Music

• Dexy's Midnight Runners | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Recorded in Liverpool Royal Court Theatre this live concert was the first from Dexy's Midnight Runners for more than twenty years. For any fan of the band this DVD is simply a must-buy item! Tracklist: 1. The Waltz 2. Old 3. Let's Make This Precious 4. Listen To This 5. I Couldn't Help If I Tried 6. Nightshift 7. Soon 8. Geno 9. My Life In England 10. Until I Believe In My Soul 11. Tell Me When My Light Turns Green 12. Come On Eileen 13. Because Of You 14. This Is What She's Like 15. Nightshift 16. Manhood

• Hawkwind - in Concert Out of the Shadows | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hawkwind's music is timeless untouched by musical trends the tractor beam of a craft launched on a journey to God knows where! They don't make bands like this anymore. They don't need to; there's only one Hawkwind! Tracklist: 1. Aero Space Age Inferno 2. Angels Of Death 3. Out Of The Shadows 4. Time Captives 5. Master Of The Universe 6. The Song Of The Gremlins 7. Time & Confusion 8. Hurry On Sundown 9. Lighthouse 10. The Watcher 11. Assassins Of Allah 12. Earth Calling 13.

• Rage - From The Cradle To The Stage | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £9.40   |  Saving you £2.59 (21.60%)   |  RRP £11.99

  RAGE Live Bochum Zeche Germany 25.1.2004DVD11. Orgy Of Destruction2. War Of Worlds3. Great Old Ones4. Paint The Devil On The Wall5. Sent By The Devil6. Firestorm7. Down8. Prayers Of Steel9. Suicide10. Days Of December11. Unity12. Anarchy (Drum Solo)13. Invisible Horizons14. Set This World On Fire15. Flesh And Blood16. Rocket Science (Guitar Solo)17. Soundchaser18. Straight To Hell19. Back In Time

• Playing And Understanding Jazz Guitar | DVD | (01/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £28.99

• Backstreet Boys - Around The World | DVD | (01/01/1900) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Join Kevin Nick AJ Howie and Brian as they travel around the world to celebrate the worldwide launch of their Black & Blue album! Only the biggest group on the planet would embark on a journey like this to reach as many of their fans as possible. Onboard a customized Boeing 767 the Backstreet Boys travel over 26 000 miles in 100 hours to visit five continents with stopovers in Stockholm Tokyo Sydney Cape Town Rio De Janeiro and New York City...

• Let's Hear It For The Girls | DVD | (21/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  27 Classic tracks from the queens of swing including performances by Anita O'Day with the Gene Krupa Orchestra Thelma White Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Orchestra Ina Ray Hutton and her Melodears June Christy and Helen O'Connell

• Go West - Kings Of Wishful Thinking - Live | DVD | (05/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Go West captured live in concert. 1. Don't Look Down 2. Faithful 3. Eye To Eye 4. Glow 5. True Colours 6. All Day All Night 7. Innocence 8. Missing Persons 9. The Sun And The Moon 10. I Want To Hear It From You 11. What You Won't Do For Love 12. Goodbye Girl 13. SOS 14. Call Me 15. We Close Our Eyes 16. Tracks Of My Tears 17. The Kings Of Wishful Thinking 18. Outtakes

• Bill Wyman - Blues Odyssey | DVD | (13/02/2006) from £9.70   |  Saving you £0.29 (2.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Over 2 hours of footage featuring Bill Wyman personally interviewing such luminaries as BB King Buddy Guy and Sam Phillips in a global journey documenting the history of blues music. Also included is footage of The Rolling Stones performing the Robert Johnson classic ""Love In Vain"". As the counterpart of the successful book of the same name this documentary is an essential purchase for anyone who has read the book or has an interest in exploring the story and journey of blues mus

• Ricky Martin - European Tour | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £8.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (10.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ricky Martin may be the undisputed king of Latino pop but this European Tour DVD collection presents the star in a wholly uninspiring way. It's the televisual equivalent of a 100 per cent unofficial Ricky Martin annual, packed full of ancient library photos and sneaked pictures of the star. Ricky's live concert performances of his Spanish-language greatest hits are fine but are terminally scarred by the poor picture and sound quality. Throughout the presentation a distracting "RM" logo is displayed in the bottom left hand corner of the screen. The interview and behind-the-scenes footage is farcical, and any interesting information about Ricky uncovered in the interview is ruined by the pathetic visual effects. Equally as awful are the voice-overs, which resemble the style and tone of those used on Channel 4's Eurotrash, but with any irony squeezed out. The translations (from Spanish to English) are decidedly dodgy, with one Spanish female fan saying she likes Ricky because "he has great buns". The majority of the visual material is stretched out of proportion, continually repeated in slow motion and appears to have been shot on an ordinary video camera. Even die-hard fans of Martin are strongly recommended to steer well clear of this release, especially with other DVDs such as the Official Video Collection and One Night Only providing far better value for money. On the DVD: As well as the overall poor quality of the feature, there are no decent extras. The bonus video clip of "La Bamba", is a camcorder recording of Martin performing a song on stage with a live recording of the track dubbed over the top. Due to the use of a tiny font, and a flickering typeface the biography and discography are impossible to read. Capitalisation and punctuation also seem to be randomly applied in the biography. Furthermore the feature and bonus material is only presented in standard picture format and in stereo.--John Galilee

• Sweet - Very Best of Sweet | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In the midst of the 1970's emerged the bands now legendary as Glam Rock. Sweet not satisfied with being one of the pack slapped on the paint and went out of their way to become more outrageous. This definitive DVD brings together all of Sweet's bubblegum and glam-rock hits from Ballroom Blitz and Teenage Rampage to Wig Wam Bam and Blockbuster! Features rare performances of some of their later heavier rock tracks including bonus material from the original 16mm films that Sweet recorded to promote their singles worldwide. With exclusive and specially recorded in-depth interviews Andy Scott Nicky Chinn and Phil Wainman take us behind the scenes as they relate their stories behind Sweets phenomenal rise to stardom. Tracklist: 1. Slow Motion 2. Funny Funny 3. Co-Co 4. Poppa Joe 5. Little Willy 6. Wig Wam Bam 7. Blockbuster! 8. Hell Raiser 9. Ballroom Blitz 10. Teenage Rampage 11. The Six Teens 12. Turn It Down 13. Fox On The Run 14. Action 15. Love Is Like Oxygen

• Roxy Music - On The Road Live | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £15.20   |  Saving you £-5.21 (-52.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Roxy Music: On The Road Live

• The Christmas Collection 3-on-1 (The Snowman Stage Show, Trip to See Santa, Story of Christmas) | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This Collection features The Showman Stage Show Trip To See Santa and the The Story Of Christmas.

• The Beach Boys - Nashville Sounds | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Documentary about the recording of the 1996 Beach Boys' album 'Stars & Stripes' where the surviving members collaborated with many of the top names in country music. Tracklist includes: Don't Worry Baby (with Lorrie Morgan) Warmth Of The Sun (with Willie Nelson) Little Deuce Coupe (with James House) Sail On Sailor (with Rodney Crowell) Caroline No (with Timothy B. Schmit) 409 (with Junior Brown) Sloop John B (with Colin Ray) Long Tall Texan (with Doug Supernaw) I Get Around (with Sawyer Brown) Be True To Your School (with Toby Keith) Help Me Rhonda (with T. Graham Brown) In My Room (with Tammy Wynette) I Can Hear Music (with Kathy Troccoli) Do It Again.

• Elkie Brooks - Elkie Brooks And Friends | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Elkie Brooks captured during her 2005 tour at Classic Pictures new 'T' stage. Tracklist: 1.Electric Lady 2.Gasoline Alley 3.Set Me Free 4.Superstar 5.The Rose 6.The Runaway 7.Fool If You Think It's Over 8.Don't Cry Out Loud 9.Lilac Wine 10.Night In White Satin 11.He Moves Me 12.Groom's Still Waiting At The Alter 13.Try Harder 14.Roadhouse Blues 15.Baby What You Want Me To Do 16.Out Of The Rain 17.We've Got Tonight 18.Sunshine After The Rain 19.No More The Fool 20.The Brighter

• Barry White - Live In Concert | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Following the sad death of Barry White in July fans old and new are appreciating the music that made The Walrus of Love so popular for over 4 decades. His success was truly international reflected by more than 100 Gold and 38 Platinum record awards. In this unforgettable 55 minute concert filmed in Frankfurt in 1975 Barry demonstrates admirably his vocal talents with unmistakable hits including: Never Never Gonna Give You Up Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby and Your the Fir

• Time Is Running Out | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-74.90%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Bobby Mcferrin - Live in Montreal | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-10.99 (-110.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Bobby McFerrin - Live In Montreal

• Mozart: Airs Sacres | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £12.98   |  Saving you £37.01 (74.00%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Mozart - Airs Sacres

• Steve Gibbons - Live at Rockpalast | DVD | (25/02/2011) from £17.09   |  Saving you £2.90 (14.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steve Gibbons was certainly no newcomer when he appeared on the stage of the Berlin Metropol on 2nd November, 1981. He had already earned his living with music for over 20 years, in comparison the Beatles and Rolling Stones belonged almost to the next generation of the rock revolution. After he had won the “Elvis Presley Competition” in his home town Birmingham, the trained plumber was certain: having to get up early was no longer part of his lfe. But he realised how difficult the constant party could be during his trans-European expedition through the beat time age with his band The Uglys. The call to better things overtook him in Mnster, Germany, of all places. He was booked for a month in the local discotheque, Kon-Tiki, there for a month and an American DJ played a new release which completely changed Gibbons’ musical vision. Bob, with his new album “The Freewheelin’” replaced Elvis, Eddie, Chuck and Gene at this point. The strong influence that Dylan’s political folk music had on him over the years can be seen not only in his singing technique – Gibbons is still today regarded as “the nearest thing to Dylan” by many critics – but also in the texts of the songs he wrote which became increasingly socially critical and psychodelic. In 1969 the next step was to start up a new local super-group. Trevor Burton from Move on bass, Denny Laine from the Moody Blues on guitar and Alan White (pre-Plastic Ono Band, Yes) on drums, as the group Balls, only managed to produce one single, but squandered their record company’s money. Denny Laine: “We spent two years together, but most of the time we were drunk or stoned”. Gibbons, on the other hand, had more important plans for his advance payment. He recorded his first solo LP “Short Stories”, under the direction of Traffic and Rolling Stones producer Jimmy Miller, which only came out on Denny Laine’s tiny Wizard label in 1971. Everything was of the best here, too: country picker deluxe Albert Lee (Heads, Hands & Feet) and Jerry Donahue (Fotheringay) on guitars, and Gary Wright, on keyboard, Greg Ridley, on bass, and Mike Kellie, on drums, were all from Spooky Tooth. However, the Balls did not emerge from their smoky rehearsal cottage and Gibbons had to look for another band with which to earn some money. An offer from Jeff Lynne’s old band came just at the right time: Idle Race were looking for a new frontman. Gibbons immediately reconstructured the band anew and, after a few months transition, the new Steve Gibbons Band came into being. Bob Wilson, guitar, and Bob Lamb, drums, came from Tea & Symphony, Dave Carroll, on the second guitar, was also an experienced country rocker while Bob Griffin, on bass, was rather an unknown quantity; he was replaced by Trevor Burton in 1975. The Steve Gibbons Band really took off that year. Pete Meaden, who had discovered and then managed The Who, had heard the band in a pub, and first got Pete Townshend, The Who boss, interested in the power-quintet which, with its three guitars – Steve Gibbons also played a neat rhythm guitar – fitted into the flourishing Southern rock mould well. Who-bass player John Entwhistle produced the band’s first studio album “Any Road Up”, and finally Roger Daltry covered “One of the Boys”, a Gibbons composition, two years later. The Steve Gibbons Band toured half the world with The Who until 1980, sharing their work as introductory group with such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd and AC/DC. On 2nd November, 1981, Steve Gibbons decided to wear something more conservative – a dark blue suit with a white scarf – to get the Rockpalast audience on his side. Even though the Rockpalast presenter, Albrecht Metzger, can only remember that “the boys looked pretty hard-worked”, they were really excited at first because their introductory act was one of the greatest idols of the new second guitarist, P.J. No less a performer than slide-guitar-god David Lindley put the Berlin public in the right mood. P.J. Wright had only joined the Steve Gibbons Band a bit more than six months before the Rockpalast gig, and had thus been involved in the current LP “Saints & Sinners”. His extensive collection of notes on which all the songs were written out during the first few months was legendary. Luckily there was no longer any sign of unsureness in November, and P.J. was to become the longest-serving member of the SGB, he stayed till the middle of the 90s and still today supports Gibbons in his Dylan Project with various string instruments (guitar, mandolin and steel guitar). Another new discovery, Alan “Sticky” Wickett, gave his drums debut on “Saints & Sinners” and the subsequent tour. He was so versatile and competent that, after his time with SGB, a move to the jazz scene was the only possibility: he served with no less than Chris Barber - with short breaks – until 1998 and set the beat for his Jazz and Blues Band. Derek Wood, on bass, was also new in the SGB team, he provided a good back-up bass, but was only heard about in the local bands in the Birmingham region after this. Trevor Burton, Steve Gibbons’ most significant partner over time, excelled as rarely before during the Rockpalast concert. One had the impression that his real mastery of the instrument had been forgotten during his many years as bass player in SGB and he definitely wanted to change this. Not only on that evening were the many fans reminded of the original sound of hits like “Flowers in the Rain”, “Firebrigade” and “Lemon Tree”, but they also heard the young Trevor in the first league of British psychodelic pop with The Move. In addition to his own titles, Gibbons took much time to pay tribute to his own heroes: “Paralyzed” by Elvis, “Git It” by Gene Vincent, “Bye Bye Johnny” by Chuck Berry and, of course, Bob Dylan with two numbers: “To Be Alone with You” and “Like a Rolling Stone”, Steve’s absolute favourite of the carpenter. Following on the Rockpalast concert, there were new boundaries for the Steve Gibbons Band to cross: they were the first English-speaking rock band allowed to tour the DDR. The same scenario was repeated in Berlin, Rostock, Weimar, Erfurt, Cottbus, Halle and other places: the public did not only pour into the concerts, but were also fascinated by the SGB ‘s equipment which accompanied them everywhere on its own truck. Anything like the light and sound systems had never been seen in the DDR at that time. The DDR tour was a “revelation on both sides”for Steve Gibbons, which he was allowed to repeat the following year. What made Steve Gibbons, particularly, the first West rock legend in the DDR? Perhaps it was his unpretentious and sometimes humorous short stories in rock form, which kept close to social reality, an exciting mixture of Bob Dylan and Dashiell Hammett. Although it is 30 years since the Rockpalast concert, Steve Gibbons is still on the road with his band and the former colleagues P.J. Wright, Dave Pegg, Gerry Conway and Phil Bond in the Dylan Project. At 70, Steve Gibbons is certainly no newcomer, and that is his strength. Michael Vonau (c) 2010.

• The Doobie Brothers - Doobie Brothers - Live In Concert 2004 | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Doobie Brothers: Live In Concert 2004