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Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival - The Movie
VHS
- or - DVD
No-holds-barred documentary of 1970's legendary five-day Isle of Wight rock-and-roll festival, featuring the final stage performances of Jimi Hendrix and The Doors with Jim Morrison.

Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music (The Director's Cut)
VHS
- or - DVD
25th anniversary of the legendary music festival, this nearly four hour tape features a who's who of sixties rock and folk icons in blazing performances.

Woodstock '94: 3 More Days of Peace & Music
VHS
3 More Days of Peace & Music" provides an interesting perspective on the summer of '94's 25th anniversary mudbath in upstate New York

GRATEFUL DEAD

The Grateful Dead Movie
VHS

JIMI HENDRIX

Jimi Hendrix
(1973) VHS

Jimi Hendrix - Live at Rainbow Bridge
DVD

Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
DVD

Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
VHS
- or - DVD

History of Rock 'N' Roll

Vol. 1
VHS -"Rock 'N' Roll Explodes" The roots of rock are explored, featuring Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard and more.

Vol. 2
VHS-"Good Rockin' Tonight" A look at how rock 'n' roll affected America's color barrier. Artists include Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Ben E. King and more.

Vol. 3
VHS -"Britain Invades, America Fights Back" As the Beatles take America by storm, Motown makes gains of its own. Featuring the Beatles, Smokey Robinson, the Rolling Stones, the Temptations and more.

Vol. 4
VHS-"Plugging In" The burgeoning electric music scene is examined, with clips from Bob Dylan, the Mama and the Papas, the Who and others.

Vol. 5
"The Sounds of Soul" Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and more are examined.

Vol. 6
VHS-"My Generation" The peace-loving generation of the counter-culture leads to Woodstock in this episode. Artists include the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Doors and others.

Vol. 7
VHS-"Guitar Heroes" In 1941, Les Paul invented the electric guitar, paving the way for such greats as Pete Townshend, B.B. King, Keith Richard, Eddie Van Halen and more.

Vol. 8
VHS-"The '70s: Have a Nice Decade" The 1970's featured, among other things, some great rock 'n' roll music. Artists profiled include Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, George Clinton and P-Funk, Bob Marley and more.

Vol. 9
VHS-"Punk" The angry '80s screams disco into a frightened silence with such names as the Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, the Ramones, Elvis Costello and others.

Vol. 10
VHS, "Up From the Underground" The final installment chronicles the rise of street music to mainstream success. Michael Jackson, Madonna, N.W.A., Run-DMC and others are featured.

Public Enemies on the Rock

My Generation - Rock in the U.K.

The Rock & Roll Collection - Dick Clark's Golden Greats (1988)

Rock & Roll Guitar
VHS-Fundamental power chords, soloing techniques and right and left hand work are covered by Jerry Tubb in this beginner's rock guitar lesson.

Rock & Roll and the 1950s - V. 3
VHS

Tie-Died: Tie-Died: Rock 'N Roll's Most Deadicated Fans
VHS
- or - DVD

BUDDY HOLLY

The Real Buddy Holly Story
(1987) VHS

JERRY LEE LEWIS

Jerry Lee Lewis - The Story of Rock 'n' Roll
DVD

JOHN LENNON

John Lennon - Imagine
(1988) VHS - A documentary about former Beatle John Lennon, narrated by Lennon himself

LED ZEPPELIN

The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin
VHS
- or - DVD
The best of Led Zeppelin's legendary 1973 appearances at Madison Square Garden.
The best of Led Zeppelin's legendary 1973 appearances at Madison Square Garden.

BOB MARLEY

Bob Marley - Time Will Tell
(1992) VHS

MOODY BLUES

The Moody Blues - A Night at Red Rocks
VHS

PAUL MCCARTNEY

Paul McCartney - In the World Tonight

Paul McCartney - Standing Stone
DVD

Paul McCartney - Paul is Live

PINK FLOYD

Pink Floyd - La Carrera Panamericana
(1992) VHS

The Grateful Dead - Dead Ahead (Restored Version)
VHS

Pink Floyd in Concert - Delicate Sound of Thunder
VHS

THE POLICE

The Police - The Synchronicity Concert
VHS

THE ROLLING STONES

The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Criterion Collection

The Rolling Stones - Live at The Max
VHS-"The Greatest Rock N' Roll Band on Earth" is caught live from London, East Berlin and Italy during their Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour.

THE WHO

Quadrophenia
VHS-In 1963 Britain, an alienated young man feels that he can only achieve a sense of identity and meaning in life through his gang and rock and roll music

THE SEX PISTOLS

The Sex Pistols- The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
VHS-One of the funniest, pithiest rock films ever made with its own particular brand of a seriocomic chaos. A mock-machiavellian mock-rockumentary masterpiece.

STEVIE RAY VAUGHN

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live From Austin, Texas
VHS-Coverage of the legendary guitarist's two appearances on the PBS television series "Austin City Limits."

TRAFFIC

Traffic - Live at Santa Monica
VHS

U2 Rattle and Hum
VHS
- or - DVD

YARDBIRDS

The Yardbirds
VHS-Seminal sixties group is featured in performance and in interviews with Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and more.

FRANK ZAPPA

Frank Zappa - Zappa's Universe
VHS-Classic Zappa repertoire, former sidemen, way out set designs, half naked women, a cappella r&b and doo-wop, orchestra with vocal soloists, percussion instruments, heavy-metal guitar, roll it into one and you have Zappa's Universe.

Frank Zappa - 200 Motels
VHS-Experimental musician Frank Zappa's legendary and unusual concert film, featuring his group The Mothers of Invention, as well as former Beatle Ringo Starr

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