"Actor: The Charlatans"

• The Charlatans - Just Lookin' - 1990-1997 | DVD | (17/08/2012) from £8.97   |  Saving you £6.28 (81.45%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Charting the Beggar's Banquet years of 1990-97, The Charlatans--Just Lookin' gathers together a range of videos and live performances. Although in their early days they seemed like a younger and less talented sibling of already established "Mad-chester" bands, The Charlatans defied all expectations to become one of the most influential British bands of the 1990s. Even after the untimely death of their organist Rob Collins the boys soldiered-on and never lost their distinctive vibe, which was typified by Collins' distinct keyboard style. Thankfully in the period covered by Just Lookin' he's still with the band. The Charlatans have never been a particularly visual band, as this video proves. It's clear from the selection on offer here that the Banquet years meant music for music's sake, with relatively little money spent on flashy videos and only "Just When You're Thinking Things Over" has any sort of narrative. Tim Burgess seems at a loss to know which rock-god look to emulate throughout most of the videos, from the Mad-chester bowl cut of "The Only One I Know" to the Gallagher swagger on "How High" and the Mick Jagger-esque tendencies on "Jesus' Hairdo". The live performances don't fare any better: without an anthemic song in sight the band lack the tightness and professionalism of their gigs in later years. But for fans this collection is essential memorabilia of one of Indie's finest. On the DVD: Just Lookin' provides disappointingly poor sound quality for the live performances, with the bass and vocals too low in places, and the "gig" atmosphere lost. The best the disc can offer is only Dolby 2.0. The music videos were not of the highest quality to begin with, but their grainy quality in-a-way is part oftheir charm, reminiscent of a time when everything was not a glossy MTV advert. The disc includes the US version of "Weirdo", which is the only version available. --Nikki Disney

• The Charlatans - Live At The Brixton Academy | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This may be their first ever full length live DVD but there can barely be a rock fan in the country that hasn't at one time or another experienced the pulsating power of the Charlatans in performance. A band for the big occasion this DVD captures the band at Brixton Academy ; and as ever Tim Burgess leads the band in another monster rock groove that has become their trademark. Tracklisting: Forever Up At The Lake Apples And Oranges Toothache Tellin' Stories Feel The Press

• The Charlatans - Forever The Singles | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In a 16-year career The Charlatans have undeniably been one of the most important enduring bands from the UK over the last 30 years. They have experienced the ultimate in highs and lows which started as an overnight success story in the beginning to band changes the imprisonment and subsequent death of a band member having massive selling albums near bankruptancy caused by a fraudulent accountant to the current day where we see the band writing some of the best material of their lives and playing some of the biggest tours of their career. This 18 track DVD contains The Charlatans' biggest and most popular singles - the songs that helped define the 90's.