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Rental > Music: 193 Films to Rent on VHS
- Who's Better, Who's Best - The Who (1988)
- Feat. Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey
- A 25th anniversary documentary celebration of Brit rock band The Who that includes 16 of their best singles. Some rare footage may be of interest to…
- Carmen (Bizet) (1987)
- Dir. Brian Large
Feat. Agnes Baltsa, Jose Carreras
- Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: James Levine.
- Comic Strip Presents: Bad News (1983) / More Bad News (1987)
- Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer…
- An uncannily similar forerunner to the king of mockumentaries, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, follows the equally hilarious exploits of a 'Heavy Metal' band…
- Hail, Hail Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray…
- Chuck Berry performs live with friends and other familiar faces hail the great man's influence.
- It's Clean It Just Looks Dirty (1987)
- Dir. Various
- Eclectic compilation of 1980s 'alternative' music incl. videos by Husker Du, Diamanda Galas, Einsturzende Neubauten, Swans and Psychic TV among…
- Rolling Stone - 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
- Feat. Dennis Hopper
- Dennis Hopper hosts this informative showcase of American rock history from the psychedelic era onwards, via clips and interviews with the performers…
- Cure, The - Staring at the Sea (1986)
- Dir. Tim Pope
- Definitive video compile of early Cure videos, ranging from Killing an Arab to Close To Me. 17 songs.
- El Amor Brujo (A Love Magician) (1986)
- Dir. Carlos Saura
Feat. Antonio Gades
- The third in Saura's Flamenco trilogy. Plot involves two gypsies in an arranged marriage who both love others.
- Kate Bush - The Whole Story (1986)
- Feat. Kate Bush
- Video compilation includes Wuthering Heights, and 13 others up to the mid 80s.
- MTV Closet Classics (1986)
- Clips from the pre–MTV days featuring 15 hits of the 60s and 70s by artists such as Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Cream, Black Sabbath, Beach Boys,…