More than 45 years after the Beatles sparked the legendary 'British Invasion' that forever changed the face of popular music, Reelin' In The Years Productions, in association with Voyage Digital Media, says it's releasing the first four DVDs in its new British Invasion series. The four titles are:
- Dusty Springfield: Once Upon A Time 1964-1969
- Small Faces: All Or Nothing 1965-1968
- Gerry & The Pacemakers: It's Gonna Be All Right 1963-1965
- Herman's Hermits: Listen People 1964-1969
Distributed by Naxos of America Inc., all four DVDs will be available separately and as a deluxe box set featuring a bonus fifth disc with more than two hours of additional content.
Produced by Reelin' In The Years Productions, each DVD features complete 1960's television performances filmed at the time the songs were hits and while the artists were at the height of their careers. Between the performances, original band members and others who helped create their music, talk about each song and recount special moments in the history of the group.
All performances have been transferred from the original master tapes and include best possible video and remastered audio. Each DVD also includes a 24-page booklet with insights and essays by noted rock historians, as well as previously unseen photos and memorabilia. The series, originally released only in the UK in last September, has received both commercial success and critical acclaim, with four-star reviews and inclusion in many year-end “Best Of 2009" lists in the British music press.
Reelin' In the Years is a San Diego-based company that's produced some of the most highly-regarded anthology DVD series including the four-volume, GRAMMY-nominated American Folk Blues Festival series, the multi-platinum selling Definitive Motown series (Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) and the award winning Jazz Icons series. As in all of their projects, each DVD is produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates.
