DVDs

All DVDs on this page are NTSC, all-region unless specified otherwise.

Marillion - Somewhere in London 2-DVD ($19.99)

This concert DVD was filmed over the final two nights of Marillion’s Somewhere Else album tour at the London Forum in June 2007. Disc One of this double-DVD extended edition is the feature-length concert film including 15 songs. Disc Two includes seven more songs played during the two nights at the Forum, a featurette of a tour rehearsal at Marillion’s Racket Club studio, and four 5.1 surround mixes of Somewhere Else album tracks (The Wound, A Voice from the Past, No Such Thing, Somewhere Else). 223-minutes, stereo and 5.1 surround audio.

Marillion - Marbles on the Road DVD ($16.99)

Filmed on 10-11 July, 2004 at London’s Astoria, this DVD captures Marillion on the Marbles tour at the end of the first leg. This was recorded specifically for DVD release using 15 cameras, and the soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound as well as stereo. Track list: The Invisible Man, Marbles I, You’re Gone, Angelina, Marbles II, Don’t Hurt Yourself, Fantastic Place, Marbles III, The Damage, Marbles IV, Neverland, Bridge, Living With the Big Lie, The Party, Between You and Me, Uninvited Guest, and Cover My Eyes. Extras include promo videos for You’re Gone and Don’t Hurt Yourself.

Jean Luc Ponty - In Concert DVD ($14.99)

Jean Luc Ponty is the world’s best-known electric violinist. This is the first concert DVD for Ponty, featuring a 1999 performance with his band (four other musicians on keyboards, bass, drums, and percussion). After an initial release in 2004, this DVD was re-released in 2008. The tracks are drawn from three decades of Ponty’s career: Rhythms of Hope, Jig, No Absolute Time, Pastoral Harmony, Caracas, Memories of California, Mouna Bowa, Enigmatic Ocean (part II), Open Mind, 71-minutes total. Bonus materials include the 11-minute “Touring Memories” featurette, backstage home video footage from circa 2002. DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround plus PCM stereo audio.

Red Sand - Live: Au Cabaret du Liquor Store DVD ($15.99)

French-Canadian band Red Sand play music modeled on Fish-era Marillion as well as Genesis. Their Live: Au Cabaret du Liquor Store DVD contains a 2007 concert including tracks from all three of their albums. As a bonus, there is a three track acoustic set from 2006. It’s a professionally-edited, multi-camera shoot and a fully-professional, replicated DVD. The actual cover is slightly different (better) than the graphic here, but that’s what the band have on their site at present. See our Canadian page for the Red Sand CDs and more information.

Spock’s Beard - Live DVD ($17.99)

Spock’s Beard - Live 2CD ($16.99)

This DVD was recorded live in The Netherlands in 2007 and includes the tracks: On a Perfect Day, In the Mouth of Madness, Crack the Big Sky, The Slow Crash Landing Man, Return to Whatever, Surfing Down the Avalanche, Thoughts (Part 2), Drum Duel, Skeletons at the Feast, Walking on the Wind, Hereafter (Ryo solo), As Far as the Mind Can See (Dreaming in the Age of Answers, Here's a Man, They Know We Know, Stream of Unconsciousness), Rearranged, and The Water / Go the Way You Go medley. A photo gallery entitled A Brief History of SB in Music and Pictures is included. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio. Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping.

The companion double-CD contains the same tracks as the DVD.

The Oliver Wakeman Band - Coming to Town DVD ($16.99)

This is the first live DVD release of Oliver Wakeman, the eldest son of Rick. Oliver is manning the keyboards for Yes on their 2008 tour. Oliver is known for several solo albums, collaborations with Clive Nolan on the Jabberwocky and The Hound of the Baskervilles albums, and with Steve Howe on the The 3 Ages of Magick album. This DVD contains a 2007 show filmed at the atmospheric Wyspiański Theater in Poland, where all of Metal Mind’s many prog rock DVDs are filmed. The band includes Oliver Wakeman (keyboards), Paul Manzi (vocals), David Mark Pearce (guitar), Paul Brown (bass), and Dave Wagstaffe (drums). The concert includes most of Oliver’s 2005 album Mother’s Ruin plus several other tracks. Bonus features include an interview with Oliver, photo gallery, bio and discography. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, 100 minutes.

Pär Lindh Project - In Concert: Live in Poland DVD ($16.99)

Swedish keyboardist Pär Lindh reinvented ELP in the mid-1990’s, playing a style of progressive rock that Pär prefers to call ‘neo-baroque’. This DVD presents footage from the band’s outstanding performance at Wyspiański Theater in Poland in 2007, with Pär joined by Bill Kopecky on bass and Svetlan Råket on drums. The tracks: Night on Bare Mountain (including The Black Stone), Baroque Impression, Mundus / Veni Vidi Vici medley, Suite in Progress, Montagues & Capulets, Bill’s Solo, Gradus ad Parnassum. Bonus features include an interview with Pär Lindh. 100-minutes, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.

Pallas - Moment to Moment DVD ($16.99)

This DVD features the Scottish neo-prog band filmed at the atmospheric Wyspiański Theater in Katowice, Poland in October 2007. The track list: Warriors, Hide and Seek, Ghostdancers, Cut and Run, Heart Attack, Queen of the Deep, Northern Star, The Last Angel, Invincible, Midas Touch, Fragments of the Sun, Arrive Alive. Bonus video includes Tales from the Tour Bus, The Rehearsal Tapes, and an interview with Graeme Murray and Alan Reed. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, 130-minutes.

Pallas - The Blinding Darkness DVD ($16.99)

Pallas - Live from London DVD ($14.99)

The Blinding Darkness DVD (2003) features Pallas live in concert after the release of their The Cross & The Crucible CD. The 17 tracks span their entire career, from Arrive Alive to The Cross & The Crucible. There is also some interview material. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.

In 1985, Pallas accepted an offer to tour with Uriah Heep. During this tour, the band played a concert at London’s Camden Palace Theatre in May 1985 where the Live from London DVD was filmed. At this point the band was still promoting the Knightmoves EP with new singer Andy Reed, but they included material from their previous albums The Sentinel and Arrive Alive. The track list: Shock Treatment, Crown of Thorns, Cut and Run, Imagination, Nightmare, Dinosaur, Sanctuary/Atlantis, Strangers, Eyes in the Night. Check our Bargain CDs page for Pallas’s CDs and more info on the band.

Jethro Tull - Jack in the Greeen: Live in Germany DVD ($14.99)

This 2008 DVD contains Jethro Tull live performances filmed in Germany between 1970 and 1993. The main concert is from the Rockpop in Concert German TV series and was filmed in 1982 on the Broadsword and the Beast tour. This segment includes the tracks Hard Times, Pussy Willow, Heavy Horses, Jack in the Green, keyboard solo, Sweet Dream, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, and Cheerio. Tracks from two different 1986 performances include Hunting Girl, Thick as a Brick, Black Sunday, Improvisation II, and Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll, Too Young to Die. The DVD is rounded out by 1993 performances of My Sunday Feeling and So Much Trouble and 1970-71 performances of With You There to Help Me and Nothing Is Easy. The release is fully approved by Ian Anderson and the packaging features photographs from his personal archive. 96-minutes. Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS surround audio plus Dolby Digital stereo.

Ian Anderson - Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull DVD ($13.99)

This DVD was recorded in December 2004 in Mannheim, Germany with the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt Orchestra and features 20 songs of Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson solo material. The orchestra is joined by Ian on flute, acoustic guitar and vocals, and the “Rubbing Elbows” band (four musicians supplying drums, bass, keyboards, acoustic & electric guitars, accordion, glockenspiel). Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, approximately 160 minutes.

Jethro Tull - Live at Montreux 2003 DVD ($14.99)

In 2003, Jethro Tull made their first (and so far only) visit to the Montreux Festival, though they’ve both lived and recorded there in the past. Split into a semi-acoustic first half and full-on electric second half, the concert was a triumph, combining newer songs with classic favorites. This DVD includes the full concert. The track list: Some Day the Sun Won’t Shine for You, Life Is a Long Song, Bouree (version de Noël), With You There to Help Me), Pavane, Empty Cafe, Hunting Girl, Eurology, Dot Com, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Fat Man, Living in the Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beside Myself, My God, Budapest, New Jig, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath. Audio options: DTS Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, PCM Stereo. Widescreen 16:9, approximately 117 minutes. Note this is NOT an all-region DVD; it is NTSC Regions 1 & 4 (North/Central/South America, Australia, New Zealand).

Roger Hodgson - Take the Long Way Home DVD ($14.99)

This DVD is NTSC Regions 1 and 4 only. Roger Hodgson was the heart and soul of Supertramp. This, the first live DVD from either Hodgson or Supertramp, was filmed in 2006 in Montreal using ten hi-definition cameras. The track listing: Take the Long Way Home, Give a Little Bit, Lovers in the Wind, Hide in Your Shell, Oh Brother, The Logical Song, Easy Does It, Sister Moonshine, Love Is a Thousand Times, Breakfast in America, Don't Leave Me Now, Dreamer, It’s Raining Again, School, Two of Us, Give a Little Bit. Bonus tracks include: Even in the Quietest Moments, Dreamer (with orchestra), The Logical Song (excerpt with orchestra), Fool’s Overture (excerpt with orchestra). Bonus features include behind the scenes footage, a conversation with Roger, Montreal interview, and “Roger’s Repertoire” (full discography with audio clips). DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround plus Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo audio. More information at RogerHodgson.com.

Tangerine Dream - Live at Coventry Cathedral 1975 DVD ($16.99)

This DVD is another of British film director Tony Palmer’s films. His long career has included many music documentaries, though he also specializes in historical drama films. The liner notes tell us that in December 1974, Tangerine Dream were invited to play in the grand setting of Rheims Cathedral, a move certainly seen at the time as groundbreaking. This led to performances in the cathedrals of York, Liverpool, and Coventry. The tour attracted unprecedented coverage in the media, especially at Coventry Cathedral, which was rebuilt on the ruins of the old cathedral destroyed by German bombs in 1940. This performance features the classic lineup of Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke and Peter Baumann, a rare glimpse at Tangerine Dream during their most groundbreaking period.

Tangerine Dream - 35th Phaedra Anniversary Concert DVD ($16.99)

This DVD, subtitled Live in London: At the Shepherd’s Bush Empire 11th June 2005, was filmed in front of a sell-out audience and celebrated the 35th anniversary of the recording of Tangerine Dream’s landmark album Phaedra. The line-up was Edgar Froese, Jerome Froese, Thorsten Quaeschning, Linda Spa, Iris Camaa, and Zlatko Perica. The DVD contains the entire show, 26 well-chosen songs covering T.Dream’s long career, 167-minutes total. The track listing: Ricochet Pt.1 Intro, Phaedra ’05, Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares, Rubycon Pt.1, Force Majeure, Desert Dream, Underwater Twilight, Warsaw in the Sun, Midnight in Tula, Silver Scale, Logos, Choronzon, Poland, Song of the Whale Pt.2/Pt.3, Oriental Haze, Bridge, Towards the Evening Star, Catwalk, Melrose, Back Street Hero, Rising Haul in Silence, Lamb with Radar Eyes, Meta Morph Magic, Talking To Maddox, Homeless, Purple Haze, Edgar’s Closing Words. Widescreen 16:9, 5.1 surround audio.

Tangerine Dream - Canyon Dreams DVD ($9.99)

This is a low-price reissue of Miramar’s 1987 Canyon Dreams video with a more new age-y cover and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. It combines video of the Grand Canyon including time lapse, slow motion, and fly-overs, with original music by Tangerine Dream. It plays like a set of Tangerine Dream music videos. Because it’s thought of as a soundtrack, the Canyon Dreams album gets overlooked sometimes, but it’s about as good as anything produced by the short-lived Froese/Franke/Haslinger lineup. Our electronic music CDs are here.

Fairport Convention - Maidstone 1970 DVD ($16.99)

Maidstone 1970 is a more convenient name for this DVD than what it says on the cover: “Tony Palmer’s Film of Fairport Convention & Matthews Southern Comfort”. This is Fairport’s 1970 Full House lineup of Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, and three Daves: Pegg, Swarbrick and Mattacks. Apart from this film, this lineup was never filmed commercially until reunions at Cropredy festivals much later. This film, directed and recently restored by renowned British film director Tony Palmer, captures the band at the Maidstone Fiesta during the summer of 1970 as they run through their set of the time, which included various jigs and reels and the songs Sir Patrick Spens, Now Be Thankful, Flatback Caper, and Jenny’s Chickens & The Mason’s Apron. This film also features two songs from Matthews Southern Comfort, the band led by former Fairport Convention member Ian Matthews and featuring Gerry Conway and Gordon Huntley. As a bonus, the DVD includes an exclusive 2007 interview with Tony Palmer during which the director explains how he first met Fairport Convention and his thoughts on the band and the film 37 years later. 16:9 aspect ratio.

Fairport Convention - 35th Anniversary Concert DVD ($16.99)

This magnificent concert was recorded at The Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke, England on February 23, 2002. In addition to the 19-song set, it includes an exclusive interview with the band, then consisting of Simon Nicol (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars), Dave Pegg (bass, vocals), Ric Sanders (violin), Chris Leslie (vocals, mandolins, bouzouki, violin), and Gerry Conway (drums, percussion). Guests include Anna Ryder and Vikki Clayton. While middle-aged Fairport is more of a folk band than a rock band, there is a distinctly progressive feel to much of their music. For one, there is the fluid bass work of Pegg, who spent a long time as the Jethro Tull bassist, while Sanders, who was in Soft Machine during their later jazz-rock phase, shows some of that style in his deft violin playing. The songs: Walk Awhile, Banks of the Sweet Primroses, Happy Man, The Crowd, My Love Is in America, Madeleine, Deserter, Everything But the Skirl / Let There Be Drums, Talking About My Love, Light of Day, Portmeirion, Crazy Man Michael, The Wood and the Wire, Hexamshire Lass, John Gaudie, Hiring Fair, Matty Groves, Meet on the Ledge. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; running time 153 minutes.

Fairport Convention - Live Legends DVD ($18.99)

This film captures the English folk-rock legends in concert at Birmingham Town Hall in 1990. The line-up at that time was Ric Sanders, Dave Pegg, Maartin Allcock, Dave Mattacks, and Simon Nicol, the classic line-up of the post-Sandy Denny, all-boy era. Track list: The Eynsham Poacher, On the Floor, Honour and Praise, Bird from the Mountain, Portmeirion, Red and Gold, London River, From a Distance, Matty Groves / The Rutland Reel / Sack the Juggler, Meet on the Ledge. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, running time approximately 53-minutes.

IQ - Forever Live 2-DVD ($27.99)

Subtitled Live at the Stadthalle Kleve Germany June 12 1993, this 2007 NTSC, all-region double-DVD contains the same video that had previously been released on VHS. But IQ do things right, and not only is the packaging beautiful, they have expanded this set with a second DVD containing two additional tracks from the concert, the Scenes from the Day documentary (including commentary by Peter Nicholls), six more tracks videotaped in Holland in January 1993, a photo gallery and IQ family tree. Both discs have brand new Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo mixes, and needless to say, it looks a lot better than the VHS did. This concert was the launch of IQ’s Ever album, with front-man Peter Nicholls back in the fold and new bassist John Jowitt on board. 4:3 aspect ratio, running time 202 minutes. Counts as two CDs for shipping.

IQ - Stage 2-DVD ($27.99)

Stage (2006) is IQ’s first DVD in the NTSC format, a double-DVD subtitled Dark Matter Live in America and Germany 2005. The first disc is their complete July 2005 NEARfest performance, which includes the majority of the Dark Matter album plus lots of older classics. The second disc is IQ’s complete Burg Herzberg festival performance a week later, an outdoor gig with a very different atmosphere. Bonus material includes a photo gallery, the “Stage and Screen” featurette, their NEARfest soundcheck, and the “Andy’s First Gig” featurette, the latter a medley performed in Montreal two days prior to NEARfest. Running time approximately 260 minutes, 16:9 widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, and a beautiful package. Counts as two CDs for shipping.

IQ - IQ20: The Twentieth Anniversary Show PAL 2-DVD ($27.99)

Disc 1 of this double-DVD set contains IQ’s complete performance at London’s The Mean Fiddler in December 2001. Disc 2 contains the four encores, three songs by The Lens (IQ’s progenitors), the Mamma Mia/Out of Nowhere medley from 2004 in The Netherlands, tour diary, intros and outros and various other bits. Running time approximately 230 minutes, 4:3 screen format, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, and a beautiful package. Counts as two CDs for shipping. This all-region DVD is in the PAL (European television) format. North America and Japan use the NTSC format. PAL DVDs will not play on the majority of North American DVD players (a PAL-to-NTSC converter is required), though they should play on a computer DVD drive. We will NOT accept returns of this product because it will not play on your NTSC player.

IQ - Live from London DVD ($14.99)

This NTSC DVD comes from the British television program Live from London. Just prior to Peter Nicholls' departure, IQ headlined this concert filmed at London’s Camden Palace Theatre in May 1985. (This was released as the live album and video Living Proof.) The band was promoting their latest album The Wake, which was on its way to the number one position in the indie album charts. The tracks performed: Awake and Nervous, Outer Limits, It All Stops Here, Just Changing Hands, The Wake, The Magic Roundabout, Widow’s Peak, The Thousand Days, Corners. The IQ CDs are here.

Asia - Classic Rock Legends DVD ($6.99)    SALE!

Blowout price on this 2001 Asia DVD from Classic Rock Legends, who have probably repackaged it several times since. This is the John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer and Pat Thrall lineup. Great track list: Sole Survivor, Don’t Cry, Voice of America, Time Again, Praying for a Miracle, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, Only Time Will Tell, Days Like These, The Heat Goes On, Heat of the Moment, Open Your Eyes. Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, 80-minutes.

Stackridge - The Forbidden City DVD ($16.99)

Stackridge is an eccentric English progressive-folk-pop band from Bristol who released five LPs between 1971-1976, a comeback album in 1999 and a mini-CD in 2003. Their music is in the vein of City Boy, 10cc, Supertramp, and to some extent Queen, a quirky, humorous, exceedingly clever and very English music featuring innovative arrangements that can trace its lineage to The Beatles. Stackridge are active again and performed to a capacity crowd in Bath, England on 1 April 2007. This historic gig was memorable not only for Stackridge playing all their popular songs -- 25 of them -- but it also marked the return to live performance of Mutter Slater, who had always commanded audience attention and participation. Featuring Andy Davis, Mutter Slater, Crun Walter, James Warren, Glenn Tommey, Nigel Newton, Rachel Hall, Sarah Mitchell, and Andy Marsden. Bonus materials include a history of the band and interviews with band members. Running time 150 minutes. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check here for Stackridge’s CDs.

Blackmore’s Night - Paris Moon DVD+CD ($20.99)

Blackmore’s Night - Castles & Dreams 2-DVD ($21.99)

For those yet unaware, this is what guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore has been doing since 1997 and with great success. His partner Candice Night provides the beautiful vocals. Blackmore’s Night do a ren faire / medieval minstrel style of symphonic rock, electric but using early music instruments and a lot of other acoustic textures. There are influences of renaissance music, Celtic and East European folk. Blackmore himself concentrates more on acoustic guitar than electric, playing in the style of Gordon Giltrap. This is the most complex progressive music that Blackmore has ever played, and not at all what a Deep Purple or Rainbow fan would expect.

The gorgeously-packaged Paris Moon DVD was filmed at the famous Olympia in Paris in September 2006. Celebrating the band’s 10th anniversary, the DVD includes 20 songs covering their entire career to date. Widescreen 16:9 format, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround and Dolby 2.0 stereo audio, 128-minutes. An audio CD is included that contains ten of the songs from the DVD plus two bonus tracks: the studio version of The Village Lanterne and the radio edit of All Because of You. Note there may now be a plastic case version of this title, but this is the more elaborate cardstock version with die-cut cover. Counts as 2 discs for shipping. More info here.

Disc 1 of the 2005 Castles & Dreams double-DVD extravaganza features a 2004 concert in a German castle. Bonus material on the first disc includes a behind the scenes featurette plus another on Ritchie’s guitars. Disc 2 features five acoustic performances, five videos, several documentary featurettes, German TV appearances, a discography, biographies, band interviews, a slideshow and footage from Candice’s private camcorder. Subtitles for the lyrics are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Czech. DTS 96/24, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, and PCM Stereo audio. Check here for some Blackmore’s Night CDs.

Patrick Moraz - In Princeton DVD ($16.99)

In Princeton is a live solo piano outing from Patrick Moraz. The concert took place at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey in 1995 and captures Patrick’s piano work perfectly. The performance includes a couple pieces from Patrick’s debut solo album The Story of i. This release was at one time available on VHS tape. This DVD adds the six-minute 1975 promo film made to accompany The Story of i. This footage has not been seen since the initial release of that album. The sound reproduction on the DVD has been personally overseen by Patrick and the picture quality has been noticeably improved. Check here for some of Moraz’s CDs.

The Tangent - Going Off On One DVD ($17.99)

The Tangent - Going Off On One 2CD ($16.99)

This DVD was filmed in a rock club in southern England shortly after the release of The Tangent’s landmark third album A Place in the Queue. The companion live 2CD includes bonus tracks recorded at ROSfest 2005 and in Aschaffenburg, Germany in 2004. DVD extras include rehearsal footage and 1981 footage of a band Andy Tillison was in called A New Opera, performing two songs that were later looted for use in Tangent material. Check here for The Tangent CDs and more info.

Spaced Out - Live at the Crescendo Festival PAL DVD ($19.99)

Spaced Out - Live in 2000 DVD ($17.99)

Spaced Out is a Montreal-based instrumental progressive fusion quartet (keys, guitar, bass, drums). The Live at the Crescendo Festival DVD contains the same concert as the CD of the same name, recorded in 2006 at the Crescendo Festival in France, Spaced Out’s first concert in Europe during the Unstable Matter tour. The DVD contains five more tracks than the CD, running time 100 minutes. Extras include rehearsal footage and a slideshow. Note the first edition of this DVD is in the PAL format. An NTSC version is promised one day, so if you live outside of Europe, best to wait for the NTSC version. Also note that the higher price for this DVD is due entirely to the deterioration in the value of the U.S. dollar.

The Live in 2000 DVD presents a concert filmed in October 2000. The tapes of this performance remained on the shelf for four years before the decision was finally made to release it on this DVD. While Spaced Out have gone on to release three more CDs, this DVD shows what the band was like at that moment in time. Video samples here.  The Spaced Out CDs and more info are here.

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - An Evening of Yes Music Plus DVD ($15.99)

This is the DVD reissue of the 1989 ABWH concert that had previously been released on Laserdisc, featuring material from the sole ABWH album plus lots of Yes material. Jeff Berlin was a last-minute replacement for Tony Levin on bass. The track listing: Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Jon Anderson solo: Time and a Word / Teakbois / Owner of a Lonely Heart; Steve Howe solo: The Clap / Mood for a Day; Rick Wakeman solo: Gone But Not Forgotten / Catherine Parr / Merlin the Magician; Long Distance Runaround, Birthright, And You and I, I’ve Seen All Good People, Close to the Edge, Themes, Brother of Mine, The Meeting, Heart of the Sunrise, Order of the Universe, Roundabout, Starship Trooper.

Mike Oldfield / Tony Palmer - The Space Movie DVD ($15.99)

This film was made in 1979 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of landing a man on the moon. NASA and the U.S. National Archive released all of this footage for the first time including unseen film of the lunar landscape, life in the spacecraft, Mars, Venus and beyond, as well as voice transmissions between the astronauts and ground control in Houston. The soundtrack was created by Mike Oldfield using sections of Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations, and some new music. Oldfield’s music fits well and lends much dramatic impact. This film is not meant to be a documentary. One impression that stands out is the optimism at that time regarding space flight and how that has faded today. Previously available on VHS, this DVD contains six minutes of previously unseen footage, taking the running time up to 80-minutes, and a 26-minute interview with Tony Palmer on the making of the movie. Widescreen 16:9.

Mike Oldfield - Live at Montreux 1981 DVD ($13.99)

This DVD captures Oldfield near the peak of his career, during his 1981 tour in support of his album QE2. Oldfield’s band for this performance consisted of himself on guitars and bass, Maggie Riley on vocals, Tim Cross on keyboards, Rick Fenn on bass and guitars, and Mike Frye and Morris Pert on percussion. The track list: QE2 Medley: Taurus 1/Sheba/Mirage, Platinum Parts 1-4, Tubular Bells Part 2, Medley: Conflict/Ommadawn, Tubular Bells Part 1, Punkadiddle. Audio options: DTS Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, PCM Stereo. Approximately 113 minutes. Note this is NOT an all-region DVD; it is NTSC Regions 1 & 4 (North/Central/South America, Australia, New Zealand). The Mike Oldfield CDs are here.

Tarkus - Ao Vivo em Niterói DVD ($19.99) 

Tarkus is currently one of the top Brazilian symphonic progressive bands. Their Ao Vivo em Niterói DVD is a video companion to their CD of the same name. The DVD appears to be the same 2005 show as the CD but includes two additional tracks and features Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio. While Tarkus’ 2002 studio album was sung in English, these appear to be all new songs and are sung in Portuguese. Extras include backstage footage and interviews, photo gallery, bio, and discography with audio samples. Tarkus’ CDs and more information here.

Apocalypse - Live in Rio DVD ($19.99)

Apocalypse is one of Brazil’s top symphonic progressive bands. Their Live in Rio DVD is a video companion to their CD of the same name. In this 2005 performance, Apocalypse played their old classics in new English-language versions. The DVD is the same show as the CD but includes two additional tracks and features Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Extras include backstage footage and interviews, photo gallery, bio and discography. Check here for Apocalypse’s CDs and more information.

Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere 2-DVD ($21.99)

Arriving Somewhere is the first ever DVD from Porcupine Tree, a double-disc set. Disc One is a full concert filmed October 11-12, 2005 in Chicago on the Deadwing Tour. Disc Two features two songs from the German TV show Rockpalast; the Lazarus promo clip; live films for Start of Something Beautiful, Halo, and Mother and Child Divided; Gavin Harrison’s Cymbal Song film; and a photo gallery with ambient music. As you can now expect from Porcupine Tree, there is very good DTS 5.1 surround audio in addition to stereo. “When it comes to surround sound, Porcupine Tree is in a league by itself.” [Sound & Vision] Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping. Porcupine Tree’s CDs and DVD-Audio discs are here.

Blackfield - Live in New York City DVD ($20.99)

Blackfield is one of Porcupine Tree leader Steven Wilson’s side projects, a duo with Israeli musician Aviv Geffen, fleshed out by three other musicians for live performances. By necessity, Porcupine Tree has become the income generating project and has slid toward metal, so Wilson’s side projects are where his more progressive work now goes. This DVD captures Blackfield live at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on 16 March 2007, performing 18 songs. The DVD also includes three music videos: Hello, Pain, and Blackfield. Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio.

Waking the Witch - Live DVD ($16.99)

Yorkshire’s Waking the Witch have been getting a lot of support from Britain’s Classic Rock Society, who voted them Acoustic Roots Performer of the Year in 2006. This folk-rock band consists of four female singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarists. They all write, and they take turns on lead vocals with the others singing some to-die-for harmonies. 2007’s Boys from the Abattoir CD was their breakthrough album. This DVD was recorded in January 2007 at the City Varieties in Leeds. The ladies were joined on stage by Jon Short (bass), Mick Bedford (drums), and Fluff (strings), all of whom played on Boys from the Abattoir. The DVD contains performances of 11 songs plus a bonus band interview. 73-minutes, stereo.

Greg Lake - Welcome Backstage DVD ($16.99)

From the liner notes: “Welcome Backstage presents exclusive insight into Greg Lake and his band in pre-tour rehearsals filmed in September 2005 at Shepperton Film Studios in the UK. This DVD captures a selection of full-length tracks, excerpts from rehearsals, backstage footage, and exclusive band member interviews.” The tracks include: Farewell to Arms, Fanfare for the Common Man, Take a Pebble, Watching Over You, I Believe in Father Christmas, Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 2). Professional, multi-camera shoot. Widescreen (16:9), Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 surround audio, running time 60 minutes. This is a U.S. release. The back cover states: “Plays on all NTSC and PAL machines”, though we have not verified the PAL. View video clip.

Saga - Worlds Apart Revisited 2DVD ($20.99) 

Saga’s 1981 Worlds Apart CD was the peak of their output. The Worlds Apart Revisited double-DVD contains a full concert recorded in 2005 in Switzerland in which Saga perform not only the entire Worlds Apart album but also 13 other tracks from other points in their career. This takes up the first disc. The second disc contains Worlds Apart Road Stories (16-minutes of interviews with band members about Worlds Apart), Live in England 1981 (five songs, 25-minutes), Worlds Apart Revisited Documentary (40-minutes of interviews and live shots from 1982/83), and a photo gallery. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio.

Saga - All Areas: Live in Bonn 2002 DVD ($17.99)

Saga - Silhouette DVD ($17.99)

Canadian progressive rock band Saga has made a living touring and selling CDs in Europe, where they are more popular than in North America. Musically they peaked around 1981’s Worlds Apart, but the band’s popularity has grown enormously since. All Areas is the film of Saga’s 25th anniversary concert in Germany, their only European show in 2002. The audio is 5.1 surround, and the extras include a “making of” featurette. Silhouette contains both music videos and live footage. The nine music videos are mostly from the 1980’s, plus an unreleased video that was made for their 25th anniversary. All have remastered audio. The live footage includes seven tracks from the Heads or Tails tour plus three “bootleg” tracks from the UK. The DVD also includes an extensive 2002 interview with the band. Check our Canadian page for Saga’s CDs.

Neo - Broadcast DVD ($16.99) 

Neo is a part-time British neo-prog supergroup whose members include Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon, etc.), John Jowitt (IQ, Jadis,...), Andy Edwards (IQ), Mark Westwood (Martin Orford’s band), and John Barnfield (the original Pendragon keyboardist). Guests include Alan Reed (Pallas) and Nick Barrett (Pendragon). During this gig filmed in Poland, the band covers songs from the repertoire of IQ, Pallas, Pendragon, Shadowland, Arena, and Nolan/Wakeman. Bonus features include an interview with John Jowitt and Clive Nolan, and video footage from Neo’s soundcheck at RoSfest 2006. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, running time 140 minutes.

Pendragon - Past and Presence DVD ($16.99)

This is the DVD of an exceptional Pendragon show celebrating the 21st anniversary of The Jewel album. On this special occasion, the band presented an atypical setlist, including mostly older songs and a few surprises. Also, former members John Barnfield, Julian Baker, and Rik Carter from the early days of Pendragon joined the band for this performance. Bonus features include an interview with Nick Barret & John Barnfield and behind-the-scenes footage. The tracks: Higher Circles, The Pleasure of Hope, Leviathan, Victims of Life, Armageddon, Fly High Fall Far, Excalibur, Please, Oh Divineo, Alaska, Dark Summer’s Day, Circus, The Black Knight, 2AM, Stan and Ollie. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, running time 185 minutes.

Pendragon - And Now Everybody to the Stage DVD ($16.99)

This performance by Pendragon was recorded in May 2006 at Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice, Poland. The set-list covers the band’s entire career including songs from Believe. Bonuses include a home video entitled The Progumentary, an interview with Nick Barrett, plus the usual band history, discography, photo gallery, etc. The songs: No Place for the Innocent, As Good as Gold, Guardian of my Soul, Kowtow, The Wishing Well, The Edge of the World, Nostradamus, The Dance of the Seven Veils, Paintbox, Last Waltz, Breaking the Spell, Masters of Illusion, The Black Knight, The Lost Children / Green Eyed Angel / Sister Bluebird / The Last Man on Earth, Am I Really Losing You?. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; running time 240 minutes.

Pendragon - Live at Last and More DVD ($16.99)

British neo-prog stalwarts Pendragon in their first DVD video, filmed in Krakow, Poland in a television studio on the band’s 1996 Masquerade Overture tour. The video contains many of the band's live classics. Extras include a bonus video of Red Shoes, bios, an interview with Nick Barrett, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.

Nick Barrett & Clive Nolan - A Rush of Adrenaline DVD ($16.99)

This DVD features Nick Barrett (Pendragon) and Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena) in a unique acoustic live performance in Poland in June 2005. The songs are: The Walls of Babylon (Pendragon), A Man of Nomadic Traits (Pendragon), (Don’t Forget to) Breathe (Arena), Alaska (Pendragon), And We’ll Go Hunting Deer (Pendragon), Mindgames (Shadowland), Paintbox (Pendragon), Shadows of Fate (Nolan/Wakeman), Lightshow (Strangers on a Train), Two Roads (Pendragon), The King of the Castle (Pendragon), Jigsaw - The Kruhulick Syndrome - Ring of Roses (Shadowland), The Voyager (Pendragon), Nostradamus (Pendragon), The Black Knight (Pendragon). Extras include an interview, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 120 minutes.

Arena - Smoke & Mirrors DVD ($16.99)

This DVD captures Arena live on their Pepper’s Ghost tour, a complete concert in Poland in September 2005 featuring 19 songs spanning their career. There is also fan footage of six songs from Arena’s reunion concert a month later. Bonus features include interviews, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 172 minutes.

Arena - Caught in the Act DVD ($16.99)

The first DVD from neo-proggers Arena captures them live in Poland in 2003 performing nearly all of the excellent Contagion album plus songs from previous albums, 22 in total. Extras include bios, interviews, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.

Galahad - Live in Poland: Resonance DVD ($16.99)

British neo-prog band Galahad have been at it for a while, with their debut CD being released in 1991 and, prior to that, cassettes dating back to 1985. They began in a Pendragon vein and later established their own style. This is Galahad’s first DVD. The concert was recorded at the same theater on the same date as Pendragon’s And Now Everybody to the Stage DVD. It features eight songs including the four-part Year Zero and songs from Empires Never Last. As a bonus, there are seven additional audio tracks unique to this release. Several are from the sessions for Empires Never Last, others are early demos or original versions of tracks. Other bonuses include a Galahad rockumentary, an interview with Stuart Nicholson and Roy Keyworth, and more. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, running time 200 minutes. Check here for the Galahad CDs.

Salem Hill - Mystery Loves Company DVD ($16.99)

Salem Hill’s first DVD was recorded in October 2005 and features songs from the band’s entire 15-year history in 5.1 surround audio. Bonus features include Salem Hill’s four song acoustic set and an interview. Check for Salem Hill’s CDs and more information here.

Lake - Live! DVD ($16.99)

Lake is a German progressive pop-rock band that reached the U.S. Billboard charts in the late 1970’s and toured the U.S. with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hall & Oates. They broke up when their Scottish frontman James Hopkins-Harrison passed away in 1991. They reformed in 2003, and in 2005 released their comeback CD The Blast of Silence. This DVD features a sold-out show recorded in December 2005 in Hamburg, Germany at the prestigious venue Fabrik (a wonderfully redesigned old factory). They perform 14 tracks spanning their career. Lake’s lineup is vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass and drums. So while the music is essentially pop-rock, there are a lot of keyboards, and there are instrumental breaks, albeit short ones. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and PCM stereo audio.

Yes - Live at Montreux 2003 DVD ($13.99)

This concert is Yes’s only appearance at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival, which has featured a lot of rock bands over the years. This has the reputation of being one of the best Yes concerts, at least the best one on DVD. Maybe the band was happy to be back in the town where they recorded Going for the One. The track list: Siberian Khatru, Magnification, Don’t Kill The Whale, In the Presence of, We Have Heaven, South Side of the Sky, And You and I, To Be Over, Clap, Show Me, Rick Wakeman Solo Medley, Heart of the Sunrise, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish, Awaken, I’ve Seen All Good People, and Roundabout. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; 137-minutes. Note this NTSC DVD is Regions 1 and 4 only.

Iona - Live in London 2-DVD ($20.99)

Live in London is the concert DVD Iona fans have been waiting for, and it was worth the wait from the November 2004 recording date to its 2006 release. The first disc contains the 14-track main program, of which four were new songs. The second disc contains interviews with all five band members and, more importantly, Iona’s five-song, 30-minute acoustic opening set. The between-song banter is preserved, which is welcome since Troy Donockley is one of the most spontaneously funny men alive. The concert was shot by a five camera film crew (in 16:9 widescreen), and the Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix deserves special mention. Check here for Iona’s CDs.

Bainbridge/Fitzgerald - The Eye of the Eagle DVD ($17.99)

Beautifully filmed by Anglia TV and originally released on VHS in 1999, this DVD documents the premier performance in Norwich Cathedral of this important work by Iona co-founders Dave Bainbridge and David Fitzgerald, inspired by David Adam’s book The Eye of the Eagle. The main program, which runs 49 minutes, is not straight concert footage. This is a professional television program done on film, not videotape, with production values far beyond the typical concert DVD. The music is interspersed with interviews and gorgeous nature scenery. The DVD includes an hour of special features including insightful interviews and previously unseen footage including the concert encore. The picture and sound quality have both been upgraded. (Not that anyone on this side of the Atlantic ever saw the VHS version.) The music has been called a Celtic symphony, but it is also a Celtic Christian prayer. It has much in common with the more mellow and atmospheric pieces on the first two Iona albums. In addition to Bainbridge (keyboards, electric & acoustic guitars) and Fitzgerald (saxes, flutes, whistle), there is spoken word by a real bishop, a 2nd keyboardist, and during some segments, three female vocalists and a boys’ choir. The cathedral organist even gets some pipe organ in, and there is some programmed percussion. The spirituality in this music is obvious, but this is about early Christianity and the mystical side of the faith; it feels unrelated to the naive preachiness of Christian music in the U.S.

Troy Donockley & Dave Bainbridge - From Silence DVD ($16.99)

Troy Donockley & Dave Bainbridge - From Silence CD ($16.99) 

From Silence is a recording made in October 2004 by the two Iona members in the huge reverberant acoustic space of Lincoln Cathedral. It is largely improvised and serene, with Troy on low whistle, tin whistle, Uileann pipes, vocals, and acoustic guitar; and Dave playing keyboards, electric guitar, and bouzouki. It’s recorded in binaural stereo, which when listened to on headphones yields surround sound using only two channels. This is available both as a CD and as a DVD (16:9 widescreen). The DVD adds interviews with Troy and Dave and Dallas Simpson on the session and on binaural recording. More mp3 samples and a review of the CD here.

The Flower Kings - Instant Delivery limited edition 2DVD+2CD ($29.99)

Recorded during a stop in Holland in April 2006, The Flower Kings latest live double-DVD Instant Delivery runs through a bevy of songs off Paradox Hotel, as well as many older favorites. This is the limited edition, housed in the hardcover digibook format. It adds two CDs containing the soundtrack of the DVD and a 20-page booklet. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping.

The Flower Kings - Meet The Flower Kings (2-DVD, $18.99)

This double DVD set contains a 2003 live performance recorded at the Stadsteater in Upsalla, Sweden. The seven epic length tracks are interspersed with documentary material both on tour and in the studio. Excellent camera work. See our Scandinavian page for The Flower Kings’ CDs.

Fish - Fool’s Company Part 1 DVD ($18.99)  out-of-stock

Fish - Fool’s Company Part 2 DVD ($18.99)

This set of two companion DVDs was recorded live in Holland in 2002. Part 1 contains the Marillion songs, while Part 2 contains the Fish songs. The songs on Part 1 are: Script [10:30], Misplaced Childhood (the whole thing!) [47:37], Torch Song/Slainte Mhath [10:25], Forgotten Sons [11:10], and Fugazi [13:24]. The songs on Part 2 are: Vigil [10:14], Just Good Friends [6:53], 3D [9:17], Rites Of Passage [time not given], State of Mind [18:40], Shadow Play [7:14], and Raw Meat [8:33]. A 49-minute interview is spread across both DVDs, while Part 2 also features a couple bonus songs (The Company, Birthday), backstage footage, and a photo gallery. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check here for Fish’s CDs.

Emerson Lake & Palmer - The Live Broadcasts DVD ($16.99)

Once again, Classic Rock Productions repackages a DVD under a new title, even hiding behind a new label and company name. This is the same disc as ELP - Masters from the Vaults. This was a television broadcast of an early ELP concert featuring The Barbarian, Rondo/Bach Improvisations, Drum Solo, Nutrocker, Take a Pebble, and Knife Edge, 57-minutes total.

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux 1997 DVD ($14.99)

In 1997, ELP embarked on a world tour promoting their album Black Moon, which included this performance at Montreux. It is the only film available from this tour. The set includes ELP classics from across their career, plus rare tracks that have never appeared on an ELP studio album. The booklet features individual sleeve notes from the band members. The track listing: Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression Part 2, Tiger in the Spot Light, Hoedown, Touch and Go, From the Beginning, Knife Edge, Bitches Crystal, Dance Creole, Honky Tonk Train Blues, Take a Pebble, Lucky Man, Tarkus/Pictures at an Exhibition, Medley: Fanfare for the Common Man/Rondo/Carmina Burana/Toccata in D Minor. Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS surround, and PCM stereo audio.

The Carl Palmer Band - In Concert DVD ($12.99)

Recorded live in concert in Bucharest, Romania, this 87-minute DVD captures The Carl Palmer Band performing the music of ELP plus a few non-ELP tracks, notably Carmina Burana. Palmer’s power trio features Paul Bielatowicz on guitar and Dave Marks on bass, sharing the responsibility of covering Keith Emerson’s keyboard parts in these unique arrangements. The track list: Intro Music (Halloween Drums/Can Can), Peter Gunn, Barbarian, Hoedown, Enemy God, L.A. Nights, Guitar Medley (an adaptation of The Flight of the Bumble Bee), J Section, Bass Solo, Bullfrog, Toccata, Canario, Tarkus, Fanfare for the Common Man (including drum solo), and Carmina Burana. Trilogy is advertised but you only get a fragment of it. Stereo only -- surround would have been nice.

Erik Norlander and Friends - Live in St. Petersburg DVD+CD ($19.99)

Keyboardist/composer Erik Norlander’s first DVD documents his landmark concert in St. Petersburg, Russia. This 2006 DVD contains over 90 minutes of concert material plus the 51-minute documentary "The Road to Russia", which tells the story of Erik’s three month tour across the USA and Europe leading up to the final concert in St. Petersburg. The documentary contains interviews with Erik and all of the contributing musicians along with additional concert performances from American and European shows. DTS 5.1 surround and stereo audio. "Erik Norlander and Friends - Live in St. Petersburg" also contains a nearly 80-minute bonus audio CD containing the best tracks from the concert along with two studio tracks, one of which is a new version of From Russia With Love featuring Norlander’s wife Lana Lane on vocals. More details on this release including track listings can be found here.  See also the Erik Norlander CDs and the Lana Lane DVDs.

Lana Lane - 10th Anniversary Concert DVD+CD ($17.99)

Lana Lane’s 10th Anniversary Concert DVD (2006) contains the full concert from her final show in Tokyo on the Lana Lane 10th Anniversary Tour. Recorded on June 30, 2005, the 2-hour DVD contains all 19 songs from the concert along with a video tour diary containing candid behind-the-scenes footage of the entire tour from Europe to the USA to Japan. Both stereo and DTS 5.1 surround audio are offered. The package also includes a 78:54 audio CD that contains 17 of the 19 songs from the concert. The musicians on this tour include Erik Norlander (keys), Mark McCrite of Rocket Scientists (guitar, vocals), and Dutch musicians Peer Verschuren (lead and rhythm guitars), Kristoffer Gildenlöw (bass), and Ernst Van Ee (drums). See Page 2 for the Lana Lane CDs.

Conspiracy - Live DVD ($14.99)

Conspiracy is the band formed by Billy Sherwood and Chris Squire of Yes. This professionally shot 2006 DVD includes live performances of songs from Conspiracy’s two studio CDs, the Yes songs The More We Live and Universal Garden, and two songs from Chris Squire’s classic Fish Out of Water. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, interviews, and photo gallery.

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Angel Station In Moscow DVD ($17.99)

This concert film from 2000 features 14 songs, including Blinded by the Light and The Mighty Quinn. The lead vocalist on this tour was Noel McCalla, who you may remember as the singer on Mike Rutherford’s Smallcreep’s Day album. 102 minutes.

Wetton/Downes - iCon DVD ($17.99)

This DVD features 12 acoustic live tracks from John Wetton (acoustic guitar & vocals) and Geoff Downes (piano), recorded in October 2005 in a television studio, accompanied by ELO’s Hugh McDowell on cello. The track list: Voice of America, Let Me Go, Only Time Will Tell, God Walks With Us, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, Heat of the Moment, Don’t Cry, Sole Survivor, Meet Me at Midnight, Open Your Eyes, I Lay Down, In the End. The DVD includes an interview with Wetton and Downes by BBC presenter Big George as well as behind the scenes footage.

Colosseum - The Complete Reunion Concert Cologne 1994 DVD ($16.99)

This DVD is now available in a domestic NTSC edition and features the complete Colosseum reunion concert as it happened in Cologne 1994. Original band members Chris Farlowe (vocals), Dick Heckstall-Smith (saxes), Clem Clempson (guitars), and Dave Greenslade (keyboards) were joined by Mark Clarke (vocals). The video and audio quality are superb, and the band plays everything from Colosseum Live and the Valentyne Suite in its entirety. As a bonus, the disc includes a 90-minute documentary “The Story Of Colosseum” featuring interviews with band members and industry figures along with archival footage. 3 hours, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.

Nektar - Pure 2-DVD ($20.99)

Pure captures Nektar filmed in Bonn in 2005 for German television. The set list should be familiar to anyone who has seen Nektar recently, concentrating heavily on their classic material. The first DVD is the full 158-minute concert and includes A Tab in the Ocean, Dream Nebula/Desolation Valley/Waves, Remember the Future Part I, Remember the Future Part II, Cast Your Fate, The Debate, Cryin’ in the Dark/King of Twilight, That’s Life, Show Me the Way, A Day in the Life of a Preacher/Squeeze/Mr. H., Recycled, Good Day, and Fidgety Queen. The second DVD contains a four-song acoustic set, an interview with the band, and a few other minor extras. The acoustic set consists of: Do You Believe in Magic?, Telephone, Always, and Good Day. 16:9 widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo audio. Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping. The Nektar CDs are here.

Landmarq - Turbulence: Live in Poland DVD ($16.99)

Landmarq is a popular British neo-prog band with the typical Thin Ice Studios sound, a style associated with Arena and Pendragon keyboardist Clive Nolan. The main part of this DVD is a November 2005 concert in Poland. Bonus footage includes five tracks of mostly bootlegged video going as far back as 1993. There are six bonus audio tracks: live recordings from 1993, 1995, and 1998, plus two unreleased single versions and an unreleased studio track. Extras include interviews, a photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 151 minutes of video. Check here for Landmarq’s CDs.

Jadis - View from Above DVD ($16.99)

Jadis’ first DVD (2003) was recorded on the same day in the same Polish television studio as Arena’s Caught in the Act DVD. Jadis plays ten tracks, mostly their old favorites, with the lineup of Gary Chandler, Martin Orford, John Jowitt, and Steve Christey. Extras include a bonus video from 1994, bios, interviews, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check here for Jadis’ CDs.

Varius Manx - Ona Ma Sile DVD ($16.99) 

Varius Manx is a very popular band in Poland, with albums on Sony/BMG and EMI and sales of over two million in Poland alone. They exist on the border between neo-prog and a very intelligent, progressively-arranged pop. They actually began as an instrumental band. They have a symphonic sound palette with a good balance between keyboards and guitar, and the instrumentalists know what they’re doing, but beginning with their third album, their music has centered on their talented female singer. They’re on at least their third female lead singer (they keep leaving for solo careers), and this DVD features them all. It contains portions of three concerts: from 1995, 1998, and 2004. The songs are done music-video style, highly professionally. Some mix concert footage with other footage, while some are all concert footage but still done music-video style, with filmic treatment to the video and constant zooming, panning, and cutting between multiple cameras. After 22 tracks from the three concerts, there are ten more live video tracks spanning 1994-2006, then six bonus video clips, a total of 38 songs!  The majority of songs are sung in Polish, but some are in English. One concert seems to have a school age audience -- if Polish kids are growing up listening to music like this, Poland should be the progressive rock world power in about ten years. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check here for some of Varius Manx’s CDs.

Satellite - Evening Dreams DVD ($15.99)

Satellite is a Polish progressive rock band singing in English, formed by ex-Collage members. Collage was Poland’s top prog band during their era (about 1986-1995), and although the Polish progressive scene has become stronger, Satellite is arguably their best current band, and one that more and more fans worldwide are discovering. This DVD features a nine song performance recorded in Poland in September 2005. The DVD also features a video of the song Love Is Around You, the Satellite Offstage documentary, four bonus audio tracks, interviews with all the band members, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 206 minutes. Check our Polish CDs page for Satellite’s CDs.

Collage - Living in the Moonlight DVD ($16.99)

Collage was Poland’s top neo-progressive band, the precursor to Satellite. At their best (the albums Basnie and Moonshine), they were nearly the equal of IQ and Marillion. This 2004 DVD contains an entire 1996 concert, live 1995 and 1996 video of eight songs from the band’s archive, four video clips from Polish television, band interviews and assorted extras, totaling 240 minutes. See our Polish CDs page for Collage’s CDs.

SBB - Live in Theatre 2005 DVD ($16.99)

This is the first live DVD of SBB performing in the lineup with Paul Wertico (Pat Metheny Group) on drums, filmed in Poland in November 2005. It serves as a link between past and future, as the band presents their older compositions as well as songs from their new studio album New Century. The song titles: Stary czlowiek w milczacym ogrodzie; Odlot; Wolnosc z nami; W kolysce dloni twych; New Century; Wojownicy Itaki; Calkiem spokojne zmeczenie; Paul Wertico’s drum solo; Memento z banalnym tryptykiem; Golden Harp; Z ktrych krwi krew moja; Music Is My Life; Walking Around Stormy Bay; Piesn stojacego w bramie; Rainbow Man. There is a bonus video of Music Is My Life, plus the SBB Live documentary, photo gallery and other assorted extras. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, 150 minutes.

SBB - Follow My Dream DVD ($16.99)

SBB was Poland’s top progressive rock band during the 1970’s, and their 1978 album Follow My Dream is usually considered their best album or at least one of their top two. This 2004 DVD contains the long Follow My Dream suite recorded live in Belgium in 1978, one song performed live in 1974, another from 1979, an entire 1994 concert, two short movies, a cartoon, band interviews and assorted extras, totaling 220 minutes. See our East European page for more information on SBB.

Quidam - The Fifth Season DVD ($16.99)

This DVD captures Quidam, one of the top active Polish progressive rock bands, live in 2005 with their current six-man lineup. They play nearly all of the SurREvival album but also cover older material from the previous lineup, including a medley appropriately titled Oldies But Goodies. They also slip in a few excerpts such as Genesis’ Los Endos. Bonus material includes videos for two older songs, footage from the studio sessions for SurREvival, clips from other summer 2005 gigs, footage from the ProgResiste 2005 Convention, interviews, bios, discography, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, total running time approximately 215 minutes. See our Polish CDs page for the Quidam CDs and more info on the band.

Exodus - A Ray of Sunshine DVD ($16.99)

Along with SBB, Exodus was the best first-generation Polish progressive rock band, a quintet sometimes referred to as the Polish Yes. Overall, Exodus was more symphonic than SBB. Exodus was active at the beginning of the 1980’s, so this DVD is an unexpected treat. The first part of the DVD contains five songs performed live at the Jazz Jamboree festival in 1980. This is followed by seven rare videos recorded by Polish television, and a bonus video of MadMax, the band founded by four of the Exodus musicians after Exodus broke up. The DVD includes six audio tracks from the Exodus albums, a sample of the band’s discography. The DVD advertises Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, but the surround channels were most likely synthesized. Approximately 135-minutes of video. Check here for Exodus’ CDs.

Rick Wakeman - Out There DVD ($16.99)

Rick Wakeman’s 2003 Out There CD was his first progressive rock album with his own band in 26 years. This DVD is a concept movie, “crafted together with high-end computer graphics, studio recordings and outstanding footage from the NASA archives.” The DVD includes all six tracks from the CD plus a featurette on the making of the album and subsequent live tour. For those set up for surround, the best reason to get this DVD is for the Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio. Stereo is also available. Widescreen 16:9 format, approximately 100 minutes.

Caravan - The 35th Anniversary Concert 2-DVD ($20.99)

This double DVD set captures Caravan at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre in 2003 when Caravan took to the stage to commemorate a career lasting 35 years. This package includes both the electric and acoustic sets performed that evening. The lineup is Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan, Geoffrey Richardson, Jan Schelhaas, Doug Boyle, and Jim Leverton, with Jimmy Hastings joining them for a few numbers. Extras include interviews with all the band members conducted by Mark Powell and recorded specifically for this package, and the 1973 promotional performance of The Dog, The Dog, He’s At It Again, shown at the time on the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test but unseen since. The song list: The 35th Anniversary Concert: The Dog, The Dog, He’s At It Again; Why Why Why (And I Wish I Were Stoned); Golf Girl; Nine Feet Underground; Hello Hello; Head Above the Clouds; Revenge; Nightmare; Smoking Gun; The Unauthorised Breakfast Item; Backwards; A Hunting We Shall Go; For Richard; Memory Lain Hugh / Headloss; If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You. The Acoustic Set: Place of My Own; Love Song With Flute; Chance of a Lifetime. 160-minutes.

Caravan - A Knight in London DVD ($14.99)

A Knight in London is the DVD of the sold-out London Astoria concert which marked the return of Jan Schelhaas to the Caravan line-up. With Jan back in the band, Caravan recalled the halcyon days of Blind Dog at St Dunstans and Better By Far. The track list: All the Way, A Very Smelly Grubby Little Oik, Liar, Revenge, Tell Me Why, Right for Me, Nine Feet Underground, Nightmare, Backwards, A Hunting We Shall Go, For Richard, Headloss. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.

Genesis - Inside Genesis: 1970-1980 (2-DVD+Book, $29.99)

This packages both the Gabriel-era and Collins-era DVDs previously released separately as Inside Genesis with a beautiful 50-page hardcover book by Michael Heatley, a track-by-track critical review of all the albums from Trespass through Duke, with lots of photos, color on every page, and printed on heavyweight glossy stock. These DVDs feature rare live footage from the vaults of television companies around Europe, along with critical analysis and opinions from a number of musicians and critics. Performance footage on the Gabriel-era DVD includes The Knife, Stagnation, The Musical Box, The Fountain of Salmacis, The Return of the Giant Hogweed, Watcher of the Skies, Supper's Ready, I Know What I Like, Selling England by the Pound and Dancing Out with the Moonlit Knight. The Collins-era DVD covers the albums from Trick of the Tail through Duke and features previously unseen film of Genesis performing on the Duke tour, plus period interviews with the Genesis members. The DVDs advertise Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio, for what that’s worth given that it’s fortunate if the footage is stereo. Counts as 3 CDs for shipping.

Genesis - The Ultimate Review (3-DVD, $29.99)

No company can repackage the same DVDs in as many different configurations as Classic Rock Productions. This set combines The Gabriel Years and The Phil Collins Era DVDs (as in the set above minus the book) and The Genesis Chamber Suite DVD. Each DVD comes in a Slim Pack and the three are bundled together in a slipcase, so the three DVDs together take up little more space than a single DVD. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping.

The Genesis Chamber Suite DVD is a tribute to Genesis, essential Genesis songs arranged for grand piano and string quartet. The Classic Rock String Quartet consists of four young women, graduates of British music colleges, already with extensive orchestral and session experience. The string arrangements and piano are handled by Steve Oakman, a London College of Music graduate. The tracks are: Looking for Someone, White Mountain, The Musical Box (abridged), Supper’s Ready (abridged), Ripples, Entangled, Mad Man Moon, Afterglow, One for the Vine, Follow You Follow Me, The Lady Lies, Please Don’t Ask, Los Endos. Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio.

Steve Hackett - Once Above a Time DVD ($14.99)

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett should need no introduction, as his long solo career has kept alive the spirit of 1970’s Genesis more than any other member. The Once Above a Time DVD is Regions 1 and 4 only. It was recorded in Budapest in 2004 during Hackett’s European tour in support of To Watch the Storms. His band at the time consisted of Roger King (keys), Rob Townsend (sax, flute, vocals), Terry Gregory (bass, vocals), and Gary O’Toole (drums, vocals). The DVD contains 20 tracks from across Hackett’s career, including Genesis tracks Blood on the Rooftops, Fly on a Windshield, Firth of Fifth, and Los Endos, plus the Backstage in Budapest bonus featurette. Dolby Digital and DTS surround audio, 16:9 widescreen.

Steve Hackett - Somewhere in South America DVD ($16.99)

Somewhere in South America: Live at Teatro Coliseo Buenos Aires captures Steve Hackett and his band on their 2001 South American tour, with backstage footage and interviews from their 2000 Italian tour as a bonus. The tracks: The Floating Seventh, Mechanical Bride, Medley, Serpentine Song, Watcher of the Skies, Hairless Heart, Firth of Firth, Riding the Colossus, Pollution, The Steppes, Gnossienne #1, Walking Away from Rainbows, Sierra Quemada, The Wall of Knives, Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite, A Tower Struck Down, Lucridus, Darktown, Camino Royale, In Memoriam, Horizons, Los Endos. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.

Steve Hackett - Hungarian Horizons: Live in Budapest DVD ($16.99)

Hungarian Horizons (104-minutes) features Steve with John Hackett on flute and Roger King on keys in Budapest in 2002 performing acoustic arrangements of many Hackett and a few Genesis favorites as well as some classical pieces, 38 in all. Extras include interviews and rehearsal footage. Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio. The Steve Hackett CDs are here.

Sky - Live in Concert: Bremen, Germany 1980 DVD ($16.99)

This live performance filmed in Bremen, Germany in 1980 features the original and best lineup of Sky. Formed in 1979 by classical guitarist John Williams with bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboardist Francis Monkman (Curved Air), drummer Tristan Fry and Australian electric guitarist Kevin Peek, Sky successfully melded the worlds of classical music and rock instrumentals. Hewing to a formula that blended arrangements of classical pieces with new material by Monkman, Peek and Flowers, Sky was an immediate worldwide success. Their first album, showcased during their sell-out debut European tour, achieved platinum sales in the UK and across Europe and Australia. The set list: Westway, Carillon, Cavatina, Danza, Gymnopedia No 1, Cannonball, Where Opposites Meet parts 1,2,3,4 & 5.

Twelfth Night - Live from London DVD ($11.99)  SALE!

In March of 1984, Twelfth Night played three gigs over three weeks at London’s Marquee Club with new singer Andy Sears. For the third date in the series, the band was captured for the TV series Live from London. The film was eventually released after the broadcast as the Creepshow video in late 1984. The band performed excellently, as the Marquee had become almost a second home for the band. The songs performed are: The Ceiling Speaks, Human Being, We Are Sane, Fact and Fiction / The Poet Sniffs a Flower, Creepshow, Art and Illusion, Love Song.  The Twelfth Night CDs are here.

Camel - Curriculum Vitae DVD ($24.99)

The Curriculum Vitae DVD is billed as everything you wanted to know about Camel and weren’t afraid to ask: the history of Camel told in interviews with Latimer, Bardens, Ward and voice content from Ferguson; excerpts from concerts throughout their career including rare and never-before-seen footage; live BBC in-studio footage and excerpts from concert performances; and bonus footage of Latimer, Ferguson and Ward, reunited for a recent recording session.

Peter Bardens - Water Colors DVD ($9.99)

This is a low-price reissue of Miramar’s 1991 Water Colors video with a more new agey cover and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. It combines video of water images (that is actually interesting to watch) with original instrumental music by the late Peter Bardens, the one-time Camel keyboardist. After leaving Camel and relocating to southern California, Bardens turned to making keyboard-dominated soft rock, using other musicians on guitar, bass and drums. The music on this DVD is the same as on Barden’s Water Colors CD, minus one vocal track. It has some progressive flavors, even sounding like Camel at times.

Annie Haslam - Live Studio Concert Philadelphia 1997 DVD ($17.99)

This DVD was recorded in 1997, a specially filmed studio concert for the Prism TV Network. The concert features Annie and her 3-man American band, performing music from her solo career and her days with Renaissance. The track listing: Carpet of the Sun, Pool of Tears, Summon the Angels, Captive Heart, After the Oceans Are Gone, Seashell Eyes, Sleepless Mother, What He Seeks, The Young Prince and Princess. Sleepless Mother is previously-unreleased. Unlike so many DVDs that are released without the involvement of the artist, the production of this DVD was overseen by Annie.

Discipline - Live 1995 DVD ($17.99)

Discipline have rightly been hailed as the American Van der Graaf Generator, and bandleader Matthew Parmenter as the American Peter Hammill. Released in 2005, Discipline Live 1995 presents the band at their most theatrical. In addition to the 1995 concert, this DVD includes an extra hour of live footage spanning the band’s career from shows in 1988, 1992, 1997, and a rare 1998 performance of the 20-minute song suite Into the Dream. Running time: 2 hours 24 minutes. The Discipline CDs are here.

Van der Graaf Generator - The Live Broadcasts DVD ($17.99)

The main footage of this DVD is a legendary gig at Charleroi, Palais des Expos, on 27 September 1975, capturing the classic Van Der Graaf lineup on their 1975 French tour. They perform the entire Godbluff album (The Undercover Man, Arrow, Scorched Earth, Sleepwalkers.) This performance is complem