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Some Other DVD releases we learned about this week..."Behind The Blood Brothers" is a new bootleg DVD of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND 1995 reunion rehearsals and shoot for the "Murder Incorporated" video, only this looks to be the more definitive release of this material...it is a double-disc that includes all the more intimate "rehearsal" takes of the band in various configurations and some extended footage before and after the actual show at Trammps, plus some interview footage as well...anyway it looks pretty good!  Scorpio too is playing the opportunist role by giving us the LED ZEPPELIN title issued this week, "Over The Top"...what looks to be a clone of the Genuine Masters version of the July 17, 1977 Seattle proshot video, but apparently with 5.1 Digital Surround Audio on a dual-layer disc. How about something completely different!...the Japanese Solenoid Label is pretty good at that and they have issued a DVD-R title from THE HOLLIES, "Terry Years", which provides over an hours' worth of mid-70's TV performances...

From Japanese Labels this past week...Tarantura announced the most ambitious YES release we've ever heard, a 10CD Box Set which will be comprised of Mike Millard master tapes from 1974 through 1978...Prog Rock enthusiasts have been unable to speak all week, stay tuned for more on this awesome sounding effort...Speaking of Tarantura, they released a primo version of the LED ZEPPELIN soundboard from Stoke '73 ("Soul Brothers") on the Akashic Label last month, and it appears Empress Valley is following suite by giving us "Live At Trenham Gardens" 2CD and stating it is taken from master tapes.  Of course it is! I feel like a broken record but Sirene announced 2 new PINK FLOYD titles..."Berlin 1972" 2CD is an excellent performance from May 18 and the audio I've heard that has been in circulation is quite good as well, so this is promising..."Poitiers 1972" comes from later in the year and a familiar but well-oiled setlist, this is from the Palais Des Sports in Poitiers, France on November 29th. Trial will issue the FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH 2CDR "Eastern Anthem", an excellent audience tape from Festival Hall in Osaka on December 5, 1978...and not to be silenced is Darker Than Blue, with yet another DEEP PURPLE stereo soundboard..."Paris Battle" captures the October 19, 1993 performance at Le Zenith in Paris on 2CD's...the label tacks on a couple of audience sourced tracks from the same gig just for good measure.

Finally, an ELVIS PRESLEY release note...the Madison Label has just announced that they will issue "Elvis - A Legendary Performer Vol. 8" and like the others in the series, will feature a compilation of soundboard performance tapes, studio outtakes, interviews and more.  Some highlights of this particular set are said to be several superb Ed Sullivan Show performances taken right from the CBS-TV kinescopes!...plus some previously unreleased rehearsals from February 1970...and it all comes with a 16-page illustrated booklet with informative notes.  The label does not plan on continuing with a Volume 9 at this juncture but plans on focusing on some stellar, unreleased soundboard tapes!...I'm kind of digging that trade-off.  Oh yeah, just to set it straight...apparently Madison had nothing to do with the recent CD releases titled "Elvis- A Legendary Performer Vol. 3 and 4". 

That's it for this week...thanks for checking in on what's happening and keep our homepage bookmarked to keep up to date via the News Ticker.  Have a great week.