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• Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns | DVD | (02/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £79.99

  The Complete 12 and a half hour series on 4 DVDs Jazz is an extraordinary amazing tour de force. This is what classic brilliant television looks like... The Sunday Times Over twelve and a half hours long Jazz is the critically acclaimed definitive history of Jazz music from its roots in the 19th century up to today. Produced by Ken Burns - one of America's most celebrated and respected documentary film-makers - this BBC co-production cost in excess of 000 000 and took over six years to make. Jazz features literally hundreds of rare and classic recordings and live performances from a century of Jazz music supported by exclusive interviews and rare or never before seen film clips and still photographs.

• Willie Nelson And Friends - Outlaws And Angels | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £5.29   |  Saving you £0.70 (11.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This all-star concert filmed in Los Angeles in May 2004 sees Willie Nelson performing with many of the greatest names in music including Bob Dylan Keith Richards Kid Rock Al Green Merle Haggard Toby Keith Carole King Rickie Lee Jones Joe Walsh Jerry Lee Lewis Shelby Lynne and many more. But it is Nelson's presence that dominates throughout performing on every track with his unique voice and guitar style. Tracklist: 1. Georgia On A Fast Train 2. Ramblin' Fever 3. You Win Again 4. Shotgun Willie Nelson - Shotgun Bob... 5. Funny How Time Slips Away 6. Rainin' In My Heart 7. One With The Sun 8. Stormy Weather 9. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 10. Still Is Still Moving To Me 11. Midnight Rider 12. Pressure Drop 13. I'll Never Be Free 14. Opportunity To Cry 15. Mama Tried 16. Pancho And Lefty 17. Overtime 18. Cisco Kid 19. Comes Love 20. We Had It All 21. Trouble In Mind 22. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On 23. I'll Fly Away 24. On The Road Again

• Curaetion-25 - Anniversary | Blu Ray | (18/10/2019) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 2018 The Cure performed two historic shows celebrating a 40-year career. CURÆTION-25: From There To Here | From Here To There Captured on the tenth and final night of the 25th Meltdown Festival (curated by lead singer Robert Smith) at London's Royal Festival Hall in June 2018. Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Roger O'Donnell, and Reeves Gabrels performed a song from each of their 13 studio albums in chronological order, displaying the evolution of The Cure's music live on stage. ANNIVERSARY: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London The band's acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London's Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a four-decade deep set on July 7, 2018, including Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, High, and The End Of The World. Adding to the experience, the band is back-dropped by giant screens displaying footage that complements the unique moods and emotive song writing that established The Cure as pioneers of alternative rock. DVD/BLU-RAY DISC 1 - CURÆTION-25: From There To Here | From Here To There 29. Three Imaginary Boys 30. At Night 31. Other Voices 32. A Strange Day 33. Bananafishbones 34. A Night Like This 35. Like Cockatoos 36. Pictures Of You 37. High 38. Jupiter Crash 39. 39 40. Us Or Them 41. It's Over 42. It Can Never Be The Same 43. Step Into The Light 44. The Hungry Ghost 45. alt.end 46. The Last Day Of Summer 47. Want 48. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 49. Disintegration 50. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep 51. Sinking 52. Shake Dog Shake 53. One Hundred Years 54. Primary 55. A Forest 56. Boys Don't Cry DVD/BLU-RAY DISC 2 - ANNIVERSARY: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London 30. Plainsong 31. Pictures Of You 32. High 33. A Night Like This 34. The Walk 35. The End Of The World 36. Lovesong 37. Push 38. Inbetween Days 39. Just Like Heaven 40. If Only Tonight 41. Play For Today 42. A Forest 43. Shake Dog Shake 44. Burn 45. Fascination Street 46. Never Enough 47. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 48. Disintegration 49. Lullaby 50. Caterpillar 51. Friday I'm In Love 52. Close To Me 53. Why Can't I Be You 54. Boys Don't Cry 55. Jumping Someone Else's Train 56. Grinding Halt 57. 10:15 Saturday Night 58. KAA

• Barry Manilow - Manilow Live | DVD | (16/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Even before he steps out onto the stage, the audience is on its feet clapping and screaming for Barry Manilow in Manilow Live!, which was filmed in Nashville in February 2000. Walking out and launching into "Could it Be Magic?" Manilow proves his pipes are as strong and clear as ever and his suits still as dapper. He promises "beautiful melodies, passionate lyrics, great grooves, and maybe even some swivelling hips", to the delight of the sold-out house. A consummate showman, Manilow performs 24 of his biggest hits accompanied by full orchestra. During "Can't Smile Without You", the audience holds up signs bearing smiley faces, hearts, and "ME" in hopes that the singer will pick them for his traditional duet. "Bandstand Boogie," the long-time theme song for American Bandstand, rocks the house, then Manilow brings it down for perennial favourite, "Mandy", which segues into "Even Now". His timing is impeccable, and he knows exactly how to work the adoring crowd. The accordion interlude is particularly amusing, as is "Flight of the Bumblebee" played on a kazoo. Mixing pop, jazz, disco and big band, Manilow moves smoothly through the two-hour set, alternately sitting at the piano or standing at the mike. The bluesy "That's Life" gets an infusion of energy from audience participation, and "Copacabana" is just as infectious as ever (with Manilow doing a little of that hip-swivelling). Ending with a heartfelt encore of "Stars in the Night", Manilow Live! is a must-have for fans. --Dana Van Nest, Amazon.com

• Green Day - American Idiot - World's Greatest Albums | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £6.37   |  Saving you £6.62 (103.92%)   |  RRP £12.99

  American Idiot is the Grammy award-winning album which cemented the superstar status of Green Day and transformed the group into global superstars capable of filling the biggest stadiums on earth. Featuring clips of rare concert footage and the reflections of the band alongside the views of a leading team of music critics and studio insiders this is the independent critical review of the album that rocked the world... the how and why of American Idiot and how it works its magic. F

• Barbra Streisand - The Concerts | DVD | (17/03/2009) from £31.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A Magnificent 3 Disc DVD Box-Set Capturing One Of The World's Greatest Musical Icons Barbra Streisand Live In Concert. In October 2006 Streisand Embarked On Her First North American Tour In Over A Decade And Her First Tour Of Continental Europe Ever! Thrilling Both Audiences And Critics Alike And Setting New Box Office Records At The Same Time. The Main Highlights On This Stunning Dvd Collection Include: Disc 1 Features The Previously Unreleased Fort Lauderdale Show Captured During Her Timesless Tour In October 2006 With Special Guest Multi-Platinum Recording Artist Il Divo. Disc 2 Features The Classic 1994 Show - The Concert Live At Arrowhead Pond From Anaheim Ca. A Sensational Event Which Documented Her First Concert Tour In 28 Years! Disc 3. Previously Unreleased On Dvd 'Putting It Together' - Takes You Behind The Scenes Of The Making Of The Broadway Album. All The Classics 'Funny Girl' 'The Way We Were' 'On A Clear Day' 'People' 'Happy Days Are Here Again' 'Yentel' 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers' Plus Many More. Also 'The Music Of The Night' And 'Somewhere' With Il Divo. This Unique Live DVD Collection Along With Bonus Material Completes Barbra Streisand's Live Concert Back Catalogue In One Incredible Collectors Package.

• Madness - Divine Madness | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £28.74   |  Saving you £-8.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A compilation of hits from super-group Madness. The tracklist includes the hits: 'Baggy Trousers' 'My Girl' 'Grey Day' 'Driving My Car' 'Michael Caine' 'Uncle Sam' and 'One Step Beyond'.

• The Work Of Director Jonathan Glazer | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Features a compilation of the work of Jonathan Glazer. Featured music videos include: Radiohead - 'Street Spirit' Jamiroquai - 'Virtual Insanity' Richard Ashcroft - 'A Song For The Lovers' Blur - 'The Universal' and Massive Attack - 'Karmacoma'.

• Craig David - Off The Hook | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Main Features: OFF THE HOOK: Live footage of Craig's Wembley Arena date with scenes from backstage and rehearsals. CRAIG'S VIDEO DIARY: Gain an insight into the man behind the music as he speaks of his career so far his influences and hopes for the future. Exclusive DVD Bonus Features: I'M DOWN WITH THAT: Never before seen footage of Craig on a trip down under featuring a preview of Craig writing his new album. THE FINAL FRONTIER: Craig's own footage from his USA tour

• R.E.M. - Perfect Square | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Taken from the amazing live concert in a public square 'The Bowling Green' in Wiesbaden Germany to thousands of excited fans as part of their 2003 European Tour. Tracklisting 1. Begin the Begin 2. What's the Frequency Kenneth? 3. Maps and Legends 4. Drive 5. Animal 6. Daysleeper 7. Great Beyond 8. Bad Day 9. The One I Love 10. All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna be a Star) 11. Orange Crush 12. Losing My Religion 13. At My Most Beautiful 14. Electrolite 15. She J

• Todd Rundgren - Liars Live | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  'Liars Live' was filmed in concert on June 9th 2004 at 'The Empire Centre at The Egg' (aka The Centre For Performing Arts) in Albany New York and features two hours' worth of material totaling eighteen songs; eight taken from his critically acclaimed 2004 Liars album including 'Soul Brother' and a haunting cover of George Harrison's 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' both of which also appear on newly released 'Best Of Todd Rundgren Live' album. Tracklist: 1. Prelude: Fortun

• Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest - New Lost City Ramblers / Greenbriar Boys | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £19.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-17.60%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest - New Lost City Ramblers

• Macbeth | DVD | (25/08/2003) from £7.20   |  Saving you £4.79 (66.53%)   |  RRP £11.99

  The first major film production for a quarter of a century Macbeth is authentically set in eleventh century Scotland this epic award winning production conjures a world of grim battle fields desolate moors forbidding castles and haunted caverns. Peopled by witches and warriors assassins Kings and an infamous Queen Macbeth moves at a breathtaking pace through tales of war murder intrigue and revenge.

• Cinema Beer Nuts | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

• Britten - Peter Grimes - Britten | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Part of the Britten-Pears DVD Collection. This DVD collection features four historically and musically significant films from the BBC archives of works and performances by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears one of the greatest English tenors and Britten's long-term partner and artistic inspiration. None of the films have been available before on any home video format. First-ever audio-visual recording of Peter Grimes Britten's first great operatic success. The only film recording of Peter Grimes featuring Peter Pears in the title role and conducted by the composer. The production was mounted by the celebrated Decca producer John Culshaw following his move to the BBC. The 1969 studio colour film was staged by the great British soprano Joan Cross. Cross was closely associated with the operas of Britten and had created the role of Ellen Orford at the premiere of Peter Grimes in 1945. Fabulous cast of British opera greats from the period including Heather Harper as Ellen Orford Elizabeth Bainbridge and Robert Tear.

• Bryan Adams - Live In Ireland | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £14.43   |  Saving you £-8.44 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Built around Bryan Adams' Ireland show, Live at Slane Castle, Ireland is just one of the stops on his massive world tour in 2000. Adams, the gravely voiced "Groover from Vancouver", rose to prominence in the 1980s with rock hits such as "Cuts Like a Knife" and "Summer of '69", but has more recently been transformed into something of a Hollywood troubadour, scoring hits with songs such as "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" (from Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves) and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (from Don Juan DeMarco). Flanked by drummer Mickey Curry and guitarist Scott on guitar, the trio perform amidst the stately surroundings of Slane Castle. Bryan and his band cover most of the singer's vast repertoire, including "18 Til I Die", "Heaven", "Run to You", "Can't Stop This Thing We Started", "Best of Me" and his recent hit with Mel C, "When You're Gone" (for which the indefatigable songstress pops in unexpectedly for a croon). Adams proves he is a confident and charismatic host, bringing fans up on stage to sing with him, cracking jokes and generally behaving like soft rock's "Mr. Nice Guy". Other musical guests are drafted in throughout the show, namely Davy Spillane and Chicane's Nick Bracegirdle. The crowd show their appreciation by singing well-known lines when the band fall purposefully silent and holding their lighters aloft for the more poignant moments. There are not a lot of musical adventures in Adams' music--just slightly anachronistic and often clichéd formulas--but for the 56,000 people watching at Slane Castle (many of them surprisingly young and enthusiastic), it certainly seems to do the trick. On the DVD: though the concert gives a good profile of Adams and his music, the extras on the DVD struggle to be quite so entertaining. The accompanying booklet is colourful enough with a few bad photos of Bryan inside, but is intensely uninformative. On the disc there are backstage sections, which show him rehearsing to a crowd of two, and the "nerve wracking" moments just before he goes on stage. As insights go, these are banal to say the least. The interview section also misses a great opportunity to ask the singer about a 20-year career full of big hits, concentrating instead on such racy and profound topics as pre-gig nerves and favourite song. The gallery of photography--some shot by the excellent Anton Corbijn--is tastefully done and there is also the option to view five of the songs from the 360-degree static view, a facility that is a novelty but hardly captures the moment. There is an opportunity to go "interactive" with Bryan by placing the disc into your PC.--Paul Sullivan

• Level 42 - Live At The Apollo, London | DVD | (03/09/2007) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Recorded on the final night of their tour at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2003 this special edition live package from the Jazz-funk legends Level 42 is packed with classics. Tracklisting: Heaven In My Hands / To Be With You Again / Love Meeting Love / Micro Kid / Follow Me / Leaving Me Now / World Machine / A Physical Presence / I Sleep On My Heart / The Sun Goes Down / Starchild / Running In The Family / Lessons In Love / Something About You / The Sunbed Song / Hot Water. C

• Matt Monro - An Evening With (Numbered Collectors Edition) | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Frank Sinatra called him The singers singer. Monro also went on to record the first ever Bond theme From Russia With Love. The only filmed live performance of the legendary British singer Matt Monro captured during his 1967 tour of Australia has been found nearly forty years after its recording. It is the only surviving record of a great artist in the prime of his career performing all his major hits in an intimate surrounding. Tracklist: 1. As Long As I'm Singing 2. How Do You Do 3. What To Do 4. My Kind Of Girl 5. Yesterday 6. You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You 7. Portrait Of My Love 8. Walk Away 9. In The Arms Of Love 10. From Russia With Love 11. Georgy Girl 12. Born Free 13. Softly As I Leave You

• Kiss - Konfidential / X-Treme Close-Up | DVD | (20/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gene Paul Bruce and Eric once again invite fans behind closed doors for an 'Up-Close' and Konfidential look at the world of Kiss on and off the stage. Selections include: Creatures of the Night I Just Wanna Forever Take It Off and more. Principally recorded in 1992. Live Performance. Song(s) Include: Creatures of the Night Deuce I Just Wanna Unholy Heavens on Fire Domino Lick It Up Forever Take It Off I Love It Loud God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II Star Spangled Banner 100 000 Years Nothing to Lose

• You Can Sing-Seven Steps to Singing | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £7.71   |  Saving you £-1.72 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Aimed principally at those who love posing in front of their bedroom mirror pretending they're the next Madonna or Robbie, You Can Sing is a bluffers' guide to singing pop. The main feature follows teenagers Danni and Peter as they receive coaching from two of the UK's leading pop-vocal coaches, Carrie and David Grant. Unlike the cut-throat competition of Pop Idol and Fame Academy, this is a cosy step-by-step guide to singing, with the Grants adopting cuddly teacher personas. The two students are not your everyday pop wannabes either, having seemingly been dragged in from stage school rather than the street. The feature climaxes with the pair putting into practice Carrie and David's seven steps to success (ranging from breathing technique to vocal range) by professionally recording tracks such as Williams's "Angels" and Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful". The show includes advice from some of the Grants' most recent and successful students—among them Will Young, Melanie C and Lemar--and there are also brief guidance segments on topics such as whether it's safe to sing with a cold. Critics might say that a programme such as this simply encourages more second-rate karaoke singers to dream of pop stardom; but at the very least it might ensure that future pop-reality shows aren't short of talent. On the DVD: You Can Sing's somewhat lacklustre main feature is boosted by the interactivity of the extra material included on the disc. The songs "Angels" and "Beautiful" can be practised at home in karaoke-fashion, with the lyrics flashed on to the screen. There's also the opportunity to feel what it's like to perform in front of a roaring live crowd. The interviews with the star graduate can be watched in their entirety via the bonus material menu and the short feature on correctly holding a hair brush as if it is a microphone is fun and informative.--John Galilee