Music

• The Stylistics And Freda Payne - Live In Concert | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Recorded live in concert on 1st August 1975, The Stylistics were at the peak of their career and just about to register their first UK number one hit single with 'Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)'. Featuring that hit and timeless classics such as 'Betcha By Golly Wow' and 'You Make Me Feel Brand New' this is the ultimate Stylistics hit collection.

• Black Sabbath - in Concert | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  A historical live performance from the legendary Black Sabbath. Tracklisting: 1. Introduction 2. Paranoid 3. Hand Of Doom 4. Iron Man 5. Black Sabbath 6. N.I.B. 7. Behind The Walls Of Sleep 8. War Pigs 9. Fairies Wear Boots

• Beginner's Blues Guitar | DVD | (15/04/2005) from £17.25   |  Saving you £9.74 (56.46%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Fred Sokolow takes you from tuning up and your first chords to rockin' the Blues in one 70-minute tutorial! Sokolow teaches the Blues in several keys including Boogie Woogie basslines Blues turnarounds and simple fingerpicking patterns. You will discove the elements of Blues soloing and lick-building in the styles of Lightnin' Hopkins Big Bill Broonzy and Mississippi John Hurt. The lesson is complete with some classic Blues standards for you to develop your new techniques and know

• Roy Eldridge Group | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £3.05   |  Saving you £9.20 (513.97%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Inarguably one of the most important figures in 20th-century American music jazz impresario Norman Granz introduced live jazz to mainstream audiences with his Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series founded four record labels including the legendary Verve Records managed the careers of icons Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson and produced a roster of some of the greatest artists in jazz history: Charlie Parker Lester Young Bud Powell Count Basie Billie Holiday Stan Getz Dizz

• Yes - Live In Philadelphia | DVD | (26/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The classic Yes line-up (Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Alan White) playing some of their finest music: that's the good news about Yes--Live in Philadelphia, 1979. The bad news is that the picture is mediocre, the sound is awful and the content is a 50-minute TV programme (minus credits) edited from a complete performance. The concert opens with the barnstorming "Siberian Khatru" from Close to the Edge, before the lightweight "Circus of Heaven" (from Tormato) offers a delicate contrast, and the pace changes again as Alan White unleashes a powerful drum solo. The packaging claims the next track is "The Ancient" from Tales from Topographic Oceans, but it's actually a two-minute extract followed by a fade to black. The remainder of the disc is essentially Yes' standard encores: "Starship Trooper", "I've Seen All Good People" and "Roundabout", though it would have been nice to have seen the show which preceded them. Yes are in fine form and offer a spectacular light show to match their musical pyrotechnics, but with the gig cut to shreds and the appalling technical quality of the disc it's hard to recommend this to any but the most die hard of collectors. Try the much more recent Yes--Live in Amsterdam instead. On the DVD: Yes--Live in Philadelphia is a concert filmed for a 1979 TV programme cropped to 16:9 ratio, so that even anamorphic enhancement can't compensate for the butchered visual compositions. One of the purposes of DVD is to present everything in its original ratio, not to reformat old programmes to fill widescreen TVs. The picture also looks soft, lacks detail and often displays a shimmering rippling effect right across the screen. The sound claims to be Dolby Digital 5.1 and perhaps, technically, it is, but if so it is the same mono TV soundtrack fed separately to each channel. Not only that, but it is harsh, metallic mono with no depth, definition or bass, reducing Yes' complex multi-layered arrangements to an indigestible sonic hash. Notably, no one from Yes has lent their name to this DVD, so rock journalist Chris Welch provides an introduction and commentary. Unfortunately he struggles to say anything that isn't obvious or banal, lapsing into silence for considerable periods. --Gary S Dalkin

• Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest - The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem | DVD | (08/03/2005) from £13.63   |  Saving you £3.36 (19.80%)   |  RRP £16.99

• Ralph Mctell - Live at the Royal Festival Hall London | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Ralph's sixtieth birthday concert recorded at London's Royal Festival hall on 26th November 2004 featuring all his greatest hits and more includes special guests Maartin Allcock Cara Dillon Frank Gallacher Bert Jansch Wizz Jones Sam Lakeman Chris Parkinson Dave Pegg and Graham Preskett plus appearances by The London Community Gospel Choir and special guests Bob Harris and Mike Harding.

• Oscar Peterson - Easter Suite | DVD | (20/02/2004) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Oscar Peterson on piano. Featuring the tracklist: 'Why Have You Betrayed Me' 'The Trial' 'Are You Really The King Of The Jews' 'Jesus Christ Lies Here Tonight' and 'He Has Risen'.

• Rick Wakeman - Grumpy Old Picture Show | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-1.03 (-5.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Take a front row seat as one of Rock's most legendary stars groans moans and rants his way through the frustrations irritations and issues with modern life. Delivered in side-splitting fashion this hilarious one-man show also traces the extraordinary life times and escapades of Grumpy Old Wakeman enhanced with rare photographs music and previously unseen footage.

• Chet Atkins - A Life In Music | DVD | (29/01/2001) from £5.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (317.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From humble beginnings in the hills of Tennessee and through the ups and downs of a career that revolutionised country music and helped shape rock 'n' roll the incredible life of 'Chet Atkins' is chronicled through original interviews archival footage and vintage performances of your favourite songs. Chet Atkins is a true Music icon. He is the most recorded instrumentalist in history and has been awarded 13 grammys. He was a catalyst for rock 'n' roll producing Elvis Presley a

• Karaoke - Christmas Classics | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Track listing: 1. All I Want For Christmas (in the style of Mariah Carey). 2. Fairytale Of New York (in the style of The Pogues and Kirsty Macoll). 3. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (in the style of Wizzard). 4. Last Christmas (in the style of Wham). 5. Frosty The Snowman (in the style of The Ronettes). 6. Merry Christmas Everyone (in the style of Shakin' Stevens). 7 Santa Baby (in the style of Kylie Minogue). 8. Wonderful Christmas Time (in the style of Paul McCartney). 9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (in the style of Dean Martin). 10. Jingle Bell Rock (in the style of Brenda Lee). 11. The Power Of Love (in the style of Frankie Goes To Hollywood) 12. Winter Wonderland (in the style of The Ronettes). 13. White Christmas (in the style Bing Crosby). 14. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (in the style of The Crystals). 15. Mistletoe And Wine (in the style of Cliff Richard). 16. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (in the style of Brenda Lee). 17. The Christmas Song (in the style of Nat King Cole). 18. Stay Another Day (in the style of East 17). 19. Do They Know It's Christmas? (in the style of Band Aid). 20. Merry Xmas Everybody (in the style of Slade).

• Trace Adkins - Live From Austin, TX | DVD | (15/12/2008) from £12.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Some folks first got to know Trace from his frequent appearances on America's The Celebrity Apprentice but he's had a larger-than-life (6'6) presence in the counry music world for over a decade. This Austin City Limits episode recorded September 14 1997 captured Trace after the success of his debut album and at the launch of his second release 'Dreamin' Out Loud'. By then he was already a bona fide star with a one-of-a-kind voice that made him one of the hottest new talents in country music. In fact USA Today raved that his is one of the most substantial and companionable baritones to be heard in any form of music. This performance includes early hits like 'Every Light In The House' '(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing' 'I Left Something Turned On At Home ' and 'The Rest Of Mind'. Tracklist: 1. Big Time 2. If I Fall 3. There's A Girl In Texas 4. I Can Only Love You Like A Man 5. Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone 6. The Rest Of Mine 7. Took Her To The Moon 8. See Jane Run 9. Every Light In The House 10. Snowball In El Paso 11. I Left Something Turned On At Home 12. Nothin' But Taillights 13. 634-5789 14. (This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing

• Jack Bruce - Rock Legends | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  If rock legend Jack Bruce thinks a band is something special then it's really worth checking out.... 'This is a really great band it's one of the best I've ever put together' Jack Bruce. This is the stunning film of Jack Bruce and Cuicoland Express captured live at the Canterbury Fayre music festival in the summer of 2002. Featuring the amazing talents of Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid the keyboard magic of Woo Warrior and former Parliament / Funkadelic musical director Bern

• Dave Van Ronk - In Concert At The Bottom Line 2001 | DVD | (08/08/2002) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-12.50%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Features the tracks 'Down South Blues' 'Don't You Leave Me Here' 'Cocaine Blues' 'Somebody Else' and 'Buckets Of Rain'.

• Dave Weckl - How To Practice | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

  Dave Weckl gives further instruction to improve your drumming. Firstly on the drum-pad then on a drum set and finally with in performance with his band. Includes warm-ups hands & feet development time & motion Swiss triplet playing and much more.

• System Of A Down - Psycho Messiahs - The Unauthorised Biography | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £9.16   |  Saving you £3.83 (29.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  System Of A Down exploded onto the music scene in 1998 with an irrepressible sound confounding all preconceptions and redefining expectations of hard rock. But where did the band come from what did it take to make them famous and what are the real inspirations behind the music? 'Psycho Messiahs' takes you on a journey into the unknown revealing the amazing story behind these unique and elusive prophets of sound.

• The Higsons - I Don't Want To Live With Monkeys Live | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £22.65   |  Saving you £-9.66 (-74.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Norwich is not noted for it's contribution to pop culture but for a period in the early eighties this city can lay claim to having had a ""scene"". Perhaps the most influential band from the scene were the Higsons fronted by Charlie Higson (who went on to find fame as a comic writer / actor on BBC series The Fast Show) and featuring Terry Edwards on guitar and brass. They enjoyed a cult hit single with ""I Don't Want to Live with Monkeys"" on Chrysalis before moving to indie Upright Reco

• N.W.A. - EFIL4ZAGGIN - The Only Home Video | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Fresh off the #1 album debut of Efil4zaggin the World's Most Dangerous Group filmed an uncensored behind the scenes documentary inviting the world to spend an hour with N.W.A. in true parental advisory fashion. This DVD release is of the infamous N.W.A. home video long out of print and containing 60 minutes of full videos and behind the scenes footage. This program includes the following music videos: Appetite For Destruction (Extended Street Version); Alwayz Into Somethin' (Explicit Street Version); Approach To Danger (Explicit Street Edit). The following footage is exclusive to this release: Rare Live Concert Performances; Behind The Scenes Interviews; The Controversial Pool Party; The Infamous Pajama Party.

• Stan Kenton - the Swing Era | DVD | (28/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  One of the most controversial musicians in jazz during his lifetime bandleader Stan Kenton (1911-1979) has become something of a cult figure and is now justly considered as one of the men who renovated the big-band idiom during the Forties and Fifties. A restless experimental artist by nature Kenton was one of the first bandleaders to adopt elements from classical music and to fully embrace Latin and south-of-the-border influences. A hyperactive musician who recorded hundreds of tunes during his heyday Stan Kenton also had a peculiar instinct to select the right musicians for his orchestra. The list of jazzmen who learned the ropes in the Kenton organization still makes for impressive reading: Art Pepper Maynard Ferguson Stan Getz Vido Musso Anita O'Day June Christy Laurindo Almeida Kai Winding...This edition showcases different clips showcasing the great Stan Kenton orchestra of the Forties and featuring hits such as Eager Beaver Tampico or Artistry In Rhythm. The edition is completed with a interesting selection of soundies from other modern big bands of the day headed by Charlie Barnet Les Brown and Claude Thronhill. A fine sampling of orchestral jazz from the Forties.

• Rough An' Ready - Performing Classic Whitesnake | DVD | (01/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Original Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden Micky Moody and Neil Murray are joined by a selection of well-known music artists as they perform the hits that propelled the band into fame.