Local Hero (1983)

The Shadows remain one of the most prolific bands of the last 60 years. They had 31 hit singles (plus 30 with Cliff Richard), which include 16 Top 10 hits (plus 25 more with Cliff), 5 No. 1 hits (plus 7 with Cliff). They've also spent 361 weeks on the albums chart (plus another 400+ with Cliff), selling tens of millions of records since 1958, and defining the sound that influenced many of the world's greatest guitarists…

Dire Straits perform their brand of British pub rock from the double-album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live. The live show features 11 songs from the group's four previous albums, Dire Straits, Communique, Making Movies, and Love Over Gold. The band that would eventually go on to become MTV darlings with their smash hit "Money for Nothing" showcase all of their early favorites, including "Sultans of Swing," "Tunnel of Love," "Once Upon a Time in the West," and many more. Mark Knopfler leads the band on the 11 songs featured in this concert performance, all of which are also included on the live album by the same name.

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is a double album and the first live album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 16 March 1984 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22–23 July 1983, the album features the band's best-known and fan-favourite songs from their first four albums, the ExtendedancEPlay EP and Knopfler's Local Hero soundtrack. Many of the songs have reworked arrangements and extended improvisational segments…

Queensrÿche started as The Mob in 1981, by guitarist Michael Wilton, drummer Scott Rockenfield, guitarist Chris DeGarmo and bassist Eddie Jackson. Without a singer, they recruited Geoff Tate to sing for them at a local rock festival. At the time, Tate was in another band called Babylon. After Babylon broke up, Tate performed a few shows with The Mob, but left the group. In 1981, The Mob put together sufficient funds to record a demo tape. Once again they asked Tate, who was in another band Myth, to do the vocals and they recorded four songs “Queen of the Reich”, “Nightrider”, “Blinded”, and “The Lady Wore Black”…

Queensrÿche started as The Mob in 1981, by guitarist Michael Wilton, drummer Scott Rockenfield, guitarist Chris DeGarmo and bassist Eddie Jackson. Without a singer, they recruited Geoff Tate to sing for them at a local rock festival…

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Alvinnn!!! Edition 1983-88 (2008)
2xDVD5 | Untouched | ISO+MDS | NTSC 1.33:1 640x480 VBR | 173 mn | 7.77 GB
Audio: English Dolby Digital MONO 2.0 @ 192 kbps 48.0 kHz | Subtitles: English (Closed Captioned)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Children | Country: USA

It’s Alvin in all of his mischievous glory! This 2- disc compilation includes Alvin’s most hilarious, action-filled comedy adventures. It’s time for side-splitting laughter with Alvin, whose antics take him from Hawaii to army boot camp, ski slopes and more! Even when he has the best of intentions, you’ll understand when Dave cries, "ALVIIINNN!!!"

An SOS message is sent out when a plane carrying $200 million dollars worth of gold is brought down somewhere in Thailand. A special agent (Cop Target's Robert Ginty) is called upon to head up a small squad that includes his old girlfriend and infiltrate enemy lines to recover the gold. Disguised as local fishermen, the group start their mission by taking a boat up the river to where they think the plane crashed. Along the way they catch a monster fish, have scuba-diving fights, fend off vampire bats, and square of against a mad communist commander that is obsessed with finding the gold for himself. But our hero has a secret weapon: a flying motorcycle equipped with missiles and powered by crystal fuel cells! This entertaining jungle action/adventure is a mix between James Bond and Rambo with an international cast and a lots of local Thai spice thrown in for good flavor. The combination of hilarious badly dubbed dialogue and high body count using juicy squibs makes for an unforgettable viewing experience that is so bad you have to love it.

A new CD and vinyl box set called Live 1978-1992 focuses on the live recordings of Dire Straits. These packages spotlight four main concerts (or live albums): Alchemy (1983), On The Night (1993), the Live at the BBC compilation from 1995 and Live from the Rainbow Theatre, a 1979 gig which is previously unreleased.