Arista Records Album Discography, Part 20: 6 West Home Video
On August 1, 1981, a little cable television network that played films and video recordings of the biggest top 40 hits on the small screen blasted off (figuratively speaking) into the living rooms of a select group of New Jersey homes. Soon it expanded nationally, and globally, and changed the way the world looked at and heard music. That little network was MTV, whose success led to similar cable channels devoted to all things country (CMT), R&B and hip-hop (BET) and adult contemporary fare (VH1), and to NBC having its own weekly music video show on Friday nights. Concurrent with the phenomenon of MTV was the home video revolution, which many record companies took advantage of by releasing compilations of their big hit videos on the VHS, Betamax, and Laserdisc formats.
One label that took advantage of the boom in video was Arista Records, who supplied their own hit video clips to MTV, BET, VH1 and the NBC show (Friday Night Videos). It initially licensed compilations of their material to RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video via its MusicVision imprint, but would soon launch its own video arm shortly after becoming part of the newly-formed BMG fold in 1987: 6 West Home Video, named for the address of Arista’s headquarters at 6 W. 57th St. in New York City. The Arista Building was featured in the intro of its earliest titles. Its titles were issued in conjunction with BMG Video, and that company’s logo was sometimes seen at the beginning of the 6 West tapes.
Titles from the label used a 5700 series with an SW prefix — this was, like the name, derived from the address of Arista’s headquarters — which was adapted into the 07822–15700 series in 1991. The label was closed in 1999; some of the last titles in the numbering series were issued on Arista proper, with the most recent (07822–15750–9) being assigned to a Carlos Santana DVD.
Laserdisc issues were handled by Pioneer Artists until 1991, when BMG began to release its own laserdiscs in the US. VHS titles on 6 West/Arista used the -3 suffix, Laserdiscs used the -6 suffix and DVDs used the -9 suffix.
VHS releases of 6 West product used a variety of labels.
SW 5700 — The Making Of The Touch Of Grey Video And More — Grateful Dead [1987]
SW 5701 — So Far — Grateful Dead [1987] Uncle John’s Band/Playing In The Band/Lady With A Fan/Space/Rhythm Devils/Throwing Stones (Ashes Ashes)/Not Fade Away
SW 5702 — Video Exposure — Expose [1990] Come Go With Me/Point Of No Return/Let Me Be The One/Seasons Change/What You Don’t Know/When I Looked At Him/Tell Me Why/Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue
SW 5703 — In Motion — Milli Vanilli [1989] Girl You Know It’s True/Baby Don’t Forget My Number/Girl I’m Gonna Miss You/Blame It On The Rain/Girl You Know It’s True (Super Club Mix)
SW 5704 — See The Light: Live From London — Jeff Healey Band [1989] The Better It Gets/I’m Tore Down/My Little Girl/Blue Jean Blues/I Need To Be Loved/Roadhouse Blues/See The Light/That’s What They Say/All Along The Watchtower/Hideaway/Video Clip: Angel Eyes/Video Clip: When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky/Video Clip: Confidence Man
SW 5705 — Live — Kenny G [1989] Introduction By Sugar Ray Leonard/Sade/Silhouette/Midnight Motion/Uncle Al/Brogan [Featuring Dudley Moore]/Against Doctor’s Orders/Esther/Don’t Make Me Wait For Love [Featuring Michael Bolton]/Going Home/Songbird
SW 5706 — In The Big Dream: A Video Compilation — Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe [1990] Brother Of Mine/Order Of The Universe/Quartet (I’m Alive)/Heart Of The Sunrise
SW 5707 — Goldfish (Jokes, Magic & Souvenirs) — Church [1990] The Unguarded Moment/Bel-Air/Too Fast For You/Tear It All Away/Almost With You/A Different Man/Electric Lash/It’s No Reason/Fly/Constant In Opal/Tantalized/Columbus/Under The Milky Way/Reptile/Metropolis/You’re Still Beautiful
SW 5708 — Live On Broadway — Barry Manilow [1990] Sweet Life/It’s A Long Way Up/Brooklyn Blues/I Am Your Child/Ships/Dirt Cheap (Barry, Debra Byrd and Company)/God Bless The Other 99 (Barry And Company)/Mandy/Please Don’t Be Scared/The One That Got Away/Some Good Things Never Last (Duet With Debra Byrd)/Keep Each Other Warm/Hey Mambo (Billy Kidd, Barry And Company)/The Gonzo Hits Medley: One Voice-I Write The Songs-The Old Songs-Bandstand Boogie-I Don’t Want To Walk Without You-Weekend in New England-Even Now-Some Kind Of Friend-New York City Rhythm-Copacabana-Read ’Em And Weep-When I Wanted You-Somewhere Down The Road-This One’s For You-Tryin’ To Get The Feeling-Ready To Take A Chance Again-It’s A Miracle-Let’s Hang On-Somewhere In The Night-Could It Be Magic-I Made It Through The Rain-I Write The Songs-When The Good Times Come Again
SW 5709 — Mental Floss For The Globe — Urban Dance Squad [1991] Struggle For Jive/Deeper Shade Of Soul (Board ‘N Wheels)/Brainstorm On The UDS/No Kid (The Cool)/Fastlane (‘Uplifted’)/Prayer For My Demo/No Kid (The Heat)/Hitchhike H.D./Deeper Shade Of Soul (Wastelands)/Fastlane (Televised)/God Blasts The Queen/God Blasts The Queen (Instant Riot)
SW 5710 — We Two Are One Too — Eurythmics [1990] We 4 Are 3/We Two Are One (Live And Acoustic Versions)/I Love You Like A Ball And Chain (Live Version)/Don’t Ask Me Why/How Long?/You Hurt Me (I Hate You) (LP Version)/(My My) Baby’s Gonna Cry/We Two Are One (Live Version)/I Need You (Acoustic Version)/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/The King And Queen Of America/Love Is A Stranger (Live Version)/Sylvia (LP Version)/Revival/Farewell To Tawathie (Trad. Scottish)/Angel/Ballad Of Eurythmics Road Crew/When The Day Goes Down (LP And Live Versions)
SW 5711 — Carly In Concert: My Romance — Carly Simon [1990] Little Girl Blue/By Myself-I See Your Face Before Me/Bewitched/Something Wonderful/In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning/A New Kind Of Love To Me/Stomping At The Savoy/I’m Falling/I Don’t Know Why/I Have Dreamed/We Have No Secrets/When Your Lover Has Gone/He Was Too Good To Be True/What Has She Got/Time After Time/My Romance-The Making Of My Romance
SW 5712 — Greatest Hits — Eurythmics [1991] Sweet Dreams/Love Is A Stranger/Who’s That Girl?/Right By Your Side/Here Comes The Rain Again/Sex Crime (1984)/Julia/Would I Lie To You?/There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)/Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves/It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)/When Tomorrow Comes/Thorn In My Side/Miracle Of Love/Missionary Man/Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)/I Need A Man/You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart/Don’t Ask Me Why/The King & Queen Of America/Angel
SW 5713 — Twists Of Fate: The Smash Hit Videos — Taylor Dayne [1990] Tell It To My Heart/Prove Your Love/I’ll Always Love You/Don’t Rush Me/With Every Beat Of My Heart/Love Will Lead You Back/Behind The Scenes Look At “I’ll Be Your Shelter”/I’ll Be Your Shelter/Heart Of Stone
SW 5714 — Here In The Reel World — Alan Jackson [1990] Blue Blooded Woman/Here In The Real World/Wanted/Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow/Dog River Blues (Live)/Home (Live)
SW 5715 — Stadium House (The Trilogy) — KLF [1991] 3 A.M. Eternal/Last Train To Trancentral/What Time Is Love?
07822–15716–3/6 — Because It’s Christmas — Barry Manilow [1991] The Christmas Song/Jingle Bells/White Christmas/Because It’s Christmas (For All The Children)/It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve
SW 5717 — World Power: The Video — Snap! [1990] Intro/The Power/Believe The Hype/Human Beat Box-New York Intro Courtesy Of Tele 5 Germany/Ooops Up/Freestyle/Mary Had A Little Boy/Intro II/Witness The Strength/AMV/Cult Of Snap/Human Beat Box/Outro: I’m Gonna Get You (To Whom It May Concern)
SW 5718 — Red Hot + Blue — Various Artists [1990] ABC-TV concert featuring various contemporary pop acts interpreting the songbook of Cole Porter for the benefit of the non-profit Red Hot Organization, which has raised millions for HIV/AIDS relief and awareness worldwide. Nearly $1 million for the activist group ACT UP was raised from this concert, one of the music industry’s first major AIDS benefits. The clips feature music videos that feature the societal effects of aids. The comedy sketch is from Tony-winning vaudevillian Bill Irwin, who went on to play Mr. Noodle in the “Elmo’s World” segments of Sesame Street, and has also had recurring roles on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Legion. Don’t Fence Me In — David Byrne/I’ve Got You Under My Skin — Neneh Cherry/From This Moment On — Jimmy Somerville/After You, Who? — Jody Watley/Begin The Beguine — Selif Keita/Too Darn Hot — Erasure/You Do Something to Me — Sinead O’Connor/I Get A Kick Out Of You — Jungle Brothers/In The Still Of The Night — Neville Brothers/So In Love — k.d. lang/I Love Paris — Les Negresses Vertes/Do I Love You — Aztec Camera/Well, Did You Evah! — Deborah Harry and Iggy Pop/Down In The Depths — Lisa Stansfield/Miss Otis Regrets-Just One Of Those Things — Kristy MacColl and Pogues/It’s Alright With Me — Tom Waits/Night And Day — U2/Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye — Annie Lennox/Comedy Sketch — Bill Irwin
07822–15719–3/6 — Diva — Annie Lennox [05–12–92] The laserdisc is CLV-encoded and single-sided. Opening Credits/Why/Legend In My Living Room/Money Can’t Buy It/Cold/Remember (Excerpt)/Primitive/The Gift/Keep Young And Beautiful/Closing Credits
SW 5720 — The Star Spangled Banner — Whitney Houston [1991] VHS single containing her performance of the U.S. national anthem at Super Bowl XXV.
SW 5721 — Welcome Home Heroes With Whitney Houston Live In Concert — Whitney Houston [1991] The Star Spangled Banner/I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)/Saving All My Love For You/How Will I Know/Love Medley: Didn’t We Almost Have It All-A House Is Not A Home-Where Do Broken Hearts Go/All The Man That I Need/One Moment In Time (Instrumental)/My Name Is Not Susan/Anymore/A Song For You/Revelation/Who Do You Love/I’m Your Baby Tonight/Greatest Love Of All/Battle Hymn Of The Republic
07882–15722–3/6 — Real Life — Lisa Stansfield [1992] The laserdisc is CLV-encoded and single-sided. Change (International Version)/Change (U.S. Version)/This Is The Right Time/All Around The World/Live Together/Down In The Depths/’Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (live)/All Woman/You Can’t Deny It/What Did I Do To You/Time To Make You Mine/All Around The World (Duet With Barry White)/All Woman (Live)
73008–25723–3/6 — Ooooooohhh . . . On The Video Tip — TLC [1992] Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg/Baby Baby Baby/What About Your Friends
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07822–15725–3 — Livin, Lovin’, And Rockin’ That Jukebox [1993] Don’t Rock The Jukebox/Someday/Midnight In Montgomery/She’s Got The Rhythm (And I’ve Got The Blues)/Tonight I Climbed The Wall/Chattahoochee/Mercury Blues
07822–15726–3/6 — Greatest Hits 1980–1994 — Aretha Franklin [1994] The Laserdisc was issued in Europe and is single-sided. Freeway of Love/I Knew You Were Just Waiting For Me (Duet With George Michael)/Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Featuring Keith Richards and Whoopi Goldberg)/Willing To Survive/Sisters are Doing It For Themselves (Duet with Eurythmics)/A Deeper Love/Another Night/Ever Changing Times (Feauturing Michael McDonald)/Jimmy Lee/You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman) (Featuring Bonnie Raitt and Gloria Estefan)/I Dreamed A Dream/A Deeper Love & End Credits
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07822–15728–3 — The Sign: The Home Video — Ace of Base [1994] All That She Wants/The Sign/Don’t Turn Around (Studio Documentary)/Don’t Turn Around/Living In Danger (Studio Documentary)/Happy Nation/Wheel Of Fortune
07822–15729–3 — Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Live — Sarah McLachlan [1994] Plenty/Good Enough/Wait/Home/Ice (Live Studio)/Ben’s Song/Out Of The Shadows/I Will Not Forget You/The Path Of Thorns (Terms) (Live Studio)/Hold On/Possession/Mary (Live Studio)/Ice Cream/Fumbling Towards Ecstasy/Ol’ 55 (Live Studio)
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73008–25731–2/3/6 — Crazy Video Cool — TLC [01–16–96] The -2 suffix was used for South Asian VCD issues. Crazysexycool Montage/Excerpts Form Never-Released “Creep” Videos/Interview/Creep (Music Video)/Interview/Red Light Special (Music Video)/Red Light Special Excerpts From Sexier Versions Of “Red Light Special”/The Making Of “Waterfalls”/Waterfalls (Music Video)/Behind The Scenes Of “Diggin’ On You”/”Diggin’ On You” (Music Video)/Interview
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07822–15733–3 — The Greatest Hits Video Collection — Alan Jackson [1995] Blue Blooded Woman/Here In The Real World/Wanted/Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow/Don’t Rock The Jukebox/Someday/Midnight In Montgomery/She’s Got The Rhythm (and I Got The Blues)/Tonight I Climbed The Wall/Chattahoochee/Mercury Blues/(Who Says) You Can’t Have It All/Summertime Blues/Livin’ On Love/Gone Country/Song For The Life/I Don’t Even Know Your Name/Tall, Tall Trees
07822–15734–3/6 — Live in Central Park — Annie Lennox [1995] Money Can’t Buy It/Legend In My Living Room/Walking On Broken Glass/No More “I Love You’s”/Who’s That Girl/You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart/Waiting In Vain/I Love You Like A Ball And Chain/Little Bird/Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)/Train In Vain/Why/Promotional Video Clip: No More “I Love You’s”/Promotional Video Clip: A Whiter Shade Of Pale/Promotional Video Clip: Waiting In Vain/Promotional Video Clip: Something So Right
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07822–15736–3 — Greatest Hits — Kenny G [1997] Part of 07822–18994–2, “The Gift Collection”, which combined this VHS with a CD (07822–18991–2). Songbird/Don’t Make Me Wait For Love/Going Home/Forever In Love/By The Time This Night Is Over [With Peabo Bryson]/Sentimental/The Moment/Havana [With Savion Glover]
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07822–15740–2/3/6 — Mirrorball — Sarah McLachlan [1999] The -2 suffix was used for South Asian VCD issues. Intro (Last Dance)/Building A Mystery/Plenty/Hold On/Good Enough/Do What You Have To Do/Witness/Wait/I Will Remember You/Ice/I Love You/I Will Not Forget You/The Path Of Thorns (Terms)/Mary/Adia/Fear/Elsewhere/Vox/Into The Fire/Possession/Ice Cream/Sweet Surrender/Fumbling Towards Ecstasy/Angel/Credits (Last Dance)
07822–15741–3 — The Home Video — Five [1999] When The Lights Go Out/It’s The Things You Do/Medley: Slam Dunk-When The Lights Go Out-Until The Time Is Through-It’s The Things You Do-Everybody Get Up (Live At The Seventeen Magazine New Star Showcase)/Slam Dunk (Live From Disney Channel’s In Concert Special)/Everybody Get Up/Until The Time Is Through/When The Lights Go Out (From MTV Live)/Got The Feelin’/Slam Dunk
07822–15742–3 — VH1 Divas Live/99 — Various Artists [1999] Issued on DVD via Image Entertainment (ID9231MWDVD). The Best — Tina Turner/The Bitch Is Back — Tina Turner and Elton John/Proud Mary — Tina Turner, Elton John & Cher/If I Could Turn Back Time — Cher/I’m Still Standing — Elton John/Have You Ever?-Almost Doesn’t Count — Brandy/This Kiss — Faith Hill/Ain’t No Way — Whitney Houston & Mary J, Blige/I’m Every Woman — Whitney Houston & Chaka Khan/I’m Every Woman (Reprise) — Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Faith Hill, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes & Brandy
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[All subsequent releases are on Arista proper with the standard numbering sequence retained.]
07822–15745–3/9 — The Greatest Hits — Whitney Houston [?] This was reported to the press as the catalog number for the video compilation; it ended up being numbered much higher upon its actual release.
07822–15746–3/9 — The Greatest Hits — Whitney Houston [05–16–00] You Give Good Love/Saving All My Love For You/How Will I Know/Greatest Love Of All/I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)/Didn’t We Almost Have It All/So Emotional/Where Do Broken Hearts Go/I’m Your Baby Tonight/All The Man That I Need/The Star Spangled Banner [Live At Superbowl XXV]/I Will Always Love You/I’m Every Woman/I Have Nothing/Run To You/Queen Of The Night/Step By Step/Heartbreak Hotel (Ft. Faith Evans & Kelly Price)/My Love Is Your Love/It’s Not Right But It’s Okay/I Learned From The Best Special Features: Home (Live On The Merv Griffin Show In 1985)/Lover For Life: A Concert For A New South Africa From 1994/One Moment In Time (Live From The 1989 Grammy Awards)/The Making Of The My Love Is Your Love Album/My Love Is Your Love (Live From Mannhein, Germany In 1999)/Why Does It Hurt So Bad (Live From The 1996 MTV Movie Awards)/It’s Not Right But It’s Okay (Live From MTV All Access In 1999)/Impossible (From Rogers & Hammersteins’s Cinderella)/Also Includes: Interview With Whitney And Clive Davis-Behind The Scenes At The Greatest Hits Photo Shoot
07822–15747–9 — Live From Orlando …And More! — LFO [2000] Summer Girls/Baby Be Mine/Girl On TV/I Don’t Wanna Kiss You Goodnight/Cross My Heart/West Side Story/Can’t Have You/Finale-Summer Girls Reprise
07822–15748–3/9–25 Years Of #1 Hits: Arista Records 25th Anniversary Celebration — Various Artists [2000] DVD includes complete performances not seen on the NBC telecast of this special, plus behind-the-scenes footage. Introduction — Jay Leno/Maria Maria — Santana/Smooth — Carlos Santana/Medley: Mandy-Can’t Smile Without You-Copacabana-Even Now-Ready to Take a Chance Again-It’s A Miracle-Daybreak-This One’s For You-I Write the Songs — Barry Manilow/Arista’s #1 Hits (1975–1980) Featuring Bay City Rollers, Melissa Manchester, Eric Carmen & Dionne Warwick/Why — Annie Lenox/My Maria — Brooks & Dunn (With Lee Roy Parnell)/Chattahoochie — Alan Jackson/Arista’s #1 Hits (1981–1985) Featuring Air Supply, Thompson Twins, the Kinks & Ray Parker, Jr./Medley: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)-It Hurts Like Hell/Freeway of Love (With Boyz II Men) — Aretha Franklin/Arista’s #1 Hits (1986–1990) Featuring Carly Simon, Grateful Dead, Lisa Stansfield & Snap/Angel — Sarah McLachlan/Arista’s #1 Hits (1991–1995) Featuring Real McCoy, Ace Of Base & Annie Lennox/Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems — Puff Daddy/I’ll Be Missing You — Puff Daddy with Faith Evans and TLC/Arista’s Hitmakers 2000 Featuring Westlife (“Swear It Again”), Next (“Too Close”), Monica (“For You I Will”) & Deborah Cox (“Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” Slow-To-Fast Version)/Unbreak My Heart (With David Foster) — Toni Braxton/Because The Night (With Sarah McLachlan) — Patti Smith/Medley: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)-How Will I Know-I Believe In You And Me-I Will Always Love You-My Love Is Your Love (With Monica, Deborah Cox, Angie Stone, Faith Evans & Bobby Brown)/Songbird-Tribute To Clive Davis — Kenny G/Finale: That’s What Friends Are For — Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Melissa Etheridge, Carole King, Barry Manilow, Kenny G, Deborah Cox, Monica, Next, Westlife & David Foster
07822–15749–3/9 — Peacetour — Eurythmics [2000] I Want It All/Missionary Man/Thorn In My Side/When Tomorrow Comes/It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)/I Saved The World Today/Who’s That Girl/I Love You Like A Ball And Chain/Would I Lie To You?/Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves/17 Again/You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart/Love Is A Stranger/I Need A Man/Walking On Broken Glass/There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)/Here Comes The Rain Again/Why/The Miracle Of Love/Peace Is Just A Word/Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) DVD Special Features: PeaceTalk: 60 Minute Documentary/Interactive Discography/Picture Gallery
07822–15750–9 — Supernatural Live — Santana [2000] Concert program with over 55 minutes of bonus material.
PRE-6 WEST ARISTA VIDEO RELEASES
MUSICVISION
MusicVision was a label formed by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video to handle music titles in the years before most record companies formed their own video divisions. Arista, via RCA Video Productions, released video compilations through this label prior to 6 West’s formation in 1987. The label’s titles appeared on the VHS and Beta formats, using usually the same catalog numbers with only a change in the first digit to indicate the video format (titles on VHS had 6 as the first number, and titles on Beta had 2 as the first number).
20268/60268 — Live In Hawaii — Air Supply [1983] Copies of this videocassette were known to appear in the standard RCA/Columbia packaging of the era with no MusicVision indicator of any kind. I Can’t Get Excited/Chances/Lost In Love/Every Woman In The World/Don’t Turn Me Away/Now And Forever/Here I Am/Sweet Dreams/Even The Nights Are Better/One Step Closer/Late Again/I Want to Give It All/All Out of Love/I’ve Got Your Love/The One That You Love/This Heart Belongs to Me
20387/60387 — Hot Rock Videos, Vol. 1 — Various Artists [1984] Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) — Eurythmics/Come Dancing — Kinks [Arista AS 1054]/Don’t Answer Me — Alan Parsons Project/No Way Out — Jefferson Starship/I’ve Done Everything For You — Rick Springfield/I Love You, Suzanne — Lou Reed/Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) — Icicle Works [Arista AS 1–9155]
20465/60465 — Hot Rock Videos, Vol. 2 — Various Artists [1984] Hold Me Now — Thompson Twins [Arista AS 1–9164]/Modern Girl — Meat Loaf/Layin’ It On The Line — Jefferson Starship/My Red Joystick — Lou Reed/Rappin’ Rodney — Rodney Dangerfield/Blue Suede Shoes — Elvis Presley
20515/60515 — Into the Gap Live — Thompson Twins [1985] The Gap/Day After Day/Judy Do/Watching/You Take Me Up/Hold Me Now/No Peace For The Wicked/Sister Of Mercy/In The Name Of Love/Lies/Doctor! Doctor!/Kamikazi/Love On Your Side
20518/60518 — Dynamite Videos — Jermaine Jackson [1985] Dynamite/When The Rain Begins To Fall (ft. Pia Zadora)/Sweetest Sweetest/Do What You Do/The Making Of “Do What You Do”
20525/60525 — Return to Waterloo — Ray Davies [1986] Return To Waterloo/Going Solo/Missing Persons/Sold Me Out/Lonely Hearts/Not So Far Away/Expectations/Voices In The Dark
20570/60570 — Video Love Songs — Various Artists [1985] Missing You — Diana Ross/Real Love — Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton/How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye — Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross/Don’t Close Your Eyes Tonight — John Denver/A Little Love — Juice Newton/Making Love Out of Nothing at All — Air Supply/I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You — Ray Parker, Jr.
20610/60610 — Single Vision — Thompson Twins [1986] Lies/Love On Your Side/We Are Detective/Watching/Hold Me Now/Doctor! Doctor!/You Take Me Up/Sister Of Mercy/Lay Your Hands On Me/Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream/King For A Day
20631/60631 — The #1 Video Hits — Whitney Houston [1986] You Give Good Love/Saving All My Love For You/How Will I Know/The Greatest Love Of All
20632/30632 — Come Dancing With The Kinks — Kinks [1985] Come Dancing/Predictable/Lola (Live)/State Of Confusion/Don’t Forget To Dance/You Really Got Me (Live)/Do It Again/Celluloid Heroes (Live)
20730/30730 — Screaming In the Night — Krokus [1986] Screaming In The Night/Eat The Rich/Midnite Maniac/Our Love/Ballroom Blitz/Burning Up The Night/School’s Out
20755/30755 — Ridin’ On The Freeway — Aretha Frankin [1987] Freeway Of Love/Another Night/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Jimmy Lee/I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
20756/30756 — Frantic Romantic — Jermaine Stewart [1987] We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off/The Word Is Out/I Like It/Jody
TIME LIFE VIDEO
Time Life was the long-running media arm of Time, Inc. (and later Time Warner); originally a publisher of records and books, in 1978, it expanded to home video and feature films. The literary division was closed in January 2001. In 1982, a reorganization of Time-Life’s assets led to a shutting down of Time-Life Films, including Time-Life Video, which would later be resurrected under different management. In the 21st century, Time Life would be sold to multiple private equity firms (most recently Mosaic Media Investment Partners); it went out of business in 2023.
The Kinks used Time Life to issue a home video release of one of their concerts (as aired on HBO) while under contract to Arista. The tape opened with a logo in which a large T and a large L enclose themselves into a red-screened television set, accompanied by melancholic music. The tape ended with the same, then had it freeze to accompany a copyright warning read aloud by the announcer before fading out.
TLB/TLV 4000 — One For The Road — Kinks [1984] Opening/All Day And All Of The Night/Lola/Low Budget/Superman/Attitude/Celluloid Heroes/The Hard Way/Where Have All The Good Times Gone/You Really Got Me/Pressure/Catch Me Now I’m Falling/Victoria
VESTRON VIDEO
In 1981, HBO executive Austin Owen Furst, Jr. formed Vestron Video from the ashes of Time-Life Films. Furst acquired video rights to all titles held by the latter, including the Kinks concert tape. The company, based out of Stamford, Connecticut, was a home video pioneer that later expanded into feature films (which, apart from DIRTY DANCING and, internationally, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, were mostly flops). In 1991, it was sold to LIVE Home Video, and it was closed less than a year later.
VA/VB 2007 — One For The Road — Kinks [1984] Opening/All Day And All Of The Night/Lola/Low Budget/Superman/Attitude/Celluloid Heroes/The Hard Way/Where Have All The Good Times Gone/You Really Got Me/Pressure/Catch Me Now I’m Falling/Victoria
VESTRON MUSIC VIDEO
This was the music division of Vestron Video, which later reissued the Kinks concert tape.
MA/MB 2007 — One For The Road — Kinks [1984] Opening/All Day And All Of The Night/Lola/Low Budget/Superman/Attitude/Celluloid Heroes/The Hard Way/Where Have All The Good Times Gone/You Really Got Me/Pressure/Catch Me Now I’m Falling/Victoria
MGM/UA HOME VIDEO
MGM/UA Home Video was the video division of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Entertainment Company. It was originally founded as MGM/CBS Home Video, part of a joint venture with CBS; after the MGM/UA merger, CBS left the firm and started a new joint venture with 20th Century Fox known as CBS/Fox Video. In its early days, in addition to various MGM classics, MGM/UA also released various special interest, children’s, documentary, and music programs, including a television special with Arista artist Barry Manilow.
MV/MB600148 — The First Barry Manilow Special — Barry Manilow [1982] First aired in 1977. Also issued on Laserdisc (MD100148) and CED (MC100148).
LASERDISC COMPANION TITLES
PIONEER ARTISTS
Pioneer Artists was the music video division of the Pioneer Corporation of Japan. It issued laserdiscs of various music video titles, including those produced by Arista via RCA Video Productions. Its relations with Arista continued after Arista formed 6 West Home Video, with Pioneer Artists serving as the company issuing Arista’s video titles on laserdisc. Arista’s relations with Pioneer Artists ended around 1991; BMG used its own video arm for later laserdisc releases handled under 6 West.
PA-83–058 — Air Supply in Hawaii — Air Supply [1983] Issued on VHS and Beta on RCA/Columbia.
PA-84–065 — Live at the Greek Theater — Barry Manilow [1984] Not issued on VHS or Beta in the U.S.
PA-86-M033 — Dynamite Videos — Jermaine Jackson [1986] Issued on VHS and Beta on RCA/Columbia via its MusicVision imprint.
PA-86-M044 — The #1 Video Hits — Whitney Houston [1986] Issued on VHS and Beta on RCA/Columbia via its MusicVision imprint.
PA-86-M045 — Hot Rock Videos #2 — Various Artists [1986] Issued on VHS and Beta on RCA/Columbia via its MusicVision imprint.
PA-86–171 — Return To Waterloo — Ray Davies [1986] Issued on VHS and Beta on RCA/Columbia via its MusicVision imprint.
PA-89–238 — So Far — Grateful Dead [1989] Uncle John’s Band/Playing In The Band/Lady With A Fan/Space/Rhythm Devils/Throwing Stones (Ashes Ashes)/Not Fade Away
PA-90–003 — Live — Kenny G [1990] Introduction By Sugar Ray Leonard/Sade/Silhouette/Midnight Motion/Uncle Al/Brogan [Featuring Dudley Moore]/Against Doctor’s Orders/Esther/Don’t Make Me Wait For Love [Featuring Michael Bolton]/Going Home/Songbird
PA-90–019 — In Motion — Milli Vanilli [1990] Girl You Know It’s True/Baby Don’t Forget My Number/Girl I’m Gonna Miss You/Blame It On The Rain/Girl You Know It’s True (Super Club Mix)
PA-90–020 — See The Light: Live From London — Jeff Healey Band [1989] The Better It Gets/I’m Tore Down/My Little Girl/Blue Jean Blues/I Need To Be Loved/Roadhouse Blues/See The Light/That’s What They Say/All Along The Watchtower/Hideaway/Video Clip: Angel Eyes/Video Clip: When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky/Video Clip: Confidence Man
PA-90–311 — Video Exposure — Expose [1990] Come Go With Me/Point Of No Return/Let Me Be The One/Seasons Change/What You Don’t Know/When I Looked At Him/Tell Me Why/Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue
PA-90–312 — We Two Are One Too — Eurythmics [cancelled] We 4 Are 3/We Two Are One (Live And Acoustic Versions)/I Love You Like A Ball And Chain (Live Version)/Don’t Ask Me Why/How Long?/You Hurt Me (I Hate You) (LP Version)/(My My) Baby’s Gonna Cry/We Two Are One (Live Version)/I Need You (Acoustic Version)/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/The King And Queen Of America/Love Is A Stranger (Live Version)/Sylvia (LP Version)/Revival/Farewell To Tawathie (Trad. Scottish)/Angel/Ballad Of Eurythmics Road Crew/When The Day Goes Down (LP And Live Versions)
PA-90–313 — Carly In Concert: My Romance — Carly Simon [1990] Little Girl Blue/By Myself-I See Your Face Before Me/Bewitched/Something Wonderful/In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning/A New Kind Of Love To Me/Stomping At The Savoy/I’m Falling/I Don’t Know Why/I Have Dreamed/We Have No Secrets/When Your Lover Has Gone/He Was Too Good To Be True/What Has She Got/Time After Time/My Romance-The Making Of My Romance
PA-91–353 — Twists Of Fate: The Smash Hit Videos — Taylor Dayne [1990] Tell It To My Heart/Prove Your Love/I’ll Always Love You/Don’t Rush Me/With Every Beat Of My Heart/Love Will Lead You Back/Behind The Scenes Look At “I’ll Be Your Shelter”/I’ll Be Your Shelter/Heart Of Stone
