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The Bad Brains are legendary in my hometown of Washington, D.C.; three former fusion speed demon Black kids are enraptured by the beginnings of the punk scene and take it to heart, find a charismatic singer and apply their musical energies to that very...

Argentina's Bad Dreams are a band very much in thrall to the sound of mid 70s Genesis.
This is a pro-shot (but private release) performance of their performance on 2017's Cruise To The Edge. Even if you don't have a Blu-ray player, you can still enjoy this, as it also includes a DVD of the show!

“Clamshell boxed set of archive live recordings by Baker Gurvitz Army made for BBC Radio & TV, independent radio & Radio Bremen, all from 1975.
Baker Gurvitz Army was formed in 1974 by former Gun and Three Man Army members Adrian Gurvitz (guitar, vocals), Paul Purvitz (bass, vocals) and virtuoso drummer Ginger Baker, formerly with Cream, Blind Faith and Airforce. The trio was soon augmented by the arrival of vocalist Mr. Snips (Steve Parsons) and keyboard player Peter Lemer (In Cahoots, Seventh...

"In November 1971, drummer Ginger Baker decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of Nigeria. He also decided that it would be a rewarding musical experience to travel Nigeria over land across the Sahara Desert - a journey that would lead him into a number of adventures. This film by Tony Palmer follows Baker's odyssey as he makes his journey and finally arrives in Nigeria to set up his studio, which wuold run successfully through the 70s as a facility for both local and Western...

This tribute to the music of Frank Zappa was recorded live at Jazzopen, Stuttgart, July, 1994. The band is comprised of Ike Willis, Bruce Fowler, Bobby Martin, Tommy Mars, Tom Fowler, Arthur Barrow, Ed Mann, Jay Dittamo, and Chad Wackerman. Song Titles...

"Cyro Baptista is a Brazilian musician, teacher, and recording artist specializing in percussion in the genres of jazz and world music. Since arriving in the U.S. in 1980, Cyro Baptista has emerged as one of the premier percussionists in the country...

“In the early 1970s Barclay James Harvest pioneered the fusion of rock and classical music, touring with their own orchestra own symphony orchestra. On the 23rd September 2023, a stunning and unique concert took place which saw the first performance by any incarnation of Barclay James Harvest with a symphony orchestra to take place in UK since 1973. Joining JLBJH for this memorable concert was The Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Benjamin Ellin.
The performance featured...

Well, I must've been awfully good this year for Santa to have brought me this! Arrigo Barnabe is a Brazilian bandleader and composer who released 3-4 real classic out-rock albums in the 1980s that were comparable in some ways to Albert Marcoeur's first...

“Martin Barre, best-known as guitarist in Jethro Tull - one of the biggest selling prog bands of all time - brings his famous guitar chops to the Big Apple in this rare concert capturing his solo band live as they rock thru the classic hits that earned him a reputation as one of the signature axemen of his era.
This deluxe collector's edition contains a Concert DVD coupled with two Audio CDs of the entire concert, packaged in a gorgeous eight-panel digipak.”

1. Hammer
2. To Cry You A...

IF I read the package correctly, this includes 7 hours of bonus / unused / extended interviews in addition to the film (!)

“Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho is a feature-length documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the American guitarist, singer and mystic Robbie Basho. Before his bizarre death at the hands of a chiropractor, Robbie Basho was sure that his compositions would not outlast him.
Orphaned during infancy, diagnosed with synaesthesia...

“Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho is a feature-length documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the American guitarist, singer and mystic Robbie Basho. Before his bizarre death at the hands of a chiropractor, Robbie Basho was sure that his compositions would not outlast him.
Orphaned during infancy, diagnosed with synaesthesia (a union of the senses that caused him to interpret sound as colour) and claiming to be the reincarnation of a 17th century poet--the...

The special-edition DVD accompaniment to Thanks In Advance, To Nothing is a widescreen NTSC region-free DVD in a full-color cardboard sleeve containing four hours of material including full-band studio tracking, interviews, overdubs, mixing, and more...

"Steven Bernstein is a trumpeter/slide trumpeter, bandleader, arranger, and composer who lives outside of musical convention.“I’m one of the few trumpet players who understands different styles of music inside and outside of jazz. In my date book...

"This is a deluxe CD/DVD package containing historic recordings made in Harry Bertoia's Sonambient barn. The DVD, a film titled Sonambients: The Sound Sculpture of Harry Bertoia, by Jeffrey and Miriam Eger, was shot in 1971 and follows Harry Bertoia in performance and interview throughout his Sonambient barn deep in the Pennsylvania woods.
This film offers a rare opportunity to follow the artist in practice, listening carefully as he moves contemplatively through his sculptures and gongs. Interview...

“Available as Limited 3CD+Blu-ray Digipak in Slipcase (the Blu-ray includes 5.1 Surround Sound & High Resolution Stereo Mixes).” In 2023, Big Big Train were rapturously received by audiences across the UK and Europe, concluding the tour with two triumphant appearances at London’s Cadogan Hall. ‘A Flare On The Lens’ features the band’s full show at Cadogan from the second of their two nights there last year and also includes seven songs which were played only on the first night.
As such, the...

“Big Big Train were latecomers to the stage, so they threw everything into their live performance, which connected with audiences on a musical, visual and spiritual level. Their star was rising. But as this astonishing Blu-ray reveals, BBT were only just getting started.”-Dave Ling, Classic Rock

“Six-time PROG Magazine award-winning BIG BIG TRAIN are proud to announce the release of SUMMER SHALL NOT FADE. ALL REGIONS Blu-ray/2 CD digipack release with full colour 16 page booklet. Filmed at the...

Iva Bittova – vocals, violin
Lenka Dusilova - vocals
Monika Naceva – vocals, guitar, loops, effects

“The concert recording captures three exceptional singers of completely different genres at joint performances in Prague and Brno in December 2017. The unique recording captures a perfect fusion of genres, intimate atmosphere and strong female energy. The best moments of the concert are now released on one digipack, which contains an audio disc and a video disc.
"Creation and artistic

This isn't the best place to start with, if you don't know Iva Bittova, but I know we have a few hard-core Iva fans here and this very hard to find DVD set has some very different type of work from her.

"This specially packaged 2 DVD set...

As the hype sheet says: "The only documentary on Borbetomagus you'll ever see."
It's fairly interesting and amusing (and a little bit sad) to see all the hating they got in their early days, because like it or hate what they do, they were (and are) genuinely sincere guys who are genuinely sincere about their music.

"Borbetomagus: A Pollock of Sound is the first feature-length documentary about the legendary improv / noise group Borbetomagus. Filmmaker Jef Mertens brings a raw, urgent, and...

You can't really see it from the picture on the cover of the DVD, but the drum kit Terry plays is the hugest thing you have ever seen. Play it? He could live in it...and thanks to Simon's investigative powers on the internet (translation - it was a long day and he was bored) you can see it too!

"Filmed in the hills of Austin, TX at the One World Theatre, this DVD brings Terry Bozzio together with Chris Maresh, Stephen Barber and the world famous Tosca Strings. Since 1997 The Tosca Strings Quartet..

Brainville 3 is Daevid Allen-guitar, vocals, Hugh Hopper-bass, Chris Cutler-drums with guest Didier Malherbe. This features 38' of nicely filmed full concert footage plus "Brainville 3 - The Film" which includes musical excerpts and interviews and is...

This is a great thing to have. 1995 is a little late in the game for Branca's work, but anyone who has had the great pleasure of seeing his ensemble live and loud will appreciate the fact that this exists! "The Branca Ensemble, captured at their bigges...

"The first stand-alone concert DVD recording of legendary saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, in a duo performance with longtime collaborator and cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum."

Considering that there is one track from 1972 (John Lennon doing Imagine) this is sort of not truth in advertising. Other than the Lennon clip, this is a bunch of black and white TV appearances (40' or so) in pretty good shape (some great, some ok, but...

"Bröselmaschine is one of the oldest bands from Germany and still alive!
The reactions to their latest studio album (2017) were awesome by critics and fans. All over the world, especially in USA and Japan, the debut album from 1971 is listed as one of the most important Krautrock albums of all time - beneath Amon Düül, Can and Tangerine Dream (e.g. the New York Blog 'Pigeon & Planes' rank 9 of 20).
On the occasion of their 50th anniversary MIG will release an anthology box set containing 5 CDs....

The EBB were one of the very first bands signed to EMI's psychedelic/progressive Harvest imprint, along with Pink Floyd! Largely forgotten now, but popular in their day, they were always performing at festivals and gatherings and were renowned for their..

"Soon after moving from quiet Warwick to London in 1968, the Edgar Broughton Band was signed by the former Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner to Blackhill Enterprises and EMI's Harvest label. Their first album "Wasa Wasa" had a heavily blues-influenced and psychedelic sound, hard-driven by Edgar Broughton's gritty vocal style, similar to that of Captain Beefheart and Howlin' Wolf. Their second album "Sing Brother Sing" was released in 1970, one year before their probably most significant album simply...

You get 3 separate concerts - almost 5 (FIVE!) hours of Jack Bruce here!
Here's what you get:
a) Jack Bruce and Friends - Grugahalle, Essen, October 19, 1980 with Clem Clempson, David Sancious and Billy Cobham (105 minutes)
b) Jack Bruce solo - Musik Hall, Cologne, October 16, 1990 (65 minutes)
c Jack Bruce Band - Zeche, Bochum, November 1, 1983 (with David Sancious and Bruce Gary) (113 minutes)

"Jack Bruce invited a lot of friends for a very special Rockpalast-concert to celebrate his 50th birthday! The list of attendees is a kind of "Who is Who" in Rock and Jazz: Ginger Baker and Simon Phillips on drums, Clem Clempson and Gary Moore...

"Jack Bruce invited a lot of friends for a very special Rockpalast-concert to celebrate his 50th birthday! The list of attendees is a kind of "Who is Who" in Rock and Jazz: Ginger Baker and Simon Phillips on drums, Clem Clempson and Gary Moore on...

"Jack Bruce invited a lot of friends for a very special Rockpalast-concert to celebrate his 50th birthday! The list of attendees is a kind of "Who is Who" in Rock and Jazz: Ginger Baker and Simon Phillips on drums, Clem Clempson and Gary Moore on...

I'm a huge Jack fan and I found this fascinating and wonderful, as it's from his early prime as a solo artist and just after his world-wide fame with Cream. And equally fascinating is the interview with Tony Palmer, the film maker about the making of the film. Lots of eye-opening discussion of the slums of Glascow, where Jack grew up.

"Born amid the slums of Glasgow, known as the Gorbals, his musical talent was quickly recognised and he attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music where he...

Some of this has been out before but not all of it and much of it (known AND previously unknown) is AMAZING!. • FEATURING AN UN-BROADCAST TV SESSION OF LIFETIME FOR BEAT CLUB IN 1970 & ALL THE SURVIVING BBC RADIO & TV SESSION RECORDINGS & APPEARANCES, INCLUDING TWO CONCERTS SCREENED BY THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST IN 1975 & 1981.
• ALL NEWLY REMASTERED & RESTORED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES. INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH ESSAY.

The set features all the surviving BBC radio and television.

Something a little different, as this is a documentary/instructional/ performanace release, but we love Jack so much that we wanted to have a few on hand. "Jack teams up with legendary guitarist Gary Moore and powerhouse drummer Gary Husband to revisit...

"He is an icon of the Rock world: the legendary song writer, bassist, pianist and singer Jack Bruce. In 2006 at the 37th German Jazz Festival Frankfurt, he joined forces with the hr-Bigband to perform a highly acclaimed concert, presenting classic Cream songs and other landmarks of his career in gripping new arrangements. It was a magic moment of dialogue between Jazz and Rock that roamed between composition, improvisation and vibrant, virtuoso performances. The hr-Bigband is one of the most innovative...

The ill-fated guitar legend in the best, clearest video of him that I've ever seen. In DC, Danny Gatton was king, but Roy was certainly a prince at least...

"The Rolling Stones wanted him to replace Brian Jones, and Eric Clapton asked him to play the guitar for Derek & The Dominos - but he turned down both offers. Roy Buchanan was a true master of the Fender Telecaster guitar; and his playing technique significantly influenced musicians such as Gary Moore and Jeff Beck. He moved to Los Angeles...