Thanks for the warning. Sadly, it came too late as I had already
suc***bed to the promised delights of their Kinks DVD offering and
ordered it.
Review to follow (when it arrives).
DM
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:10:25 +0100, "Roger the Saurus"
<roger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>"dormouse" <dormouse@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:5jc5e1dqgtdcnbvbd6dlh3a0c9ob1skok0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Found this advertised in the current issue of Private Eye :
>>
>> "Neil Innes, Roger Ruskin Spear and Rodney Slater join Bonzo's
>> biographer Chris Welch in the ultimate critical guide to the Bonzos,
>> featuring ultra rare footage and for the first time on DVD a trouser
>> press solo captured live on camera. "
>>
>> ****pping date advertised as Sept 1st in the mag, but 5th August on
>> the website.
>>
>> See :
>>
>>
http://www.classicrockproductionsonline.com/proddetail.asp?prod=CRP1848&cat=155
>
>Beware!
>In case this hasn,t already been mentioned...anyone intending to
>purchase the Forthcoming 'Classic Rock' 2DVD and book set be aware that
>this company have a reputation for an appalling standard of product.
>Classic tricks include, very poor quality footage, 30 seconds snippets
>(to avoid copyright)and cannibalisation of interviews.
>Their policy is hinted at in this quote from their web site:
>'Editorial Control: To ensure editorial control, the film is totally
>unauthorized and has not been authorized or approved by past or present
>members or management of the band.'
>Too true, which has resulted in artists disowning or attempting to
>block their releases.
>Sorry if people were looking forward to this, I have no axe to grind
>with the company, but am merely passing on the feelings of subscribers
>to other lists who have felt conned by this operation.
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