumed into the documentary and cannot be accessed individually. There are no other extra DVD features (not even subtitles), and the main menu only allows access to the individual chapters. --John Galilee

• Depeche Mode - The Videos 86-98 | DVD | (27/03/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Depeche Mode - Videos 86>98+ | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-4.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

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• Buddy Holly - Definitive | DVD | (20/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This is an exhaustively researched piece of popular music history the definitive work on Buddy Holly & The Crickets a programme that for the first time takes an in depth look at the songs and the people that helped define a generation. This standard edition contains both a DVD and a bonus CD. The DVD features a 90 minute documentary; 3 live performances from the Ed Sullivan Show; a Buddy Holly Jukebox with 14 animated video galleries; and more... The CD features 20 tracks chosen by Buddy's closest friends and colleagues. DVD Tracks: 1. Buddy Holly: Definitve Documentary 2. Blue Days Black Nights 3. Modern Don Juan 4. Rock Around With Ollie Vee 5. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 6. I'm Looking For Someone 7. Tell Me How 8. Words Of Love 9. Everyday 10. An Empty Cup And A Broken Date 11. Fool's Paradise 12. Take Your Time 13. Heartbeat 14. Wishing 15. True Love Ways CD Tracks: 1. That'll Be The Day 2. Not Fade Away 3. Everyday 4. Peggy Sue 5. Listen To Me 6. Oh Boy! 7. Send Me Some Lovin' 8. It's Too Late 9. Maybe Baby 10. Rock Me My Baby 11. Rave On 12. Well...All Right 13. Think It Over 14. Lonesome Tears 15. It's So Easy 16. Early In The Morning 17. It Doesn't Matter Anymore 18. Raining In My Heart 19. Peggy Sue Got Married 20. Crying Waiting Hoping