The Seventies was the decade when rock became show business. And nobody put on a better show than the Electric Light Orchestra. The whole world plugged in as the best of classical met the pop generation. The result? Classic rock! George Harrison himself once said that if the Beatles had stayed together they would have sounded like the ELO. But their Out of the Blue Tour took them into another dimension altogether. Captured live at London's Wembley Arena in 1978 this space-age show
Barbara Dickson has excelled in many areas and is an established star of stage TV and concert hall. She has had hit singles such as Answer Me Another Suitcase In Another Hall January February and her #1 I Know Him So Well (a duet with Elaine Paige) and a number of best-selling albums. On stage she has been named Best Actress In A Musical for her roles in both Blood Brothers and her recent triumph Spend Spend Spend. On TV she was a major success in Band Of Gold and in 2001 was awarded an OBE for her services to music and drama. This specially released DVD captures Barbara Dickson at her very best in concert at the Royal Albert Hall. It features many of her classic tracks including Caravans Another Suitcase In Another Hall and I Know Him So Well.
Formed in 1982 and signed to their first big record deal in 1984 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions were one of the most successful indie acts in the UK and oft-quoted as influences to many other subsequently famous bands. Their knowingly pretentious lyrics and namedropping in songs endeared them to a generation of students - and for some time had the band vying with The Smiths in terms of popularity. Recorded in 1986 at The Marquee London and interspersed with pastiche band shots this excellent live concert was produced and directed by Mike Mansfield. Tracklist: 1. Rattlesnakes 2. Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken 3. Glory 4. Andy's Babies 5. Charlotte Street 6. Patience 7. Speedboat 8. Beautiful City 9. Perfect Skin 10. Forest Fire 11. Glory (reprise)
Like champagne and caviar legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are a perfect pairing. As one of the most prolific song-writing teams of the 50’s and 60’s Leiber & Stoller have composed some of the greatest hits in Rock ‘n’ Roll history including Jail House Rock and Hound Dog to the enduring charmers Love Potion No 9 Poison Ivy and Stand By Me. Tribute To Leiber & Stoller features an eclectic array of unforgettable tunes performed by the gamut of exciting talent including Ben E King Elkie Brooks Tom Jones Dave Gilmour and M People’s Heather Small. Tribute To Leiber & Stoller is a fitting homage to a partnership that has and will be influential to millions of music lovers around the world! Tracklist: Intro (Jailhouse Rock). Tom Jones Intro (On Broadway). Chris Rea Charlie Brown. Kenny Lynch Searchin'. Magnets Ruby Baby. Jonathon Wilkes I Keep Forgetting. Leo Sayer Love Potion No.9. Victoria Owen Neighbourhood. Paulette Ivory Poison Ivy. Jelayiu Some Cats Know. Melanie Stace Framed. Mark Lamarr Love Me. Steve Harley Smokey Joes's Caf''. Band and Vocal Treat Me Nice. Oliver Darley Pearl's A Singer. Elkie Brooks Saved. Sam Brown I'm A Woman. Jane Monheit Loving You. Corkie Hale That Is Rock And Roll. Edwin Starr On Broadway. Chris Rea Young Blood. Paul Carrack Is That All There Is? Sally Kellerman Don't. David Gilmour I Who Have Nothing. Heather Small Stand By Me. Ben E. King You Ain't Saying It. Lincoln Briney Trouble. John Altman Bossa Nova Baby. Michael Patto Fools Fall In Love. Ruby Turner Jailhouse Rock. Tom Jones Kansas City. Leiber & Stoller.
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