
Plus: Joy Division , ZZ Top , more
Radiohead
"The Best Of"
(Capitol/EMI)
Radiohead, known for creating powerful, imaginative music videos, has released a special-edition two-disc set featuring 21 videos, including 9 making their DVD debut. Featured on the 110-minute collection: "Just," "Creep," "Pop Is Dead," "High and Dry," "Street Spirit," Paranoid Android," "There There" and more. Available in stores now, the medley of videos coincided with the release of a two-disc audio collection of 17 of the band's most popular tracks, also titled "The Best Of."
Metallica
"The Halcyon Days (25th Anniversary Edition)"
(Classic Rock Legends)
Chart-topping heavy metal act Metallica has quite a history, which is exactly the topic of this 165-minute double-disc DVD. Set up in chronological order, the first disc covers the period from the group's conception in 1981 through their first three albums, while the second disc picks up with the death of Cliff Burton in 1986 through the metal outfit's 2003 hit album, "St. Anger." The digital look back hit store shelves June 10.
Deep Purple
"Around the World Live"
(Eagle Rock)
Fans of English rock band Deep Purple will want to splurge on this four-disc set, which is available June 17. Spanning the group's activity from 1995 through 2002, the first three DVDs chronicle live shows in India in 1995, Australia in 1999, and England in 2002. The fourth disc, titled "Access All Areas," features a documentary of the iconic heavy metal group's history. Included bonuses: an eight-song concert performed in Seoul, South Korea in 1995, a 1999 documentary entitled "A Band Down Under," and a 2002 interview with bassist Roger Glover and singer Ian Gillan.
Joy Division
"Joy Division (The Miriam Collection)"
(The Weinstein Company)
A documentary of post-punk rock band Joy Division's rocky history--including the suicide of vocalist Ian Curtis--is due in stores June 17. Follow the Manchester-based outfit from their development in the late 1970s through their rise to stardom in this critical 96-minute look, complete with rare footage of the moody band members.
ZZ Top
"Live From Texas"
(Eagle Rock)
One of the bearded Texas trio's legendary live performances has now been captured on DVD and will be available June 24. The Dallas concert includes songs which span the rock icons' collection, such as "La Grange," "Just Got Paid" and "Legs," as well as more recent releases like "Pin Cushion." Bonus features include a vocal history of the group delivered by the Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard over a game of poker, behind the scenes footage of the Dallas show and a live cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady."
More new releases:
June 3:
The Click Five, "Modern Minds and Pastimes: Tour Edition" (Atlantic)
Low, "You May Need a Murderer" (Plexifilm)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, "OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More" (Eagle Rock)
June 10:
April Wine, "I Like to Rock: Live in London 1981" (Cherry Red/MVD Visual)
Bob Dylan, "Bob Dylan: 1978-1989-Both Ends of the Rainbow" (Chrome Dreams Media)
Lydia Lunch, "Video Hysterie: 1978-2006" (MVD Visual)
Nirvana, "The DVD Collector's Box" (MVD Visual)
Rick Wakeman, "Rick Wakeman's Grumpy Old Picture Show: Live on Tour" (Studio T Limited/MVD Visual)
The Smiths, "Queen Is Dead: Album Under Review" (Sexy Intellectual)
June 17:
Eric Clapton, "Eric Clapton-Masterpieces (Collectors Special Edition)" (Classic Rock Legends)
The Funk Brothers, "Live in Orlando" (Eagle)
The Hudson Brothers, "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show: The Complete Series" (Video Service Corp.)
June 24:
The Beatles, "All Together Now" (Apple Corps Ltd./Cirque du Soleil/Capitol)
Daft Punk, "Daft Punk's Electroma" (Vice)
New Order, "Live in Glasgow" (Rhino)