Independent distributor DVD UK has announced a new deal which will see the company release a total of fifteen documentary DVDs, each one dedicated to a different classic artist, and including music from and interviews with the featured artist, plus a variety of exclusive and rare live footage. The 'Classic Artist Series' is being put together by Jon Brewer, and will be scripted by author and former Melody Maker journalist Chris Welch.
The series will launch in September with a two disc DVD devoted to Cream, featuring interviews with Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker plus live footage recorded in the sixties at the Revolution Club in London and the Beat Club in the German city of Bremen, as well as five previously unreleased tracks which were recorded in 1967 for Swedish Radio. Subsequent releases in the series will focus on The Moody Blues, Yes, Jimi Hendrix and Black Sabbath.
Launching the new series, DVD UK MD Sean Read told CMU: "The concept for The Classic Artists Series is brilliant and never before has anyone tried to put together such a detailed and personalised story about what drives a band to achieve such massive worldwide recognition and success. The music DVD market hasn't seen anything quite like this before".
Brewer added: "We intend to establish The Classic Artists Series as the most comprehensive and collectable series of rock music DVDs that has ever been released. We are confident making this statement because of the extensive research we have undertaken in the marketplace and the fact that the archive footage and music will have been rarely seen before while the specially filmed interview material with be exclusive to The Classic Artists Series".
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