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What a time!!
I had to do a lot of searching to come across this and what a gem!!!! <
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>over here in Europe it is very difficult to source something like this but I must say it was worth the wait ,for a wrinkly like myself to SEE and HEAR the Ronettes again brought back lots of happy memories of just going to the local casino to hear these guyz belting out the hits as we could not afford records then!!!! but from a singles point of view it was quite good value nowadays and although NTSC no problems with my Sony DVD/VHS combi deck but it would not copy to DVD direct so had to use differnt method purely for my own collection. <
>Also some nice and not so nice comments from Ronnie Spector about Phil ah sure that's marriage for you can't live without them and can't live with them!!!!! <
>Overall though a splendid selection and commentary about that time but just a pity there were not more complete tracks.

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Knowledge Is A Key
I have had 2 copies of this video. It is that good! I first bought this video only because it contained The Ronettes of whom I am a great fan. But this video contains so much more. Not only great and rare performances, but also insightful interviews and documentary. That is what sets this video apart from others. It is extremely well edited and perfectly balanced. Just the right amount of documentary that is paired with the performances. Often I've seen other videos with too much of one or the other. But this video strives for an even balance of the two. <
>Often you listen to a video solely for the music. But this video tells you why you listen. Why the sound is the way it is. How it all came about. By knowing all this gives you a better understanding of the music and/or the group. It's like having a recipe to your favorite food. By knowing the ingredients you can appreciate your food more. By knowing what went into the sound or the song or the group you can appreciate the music even more. <
>This video is excellent for being just 65 minues long. It could have been even better if it were longer. However, someone chose to include just brief snippets of certain songs instead of using the full songs. But there are plenty of full songs to please. This video is excellent just the way it is. It just could have been better if it were longer. <
>The best way to descibe this video is to say it's like a music appreciation course. Excellently edited and balanced between music and documentary. I wish all videos were this way. You just know you like the music. With the documentary of this video, you now know why. The documentary being from those that were there. From the group members themselves. From the producers. I now know why I liked the music. I now know what went into the making of the song. I now know what went into the making of the group. I now can appreciate it even better now that I know. <
>How they got that much information and entertainment (music) into a 65 minute video is nothing but incredible. No fluff will be found here. Just a rock solid video that will stand on it's own merits and should shine as an example for other videos that follow. The line between documentary and entertainment (music) is expertly balanced here. To define it as one or the other would be unfair. It properly belongs in both categories. <
>Finally, to watch this video will give you the knowledge to appreciate it. To understand why and how it was so successful. From those who created it and lived it and were there. Just like a music appreciation course taught by those who created it. Not only will you get rare video of rare groups but you should also gain an appreciation of it as well.

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Please someone (MGM? SONY?) re-issue this gem on DVD!
This is the ultimate 60s girl group documentary. Excellent commentary by Ellie Greenwich, Ronnie Spector, Darlene Love. <
>And those TV performances-mostly done LIVE (none of that <
>cheap lip-synced garbage)were to die for-especially by <
>the Shangri-Las. But the total absence of the Chiffons <
>("I Have A Boyfriend")-promised on the VHS artwork-was a <
>big disappointment. The VHS Hi-Fi sound was very good <
>to excellent. For this reason alone, it's a shame that no major <
>re-issuing studio (Image, Anchor Bay, Kino, Criterion <
>Collection-let alone Sony, who just bought the entire MGM <
>film library)has released this on DVD.