Now available from the makers just type it in on Amazon uk.
Im in the process of trying to secure the Revenge part from them and im sure they have all the footage that the rest of the bands did.
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Have it on video from years back,Durutti Column were the highlight as far as the video goes,as I remember.
It's a pretty good transfer as well; obviously not from VHS. Apparrently the company that put this out, which is just the same content as the VHS version, has got in a vault all the performances recorded.
Normally I find interviews and so on on music videos a little annoying. On this disc though they seem to fit in nicely. There was a nice moment where Tony Wilson is interviewing John Cooper Clarke and Frank Sidebottom. Wilson asks JCC if he's got any advice for those who want to live a long life. His reply, quick as a flash.... "Don't die".
From a review of the DVD on Amazon:
"This starred much more than the Happy Mondays, and was produced by Sepia Productions in co-operation with Factory Records. The listing of Acrobat as Production company is wrong, they never existed until years later. The original distribution was with Palace Pictures (now defunct) and all rights were negotiated ONLY for the original release - therefore this is an illegal product and as soon as the lawyers spot it, will be made unavailable (and Acrobat will probably get sued for damages). So if you like HapMon's, Electronic, Durutti Column and more, buy this while it's still available - it's soon to be pulled from sale."
My copy arrived this week. A basic but faithfully reproduced sleeve in a case containing a stamped DVD-R but no actual menu when you play the disc; just plays the entire show from start to finish as one long "chapter".
The quality is great though so it's well worth having. Definitely not a VHS transfer as has been noted; just figuring out how to get the audio split up and into MP3 format for the iPod (and FLAC of course for PC).
An interesting watch for people like me who were still in short trousers when the festival itself took place. I like how Electronic merged the Rampling & Lorimer 12" mix into their performance of Feel Every Beat... AHW looks in his prime going between musicians in the backstage area, once again sobering to note he's not here any more.
The Revenge performance was released (in full?) on "No Pain No Gain" in 2005.
