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20th Century Masters - The Best of Olivia Newton-John: The DVD Collection

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Only five videos ... but like Alanis Morrissette named a recent album: FEAST ON SCRAPS!!

This DVD brought back such good memories. Olivia was da bomb back in the 80's. For a few years after GREASE, she was riding high. My sister had all her albums and I listened, too!

I'm so excited to see the TOTALLY HOT video. This song rocks! I'm partial to anything with horns in the arrangement ... and Olivia's "dance break" in the middle of the song is fantastic. Nobody can strut in pumps like Olivia can. (Trivia: Are those the same black GREASE pants that she had to be sewn into??)

I forgot how fun PHYSICAL was. And the muscle dudes in speedos are ... hot.

HEART ATTACK is cheesy ... but I'm not complaining. Cheesy is fun (just rent XANADU, one of my favorites!).

I'm not sure if Olivia made any more videos --- I seem to remember a sexy vid a few years later with fire and Olivia in a bed with two muscle dudes walking toward her -- but these are a lot of fun and bring back lots of fond memories.

"So hot / totally hot / you got to me!"

This has been a long time coming. But alas, Hip-O Records is releasing several Olivia music videos on DVD. Olivia has been a pioneer for music video. Her 1981 television special "Physical" was revolutionary. She was the first artist to make a video album. Meaning every song on the album was made into a music video and released as an hour long prime time television event. The 1981 video collection was a huge best seller, as was the album and single of the same name.
Here in this DVD collection, we get the obligatory video of "Physical". Also included are video tracks from her earlier smash hit album "Totally Hot". The videos from the 1978 album are very rare and make this DVD worth the purchase. You must see Olivia in these videos still riding high from her GREASE success and looking simply beautiful.
I must say this is a wonderful collection even if it is only 5 songs. Hopefully there will be more Olivia video releases to follow.
The Tracks are as follows:

Physical
Heart Attack
Deeper Than The Night
Totally Hot
A Little More Love

...Kudos to Hip-O for listening to the fans and not bringing us another issue of GREASE songs. Instead, they've dipped into the vaults for some lesser seen videos(from her FANTASTIC album "Totally Hot") and, of course, Physical(an obvious choice and most her celebrated video as it won a Grammy Award in it's day) and Heart Attack. Let's hope this one is a success and Hip-O brings us either a volume 2 or the full on DVD's of her Physical video album and her videos from the movie "Two of a Kind" and her solo project "Soul Kiss".

Don't get me wrong, I love Olivia.. I bought that DVD.. but also bought the DVD Video Gold vol.1 and 2. The songs on this DVD are ALL on the other 2 compilations that have a lot more than this... In other words, if you haven't bought it, but have bought (or will buy) the GOLD set, then DON'T buy this one here...
Same thing...

At long last! Not only a DVD of Olivia music videos, but her most coveted: the Totally Hot tracks!

This should have been a full-fledged Greatest Video Hits release, but hopefully more will follow!

Wow! The Goddess finally has a music DVD. While this is a budget compilation and only contains 5 tracks, it is still a very nice start, as the videos included have never been available on any legit DVD and 3 of them were never even released on VHS! Another reason to buy this is the eye-candy on the cover--Olivia gone physical! Let's hope there will be more DVD's to come from this artist I consider "the greatest singer on earth".

For years us "HARD CORE" Olivia fans have been craving for some of her greatest videos to come out on DVD. (...)The five selected are fine for those who are Oliva novice who enjoy her music. But for those who have followed her carrer, this compilation is only a "light snack".
For starters."Physical" was virtually a video album at the time. Hits like " Landslide"( with her red "HOT" former husband Matt Litanzi) " Make A Move On Me" " Fallen" " Recovery" and "Carried Away" all have videos and are not on this DVD. Not to mention videos such as "Magic" "Soul Kiss" " The Rumour" and my personal favorite " I Need Love" ( and that is only a few to say the least) are not on this DVD. I would have love to seen more but right now I am content with this wonderful gem.
But just to see " A Little More Love" once again just makes me warm all over again. that was during Olivia's RED Hot phase where both Men and Women were wishing to see more of the "Love Goddess". And "Totally Hot" ( bad video transfer but still great) Filmed at Cenurty City Plaza before her TV special in 78 still makes me drool. Olivia could do no wrong. (...)Her sexuallity outshined most female performers at that time.Olivia just walking up the escalators in the video is a true testimony of that claim.
The only negative is " Physical" for it's pure CHEESYNESS but it was her biggest hit therefore it must be represented.
Overall.The DVD is great and highly recommended.I hope she puts out more of her other past videos but for now I will just keep looking at " Little More Love" wishing I was the lighting guy ( another amazing video where all you can say is..............Dang).
As you can see I am a big fan. And if there are others like me ( which I know there are). Buy it, enjoy it, and be happy.

At last, Olivia fans have a DVD video collection to call their own! New from the "20th Century Masters Collection" is this budget DVD with five Olivia videos to enjoy. Although three of the videos are quite similar, considering that they each feature video from Olivia's photo shoot from her "Totally Hot" album cover, and of Olivia recording in the studio, this is a must have for her fans. Olivia never looked better, and it's all there for us to enjoy! Fans of cheesy, early 80's videos will appreciate the videos "Heart Attack" and Olivia's most popular song, "Physical." Hopefully, with enough positive responses, we'll see more Olivia music DVD's to come in the near future.

Yes, it would cost around $20 instead of $7 to buy both of the two Olivia Newton John video gold dvds, but to get 39 videos instead of 5 is worth it.

Great to see these videos again but video quality is not up to DVD standards, grainy.