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• Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey | DVD | (12/12/2008) from £19.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (15.01%)   |  RRP £22.99

  It may have been underrated when first broadcast, but executive producer Martin Scorsese's homage to the blues is a truly significant, if imperfect, achievement. "Musical journey" is an apt description, as Scorsese and the six other directors responsible for these seven approximately 90-minute films follow the blues--the foundation of jazz, soul, R&B, and rock & roll--from its African roots to its Mississippi Delta origins, up the river to Memphis and Chicago, then to New York, the United Kingdom, and beyond. Some of the films (like Wim Wenders's The Soul of a Man and Charles Burnett's Warming by the Devil's Fire) use extensive fictional film sequences, generally to good effect. There's also plenty of documentary footage, interviews, and contemporary studio performances recorded especially for these films. The last are among the best aspects of the DVDs, as the bonus material features the set's only complete tunes. Lou Reed's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" and the ElektriK Mud Kats' (with Chuck D. of Public Enemy) hip-hop-cum-traditional updating of Muddy Waters's "Mannish Boy" are among the best of them; on the other hand, a rendition of "Cry Me a River" by Lulu (?!) is a curious choice, even with Jeff Beck on hand. The absence of lengthier vintage clips, meanwhile, is the principal drawback. For that reason alone, Clint Eastwood's Piano Blues is the best of the lot; a musician himself, Eastwood simply lets the players play, which means we get extensive file footage of the likes of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Nat "King" Cole, as well as new performances by Ray Charles, Dr. John, and others. Overall, this is a set to savor, a worthwhile investment guaranteed to grow on you over the course of repeated viewings. --Sam Graham

• The Electric Horseman | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £5.38   |  Saving you £0.61 (10.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This rousing romantic adventure Robert Redford plays ex-world champion cowboy reduced to huckstering breakfast food in a suit studded with flash lights. Jane Fonda is a chic sharp member of the electronic media a TV newswoman who'll do anything to get a good story. When Redford rides out of Las Vegas casino into the desert astride his sponsor's living symbol a multi-million dollar racehorse Jane is determined to discover why. She does one step ahead of a posse of pursuing police. But by the time they reach a remote rendezvous high in the Utah mountains she is in love with both the Cowboy and his convictions...

• The Electric Horseman | DVD | (24/12/2001) from £10.31   |  Saving you £2.68 (25.99%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Willie Nelson - Live in Amsterdam | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Willie Nelson has won the admiration of fans all over the world with his awesome talent. Though his unmissable voice and outlaw spirit have forever earned him a place among country music's superstars his equally remarkable talents performing gospel standards blues and many other types of music are also evident This one-of-a-kind video marks the kick-off of Nelson's European tour on June 7 2000 with an intimate concert at the Paradiso Theatre in Amsterdam. This amazing evening sp

• Feel Like Going Home | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Martin Scorsese pays homage to the Delta Blues. Musician Corey Harris travels through Mississippi and on to West Africa exploring the roots of the music. The film celebrates the early Delta Bluesman through original performances and rare archival footage.

• The Very Best Of Dadrock | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Featuring 22 massive rock hits! Some of the biggest acts in rock music performing their classic hits! Tracklist: 1. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 2. Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer 3. Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn 4. Leon Russell - Delta Lady 5. Willie and the Poor Boys (featuring Chris Rea) - Baby Please Don't Go 6. M3 Classic Whitesnake - Here I Go Again 7. Steve Harley - Here Comes The Sun 8. Steve Marriott - All Or Nothing 9. UFO - Doctor Doctor 10. Magnum - On A Storytellers Night 11. Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings - Wild Child 12. Barclay James Harvest - Mockingbird 13. Edgar Winter - Frankenstein 14. Emerson Lake and Palmer - Excerpts From Pictures At An Exhibition 15. Rick Wakeman & The New English Rock Ensemble - Starship Trooper 16. Wishbone Ash - The King Will Come 17. Big Country - Look Away 18. The New Grass Revival - Wild Horses 19. Alexis Korner & Friends - Hoochie Coochie Man 20. Muddy Waters (Featuring Buddy Guy) - Got My Mojo Workin' 21. Nazareth - Love Hurts 22. Man - C'mon