British Invasion - Boxset Includes Bonus Audio CD DVD

British Invasion - Boxset Includes Bonus Audio CD

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The British Invasion - each DVD features archival full-length television performances filmed back when the artists were in their prime and at the height of their careers. Interspersed between the performances, original band members talk about each song and recount special moments in the history of the group. In addition, each performance has been transferred from the original master tape and includes best-possible video and re-mastered audio.

Also includes a 24-page booklet with insightful and informative essays by noted rock historians as well as previously unseen photos and memorabilia and is produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates.

Gerry & The Pacemakers: It's Gonna Be All Right 1963 - 1965

With the exception of the Beatles, no other group dominated the early years of the British Invasion like Gerry & The Pacemakers. They were the first artists to have their first three singles top the British charts, and many of their songs are now beloved classics. Gerry & The Pacemakers: It's Gonna Be All Right 1963 - 1965 features 15 complete songs filmed between 1963 to 1965 and is the group's first official DVD release.

Included are the classic "How Do You Do It", "I Like It" and "I'm The One", timeless masterpieces "Ferry Cross The Mersey" and "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" and the number one anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone". In between the performances Gerry Marsden talks about the songs and tells the band's history in a new interview filmed at the Cavern Club in Liverpool exclusively for the DVD. Also telling the story is Bill Harry, the founder of the original Mersey Beat newspaper in Liverpool that reported the birth of British rock as it was happening.

The DVD bonus section includes a new solo rendition of "Ferry Cross The Mersey" filmed at the Cavern Club as well as a history of Liverpool's Mersey Beat scene as told by Bill Harry.

Dusty Springfield: Once Upon A Time 1964 - 1968

Unquestionably Britain's greatest female vocalist, Dusty Springfield made some of the finest recordings of the sixties. Dusty Springfield: Once Upon A Time 1964 - 1968 features 20 complete songs filmed from 1964 to 1969 and has all of her greatest hits and more. Included on the DVD are her early classics "I Only Want To Be With You", "Wishin' And Hopin'" and "I Just Don't Know What To Do With My Self" as well as timeless hits "Son Of A Preacher Man", "The Look Of Love" and "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me."

In between the performances, Dusty's story is told through new interviews with Burt Bacharach, singer Madeline Bell (who sang back-up for Dusty in the `60s) and Simon Bell (who sang back-up for Dusty from the 70s through the 90s) filmed exclusively for the DVD as well as Dusty herself via a newly discovered, previously unseen biographical interview from 1978. The bonus features include Dusty's complete 1965 and 1966 New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert appearances as well as a duet with Burt Bacharach on "A House Is Not A Home."

Herman's Hermits: Listen People 1964 - 1969

During the mid sixties, Herman's Hermits were second only to The Beatles in terms of record sales, but the band was more than just a pop phenomenon, they crafted some of the most enjoyable music of the era. Herman's Hermits: Listen People 1964 - 1969 is the group's first official DVD release and features 22 complete songs filmed from 1964 to 1969 that sets the record straight on one of the most underrated bands of the sixties.

Included are the classic hits "I'm Into Something Good", "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat", "Wonderful World", "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter", "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" and "There's A Kind Of Hush" as well as later masterpieces "No Milk Today", "Listen People" and their cover of Ray Davies' "Dandy."

In between the performances original members Peter Noone, Keith Hopwood, Karl Green and Barry Whitwam talk about the songs and tell the band's history in new interviews filmed exclusively for the DVD. The bonus features include a 24-minute concert filmed in 1966 for Australian television, a commentary track with Keith Hopwood and Karl Green and an additional 15 minutes of exclusive interviews including the band's great recollections about the 1967 Hermits/Who tour.

Small Faces: All Or Nothing 1965 - 1968

At long last, the definitive official DVD for one of the greatest groups of the sixties (or any other decade for that matter.). Small Faces: All Or Nothing 1965 - 1968 features 23 complete performances filmed from 1965 to 1968 when the band was challenging the Who, Kinks, Stones and Beatles for domination of the charts.

The DVD captures every aspect of their short but brilliant career including early Mod/R&B classics such as "What'cha Gonna Do About It", "Sha La La La Lee" and "All Or Nothing", timeless rockers like "Tin Soldier" and later psychedelic masterpieces including "Itchycoo Park", and "Green Circles." Best of all is the inclusion of eight songs from the band's LP masterpiece Ogden's Nut Gone Flake including "Lazy Sunday", "Song Of A Baker" and the six song Happiness Stan suite.

In between the performances original members Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones and Jimmy Winston talk about the songs and tell the band's history in new interviews filmed exclusively for the DVD. Also interwoven into the story are archival interviews with Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane.