Nick de Grunwald
Pink Floyd: The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon (Classic Albums)
This is the story of the creation of a masterpiece: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, an album that has mesmerized generations and claimed a place in history for remaining on the charts longer than any other record. It was the album that transformed Pink Floyd from art house favorites to global stadium superstars.
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Tears For Fears - Songs From the Big Chair (Classic Album)
Tears For Fears produced one of the greatest albums from the new wave rock scene of the 1980s and with Songs from The Big Chair they defined the era. The Songs From the Big Chair album took the gothic synth-pop foundations of the band and combined them with arena-ready anthems leading to critical acclaim and the international hit singles Mothers Talk, Shout and Everybody Wants To Rule The World. With full cooperation of the band, this documentary explores how the album was recorded and the band left their indelible imprint on New Wave.
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Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Freak Out (Classic Album)
This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and release of this groundbreaking album. By use of interviews, musical demonstration, performance, archive footage and returning to the multi tracks with Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers we discover how Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention created the album with the help of legendary African- American producer Tom Wilson.
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Simply Red - Stars (Classic Album)
Simply Red will go down in history as one of the UK’s biggest and most successful pop bands of the late eighties and early nineties. Formed in 1984, Mike Hucknall and co released their debut album Picture Book in 1985 which went platinum, making Simply Red one of that year’s major success stories. Their following albums, Men And Women and A New Flame continued this success but it was the arrival of Simply Red’s fourth album Stars, released in September 1991, that would change history forever. Stars would top the UK charts for nineteen weeks and become the biggest selling album of 1991 in the UK, making Simply Red a household name. They also achieved phenomenal success around the world with Stars spawning two top ten hits, For Your Babies and the title track Stars as well as three top forty hits, Something Got Me Started, Thrill Me and Your Mirror. Stars would go on and sell in excess of eight-and-a-half million copies by the middle of 1993.
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Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (Classic Album)
The Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols is unquestionably one of the most important musical statements in the history of British music. It was in 1977, at a time when the nation was crippled by class division and unemployment that four working class teenagers with supposedly non-existent futures recorded an album that to this day remains as one of the greatest and most influential bodies of work ever recorded. This documentary features exclusive interviews with all four of the original members of the Sex Pistols as they take you on a track by track look at the making of the album. Featuring Steve Jones and Glen Matlock demonstrating selected riffs and licks off the album and explaining the development of the song writing. Candid interviews with Malcolm McLaren, Chris Thomas and Bill Price set the record straight about the recording session. Intertwining additional rare home video, live footage and early demo’s make this release a compelling must see.
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John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band (Classic Album)
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band was John Lennon's first solo studio album after the break up of The Beatles. Both John & Yoko had been undergoing primal scream therapy in the lead up to the recording of the album and both this and Yoko Ono's companion album (Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band) were deeply influenced by their therapy.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch a Fire (Classic Album)
The principal collaborators on Bob Marley’s “Catch A Fire” come together to recount the recording of one of the world’s most popular reggae albums, featuring rare archival interviews with Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh and Marley himself–as well as never-before-seen performances and footage from the Jamaican recording sessions.
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Carly Simon - No Secrets (Classic Album)
A look at singer-songwriter Carly Simon's famous album, No Secrets, including the classic single You’re So Vain. Carly and her key collaborators lay bare the creative process of writing and recording the album.
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The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven
The Everly Brothers - Harmonies From Heaven with Don Everly himself telling their incredible story, giving viewers his own unique perspective on the brothers’ music, life and success.
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Queen: The Making of A Night at the Opera (Classic Albums)
The fourth Queen album, ‘A Night at the Opera’ was released in late 1975 has long been regarded as a classic. This documentary takes a deep dive into how the album came to be.
Queen: The Making of A Night at the Opera (Classic Albums)
The fourth Queen album, ‘A Night at the Opera’ was released in late 1975 has long been regarded as a classic. This documentary takes a deep dive into how the album came to be.
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Judas Priest - British Steel (Classic Album)
With its full blown metallic sound, awesome solos, great lyrics and god-like vocals, "British Steel" solidified Judas Priest as one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time. The creation of "British Steel" is told in the band's own words and by their former long-term producer, Tom Allom.
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