1989... Summer Of Rave
“I can tell you what I love telling me kids - we don’t follow fashion, we made it mate and that really does their heads in…” Bez, The Happy Mondays and others feature in this hour-long look at the long hot summer of ’89. Includes Bez’s mindblowing TV advert for ‘Bez’s Madchester Anthems’ CD – “Top bands, top tunes. 24-hour party people everywhere – Unite!”1991 - The Year Punk Broke
On the road in Europe with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jnr and othersThe Alchemists Of Sound
Documentary on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Delia Derbyshire etcAmerican Punk Volume 1
(Angry Samoans, Circle Jerks, Weirdos, Plugz, Kraut, Screamers, Crime, Dead Boys, Cramps, X, Gears, 45 Grave, UXA, Fear)Another State Of Mind
US Punk Documentary: Youth Brigade and Social Distortion on tour 1982Kenneth Anger
Magic Lantern Cycle: Nine films - Fireworks, Lucifer Rising etcAussie Garage Sounds Vol 1
Includes the Loved Ones, Billy Thorpe, Running Jumping Standing Still, Atlantics w/Johnny Rebb, Black Diamonds, Mystics, Allusions, Sunsets, Ray Hoff, Rondells, Fraternity, Ram Jam Big Band, Richard Wright Group, Purple Hearts, Masters Apprentice, Cherokees, Mixtures, Deakins, Zoot, Unknown Blues, Golden Miles, Heart And Soul, D Coys, Russell Morris, Dave Miller, Mike Furber, Valentines, Python Lee JacksonAussie Garage Sounds Vol 2
Includes Python Lee Jackson, Running Jumping Standing Still, Loved Ones, Atlantics w/Johnny Rebb, Black Diamonds, Allusions, Iguana, Sunsets, Dave Miller, Mixtures, Deakins, Jeff St. John And The Id, Johnny And The Strangers, Cherokees, Kelly, Blackfeather, Zoot, Ash, D Coys, Max Merritt And The Meteors, Music Express, Procession, Purple Hearts, Gerry And Joy Band, Richard Wright Group, Organisation and The ThortsJ G Ballard
The South Bank Show (2006). The author discusses his life and work and talks about such novels as The Drowned World, The Atrocity Exhibition, Crash and Empire Of The Sun
BBC Profile (2006) plus Home, an hour-long adaptation of Ballard's short story The Enormous Space featuring Antony Sher
Banned Cartoons
So-called ‘funnies’ that won’t pass muster in the 21st centuryBBC Jazz Volume 1
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet (directed by Don Letts)/Joe Zawinul – A Musical Portrait /Mahavishnu Orchestra – BBC In Concert 1972BBC Jazz Volume 2
Brecon Jazz Festival 2005: Phil Woods, Jools Holland, Lucie Silvas, EST, Kent Duchaine, Georgie Fame etc/The Bad Plus: London Barbican 2004/Mahalia Jackson: London 1964Beat Girl (1959)
Be My Baby – The Girl Group Story (2006)
Hour-long BBC documentary featuring The Supremes, The Three Degrees, Sister Sledge, Bananarama, The Bangles and The Spice GirlsThe Big TNT Show (1966)
Phil Spector-produced jamboreeBlackboard Jungle (1955)
The Black Museum/Jack The Ripper: Shadow Of The Ripper
Two documentaries from 1988Bored Teenagers
German-language punk rock film featuring The AdvertsBorn To Lose
Feature-length documentary about Johnny Thunders. Supposedly there are four versions circulating: this one begins with Jayne County live on stageBreakin' In The USA
If you've ever felt the urge to chance your arm at Moonwalking, Waving, Locking, Popping, the Tut, the Robot and the Scarecrow here's the place to start as this hour-long video from 1986 demonstrates what to do, and how to do it - "...move over Flash-Dancing!"Brit Pop Triple-Bill
Paul Weller – Stanley Road Revisited/Britpop Now (Aug 16th 1995)/The Britpop StoryCalifornia Dreaming
Three programmes from the BBC's recent look at LA in the 70s - The Eagles and Neil Young live at the BBC (30 minutes each) plus California Comes To The Old Grey Whistle Test - live performances from Poco, Randy Newman, Judee Sill, Ry Cooder, J D Souther, Tim Buckley, Graham Nash, Little Feat, Bonnie Riatt, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon With Jackson Browne, James Taylor And Carly Simon, McGuinn, Clark And Hillman and Tom WaitsDonald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance
Documentary about the ill-fated maverick, best known for directing Performance. Features contributions from Mick Jagger, Kenneth Anger etcCensorship Double-Bill
Empire Of The Censors (1995 - 120 mins) and The Killing Screens (1995 - 40 mins)Cinema Cinema
Documentary on the French New WaveThe Cool And The Crazy (1958)
Creation Records Anthology
Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Ride etcDavid Cronenberg
The long-running BBC quiz show Mastermind succumbs to the Canadian King Of Shock as university tutor Bernice Murphy answers two minutes of questions on her chosen specialised subject, The Films Of David Cronenberg. Brief but fascinating, and worth seeing for presenter John Humphries' ham-fisted attempt to engage Bernice in conversation as she prepares for her second round, General Knowledge: "You are interested in Cronenberg's films. What sort of film-maker was he? Was he just a maker of schlock-horror films? Was that it?" (30 minutes)Aleister Crowley
Two documentaries: The Other Loch Ness Monster/The Wickedest Man In The WorldThe Day The Music Died
Documentary. Randall’s Island, Downing Stadium NY July 1970 (Hendrix, Mountain, Steppenwolf, Rhinoceros, Elephant’s Memory, Van Morrison, Dr John etc)Decline Of Western Civilisation Pt 1
Classic US punk documentary (from laserdisc)Decoder
A young man uses supermarket-style muzak to induce frightening reactions. Featuring F M Einheit, Bill Rice, Christiane F, Ralph Ritcher, Britzhold Baron De Belle, Matthias Fuchs, Genesis P Orridge and William Burroughs, with music by Dave Ball, Genesis P Orridge, Einsturzende Neubauten and The TheDeep End
Featuring music by CanPhilip K Dick
A Day In The Afterlife (Arena Documentary)
22 Minute interview from 1977 (French subtitles) plus 50 minute French documentary
Digital Video Archive Vol 1
Paul Revere, Lovin' Spoonful, The Hollies, Grass Roots, Association, Boyce And Hart, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mamas And Papas, Rolling Stones, Box Tops, The Byrds, The Who, The Kinks, Blue Cheer, Vanilla Fudge and many, many more... 47 tracksDigital Video Archive Vol 2
The Castaways, Remains, The Seeds, The Leaves, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Electric Prunes, Iron Butterfly, Blues Magoos and many, many more... 47 tracksDinah! Portal To Hell
Celebrities making fools of themselves on Dinah Shore's 70's talk show. Includes Terry Bradshaw, Telly Savalas, Chad Everett, Robert Blake, Hervé Villechaize, William Shatner, Burt Reynolds and more, plus celebrity outtakes (Siskel and Ebert bickering, James Brown out on bail on CNN, Orson Welles drunk...)DOA
Punk FilmDon’t Knock The Rock (1956)
Dr Strange – The Movie (1978)
Trashy but enjoyable made-for-TV specialIan Dury
On My Life! (Documentary) With the Shane MacGowan documentary The Great HungerDutch Treat: NederBiet Gems
Forty-strong Dutch compilation spanning the 60s and early 70s. Includes Groep 1850, Les Baroques, Zipps, Dukes, Johnny And The Cellar Rockers, Q65, Outsiders, Motions, Ro-D-Ys, Zen, Groot And Nieman, Shoes, Golden Earring, Tea Set, Shocking Blue, Sandy Coast, Cuby And The Blizzards, Dizzy Man's Band, Mouth And MacNeal and Bonnie St. Claire.Expresso Bongo (1959)
With Cliff RichardFavouritism/Kings Of Glam Documentaries
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker reveals his 11 rules for a perfect pop TV programme. Kings Of Glam features Marc Bolan, Suzi Quatro, David Bowie, Slade, Roxy Music and Elton JohnFillmore West ’71
Cold Blood, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, Boz Scraggs, Rowan Brothers, It’s A Beautiful Day, Hot Tuna, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The Elvin Bishop GroupFolk At The BBC
Donovan, Incredible String Band etcFolk Britannia
Three-part series charting the history of folk music in BritainFoxes (1980)
Featuring Cherie Currie (plus Runaways Cherry Bomb video)French Pop Festival (1968/69)
Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, YesFrom The Vault 1
Music videos, movie trailers and off-the-wall excerpts from George Jones, Cramps, Flat Duo Jets, Remo Four, Link Wray, Liverbirds, Lords, William Shatner, Funkadelic, Joi Lansing, 5.6.7.8's, David Bowie, AC/DC, Kiss, Celtic Frost, Screaming Lord Sutch, Negativland, Venom and more…From The Vault 2
Includes Bo Diddley, Ike And Tina, Dick Dale, Chantays, Astronauts, Davie Allan And The Arrows, Booker T. And The MG's, Archie Bell AndThe Drells, Shocking Blue, Group 1850, Cuby And The Blizzards, Golden Earring, Grand Funk Railroad, Status Quo, T. Rex, Brownsville Station, Redbone, Rita Lee and AC/DCFrom The Vault 3
Includes Serge Gainsbourg, Screaming Lord Sutch, Lucifer's Friend, Frumpy, Can, Guru Guru, Scorpions, Tiger B. Smith, Lucille Cataldo, Herve Villachaize, Terry Bradshaw, The Huntress, Plasmatics, Mighty Sphincter, William Shatner, Suzi Quatro and James BrownFrom The Vault 4
Includes Korla Pandit, Chuck Berry, Takeshi Terauchi, Atlantics, Black Diamonds, Antoine, The Move, Wonderland, Groovie Goolies, Kraftwerk, Faust, Ton Steine And Scherben, Jacques Perrot, Nina Hagen Band, Saints, Radio Birdman, Devo and Neil Young, Hunchback and Sammy DreadFrom The Vault 5
Includes Monks, Creation, Smoke, Monkees, Os Mutantes, MC5, Iggy And The Stooges, Alice Cooper, Secos And Molhados, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Runaways, Pandoras, Chesterfield Kings, Fuzztones, Guitar Wolf and Roky Erickson.Billy Fury
Two discs featuring the films Play It Cool and I’ve Gotta Horse, plus clips from That’ll Be The Day and Ready Steady Go (I Will, Nothin’ Shakin’)Garage Party: Best Of The Sixties Garage Bands (2)
Troggs/Standells/Seeds/Castaways/Ventures/Turtles/Creation/Remains/? And The Mysterians/Kingsmen/Strangeloves/Count Five etcThe Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Girl Group Compilation
Documentaries, clips etcGlam Rock Volume 1 – 3
Three videos on one DVD, includes Gary Glitter, T Rex, Slade, The Sweet, Alice Cooper, Wizzard, Suzi Quatro, Alvin Stardust, Sparks, Mud, Hello, SailorGlastonbury Fayre Festival (1971)
Terry Reid, Fairport Convention, Family, Melanie, Arthur Brown, Quintessence, Traffic (superb quality with sharp clear picture and strong vivid colours)Going Underground (1969 – 1976)
Color Humano, Vox Dei, Orions Beethoven, Sui Generis, Arco Iris, Thors Hammer, Day Of Phoenix, Culpepers Orchard, Ache, Trad Gras Och Stenar, International Harvester, Trettiaoriga Kriget, Elonkorjuu, Witches Stick, Wigwam, Jukka TolonenGoing Underground Vol 2
60s-70s Dutch bands: Golden Earring, Outsiders, Earth And Fire, Sandy Coast, Group 1850, Ekseption, Solution, Kayak, FocusGroupies (1970)
Superstar-groupies wax lyrical about their favourite bands: Spooky Tooth, Ten Years After, Joe Cocker, Terry Reid, Cat Mother etcHeavy Metal Parking Lot
Jeff Krulik's classic short, plus extras.Hell On Earth
Documentary on Ken Russell's The Devils. Plus Bernard Herrmann documentary - 105 minsHigh School Confidential (1957)
Holland Pop Festival 1970
Described as “…the Dutch Woodstock”, this features performances by Santana, Al Stewart, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, It’s A Beautiful Day, The Byrds, Pink Floyd, Country Joe, Dr John, Family, T Rex, The Flock, Soft Machine and Quintessence. Released in the US as Stamping GroundHotel California - LA From The Byrds To The Eagles
Hour-and-a-half long BBC documentary on the LA Music sceneHouse Of The Rising Punk
German documentary about New York Punk. German voice-over so it’s near impossible to hear what’s being said, but some great clips nonetheless, including an interview with Alan Vega and rare footage of Suicide performing Harlem, Sonic Youth, Patti Smith etcHoward The Duck (1986)
Waughhhh!! Feather’s fly as Steve Gerber’s seminal cartoon crashlands in the Hollywood hills. Painful viewing if you’re a fan of the fowl.Human Highway (1982)
Feature film directed by Neil Young with Dean Stockwell, Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper and DevoIf It Ain’t Stiff...
Two-part BBC documentary on Stiff RecordsThe Incredible Hulk
The complete animated series from 1966 (2)Inky Fingers: The NME Story
Documentary featuring Nick Kent, Paul Morley, Chrissie Hynde etcIt Came From Memphis
Lucky dip compiled to accompany the recent Southbank Centre season… features vintage Memphis tourist films, The Boxtops, Booker T, fantastic news report on the Cramps recording their first LP at Ardent, Panther Burns on some US morning TV show (audio only)… and lots moreIt’s All Happening
With Tommy SteeleJabberwalk
Romano Vanderbes’ trashy mondo-America flick features satanism, bizarre sex and drive-in religion plus a brief appearance from The Dictators, who play across the film’s opening titlesM R James
The Corner Of The Retina (BBC documentary, 30 minutes) plus adaptations of Number 13 and A View From A HillThe Kneale Tapes
Forty-minute BBC documentary on the author of Quatermass, Sex Olympics etcKrautrock - The Best
Amon Duul II, Frumpy, Can, Lucifer's Friend, Birth Control, Passport, Guru Guru, Popul Vuh, Novallis, Lothar Meid etc plus a German-language documentary from 1975Krautrock Nacht
Six DVD set featuring 12 hours or so of Joy And The Hit Kids, Amon Dull II, Petards, Xhol Caravan, Can, Organisation, Tangerine Dream, Birth Control, Kraan, Et Cetera, Guru Guru, Rattles, Tiger B Smith, Jane, Novalis, King Ping Meh, Lucifer's Friend, Eloy, Kraftwerk, Popul Vuh etcKrautrock Kompilation
Can, Kraftwerk, La Dusseldorf, Eberhard Schoner, Michael Rother, Randy Pie, Kraftwerk/Neu, Passport, Popul Vuh, The MonksThe Films Of Jeff Krulik
Includes Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a 20-minute documentary short featuring fans laughing, joking and mouthing-off in the parking lot prior to an early-eighties Judas Priest gigStanley Kubrick
Two documentaries - The Invisible Man (1996 - 50 mins) and Return Of A Clockwork Orange (2000 - 50 mins)Sergio Leone (1998) And Ennio Morricone (1995)
Two documentaries - 97 minsLo Mejor De Le Edad De Oro
Best of the Spanish 80s music show featuring the Psychedelic Furs/John Cale/Lou Reed/Nick Cave And The Cavemen/Killing Joke/Alan Vega/Johnny Thunders/Lords Of The New Church/Echo And The Bunnymen/Psychic TV/Spear Of Destiny/Tom Verlaine/The Residents/SPK/Violent Femmes/The Smiths/Aztec CameraThe London Nobody Knows (1967)
Documentary. James Mason explores a long-lost London: the haunts of Jack The Ripper, music halls, slums etcShane MacGowan
The Great Hunger (Documentary). With the Ian Dury documentary On My Life!The Manchester Passion
The story of Christ’s death and resurrection told through the songs of The Smiths, Joy Division, New Order and other Manchester bands. With James singer Tim Booth as JudasThe Martians And Us
Three hour-long BBC documentaries exploring the history of science fiction in the UKJoe Meek
Documentary plus clips (Tornados, Screaming Lord Sutch etc)Mercury Prize Award 2006
Cutting-edge UK bands compete for worst in show… Performances by Thom Yorke, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, etcMetal Festival
Big hair and amps on 11 as Krokus, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard and the Michael Schenker Group kick out the jams in Dortmund in 1983Russ Meyer: King Of Sexploitation/The Real Blue Nuns
Breasts and nuns double-bill kicking off with a 2004 documentary featuring John Landis, Dita Von Teese etc discussing the life and work of maestro Myer, coupled with a recent Channel 4 doc about Nunsploitation - features about 15 minutes on cinema with clips and soundbites from Lucio Fulci and Ken Russell.Midsummer Rock, July 1970, Cincinatti
Grand Funk Railroad, Mountain, The Stooges, Alice Cooper, TrafficMona Et Moi
Johnny Thunders plays 'Johnny Valentine' in this feature-length French film. Also featuring Jerry Nolan, Billy Rath and Henri PaulEnnio Morricone
BBC Documentary from 1994, 54 minutes with Japanese subtitlesNever Too Young To Rock
Obscure English glam film featuring Mud, The Rubettes etcNew York Underground
Compilation drawing heavily on the film Under Underground featuring Johnny Thunders, The Cramps, Levi And Rockats, Bloodless Pharaohs, Blessed, Micky Zone, VON LMO, Contortions, DNA, Suicide, Plasmatics, Bad Brains, Angry Samoans, Dead Kennedys, Dead Boys, Dictators, Ramones, Senders, Willy Deville, Wallets, Model Citizens, Pure Hell, Jayne County, Richard Lloyd, Snatch, Sic Fucks, Feelies, Plastics, Dots live in New York in the late 70s and early 80s.Nuggets And Beyond
Garage compilation featuring The Castaways, The Remains, The Leaves, The Seeds, Knickerbockers, Strangeloves, Count Five and othersOss Oss Wee Oss (1953)
One for the Wicker Man fans: fantastic 15-minute documentary on May Day rituals in Padstow, CornwallParnes, Shillings And Pence
Documentary on ‘60s svengali Larry Parnes, plus last two surviving episodes of Oh Boy!The Pied Piper Movie
Donovon stars in this ill-judged 1972 feature film. Directed by Jacques DemmyPlayboy After Dark
1968-1970: Deep Purple, Steppenwolf, Ike And Tina Turner, Grateful Dead, Country Joe And The Fish, Taj Mahal. BB King, Iron Butterfly, Byrds, Canned Heat, Fleetwood Mac etcAmos Poe: The Foreigner
Low budget New York Film Noir featuring a brief early appearance by The Cramps as a street gang, and Debbie Harry singing enigmatically in an alley. Soundtrack by Ivan KralAmos Poe: Unmade Beds
More low budget NY noir - "Godard’s Breathless re-made by the avatar of the 'New' New Wave!" With Debbie HarryRoman Polanski
Early short film plus biographies from 1998 and 2000
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski. Thames TV, 1984 - 60 mins
Population One
Rarely-seen film with a soundtrack by The ScreamersProg Rock Documentaries
Prog Rock Family Tree and Time Shift (ELP, Yes, Rick Wakeman etc)Progressive Rock In Italy Volume 1
PFM, Banco, Le OrmeProgressive Rock In Italy Volume 2
Delirium, The Trip, New Trolls, Area, Osanna, Goblin, Il Volo etcPunk Rock (1977)
X-rated adult feature, directed by Carter Stevens and starring Wade Nichols, who supposedly recorded a disco album for Casablanca Records in 1979 under the name Dennis Parker. Very trashy, very sleazy, with lots of poorly played punk rock by Debbie Harry's old group, The Stilettos. Explicit - be warned!Punk Anthology Vol 1
Rough Cut And Ready Dubbed/Punk - The Early Years/Punk In London/Punk Rock - The MoviePunk Anthology Vol 2
DOA/Whatever You Didn't Get 1 & 2/Punk And The PistolsPunk Anthology Vol 3
Punk Impact/The Year Of Punk/Brass Tacks (Manchester)/Southbank Show 1979 – Rough Trade Records/Into The 80s/Punk UnpinnedPunk Anthology Vol 4
US Punk Films And Documentaries – Punking Out/Blitzkrieg Bop/Under Underground/Rock Family Trees/Dancing In The StreetPunk Anthology Vol 6
Belfast Special: Shellshock Rock/Somethin' Else - Belfast Edition/The Outcasts - Self Conscious Over You/Protex - Hurray/'Bout YouPunk: The Early Days
Documentary. Plus Iggy Pop: Southbank documentary (Stooges reunion etc)Punk On Top Of The Pops (2)
Sham 69, Jam, Stranglers, Damned, Generation X, Magazine, Jilted John, Dickies, Boomtown Rats, Buzzcocks, Ruts, Rezillos, Ramones, UK Subs, X-Ray Spex, Adverts, Theatre Of Hate, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers, Rezillos, Cockney Rejects, Members, Splodgenessabounds, Vibrators, PiL, Sex Pistols etc - 86 songs in totalPunk In London
Feature film plus various clipsPunk Years
Ten-part history of punkReel Horror Show Volume One
Compilation featuring bands caught live in the NYC area over the past few years. The roll call includes The Pits, Hillbilly Werewolf, Monkey Butlers, Direct From Hollywood Cemetery, Guitar Wolf, Lyres, Hunchback, Hecklers, Hasil Adkins, Brimstones, Crimson Ghost, Flipper, NY Dolls, Television, Devo and NeVAhThe Return Of Courtney Love
In-depth 47-minute documentary following the trials and tribulations of the much-maligned rocker as she prepares the follow-up to her last album, America's Sweetheart. With Billy Corgan, Linda Perry etc
Revolver
1978. The Complete Series (John Dowie, Kate Bush, Steel Pulse, XTC, Tom Robinson Band, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rich Kids, Steve Gibbons Band, Stranglers, Sore Throat, Only Ones, X-Ray Spex, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Motors, Jab Jab, C-Gas Five, Jam, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Vibrators, Eddie And The Hot Rods, Darts, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Mtumbi, Merger etc)Rock Family Trees
The Birmingham Beat (Moody Blues, Move, ELO etc) plus documentary about The Curly Perm featuring Bev Bevan etcRock, Rock, Rock! (1956)
Plus theatrical trailerScene By Scene Series Vol 1
BBC Series, 1997: Mark Cousins interviews David Lynch, Woody Allen, Paul Schrader and Sean Connery - 200 minsMartin Scorsese Interviews (1992-2005)
Including BBC Scene By Scene - 150 minsGil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Don Letts BBC documentary)Serious Charge (1959)
With Cliff RichardShake, Rattle And Rock! (1957)
Side By Side
Obscure English glam film featuring performances by Hello, The Rubettes etc as two rival clubs (one fab and groovy, the other trad) compete for the only club licence in townSix-Five Special (1958)
The Smash Hits Story
Updated version of the 2003 documentary, covering the pop magazine's history and recent closureSo You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star?
Documentary following The Kursaal Flyers on tour.The Son Of Stiff Tour Movie (1981)
Tenpole Tudor, Joe 'King' Carrasco And The Clowns, Dirty Looks, Any Trouble, The EquatorsSorority Girl/Rock All Night (1957)
Sounds Of The Seventies (2)
BBC documentary series in excellent qualityThe South Bank Show
Manga documentary (lots of interviews, Anime clips etc)Phil Spector
He’s A Rebel (UK documentary) plus two US news reports about Spector’s arrest and a documentary on Lieber and Stoller
Phil Spector's Demons (UK documentary, 2007)
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