Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305934258
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,113 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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This compilation of music videos produced for Jimmy Buffett since the early '70s will tickle his formidable Parrothead nation while providing pop historians with a time capsule tracing the evolution of pop video clips since their pre-MTV days. Buffett himself introduces each clip, providing personal and career anecdotes as he unspools the videos in chronological order. In the process, we watch his maturation from freewheeling Florida hippie to laid-back Everyman. As presented here, you can hear how Buffett nudged his music from an identifiable branch of '70s singer-songwriter chic toward his singular amalgam of pop, country, and rock, with liberal garnishes of calypso and reggae.

For a self-professed reluctant video subject, Buffett has managed to capture a substantial cross-section of his music visually, starting with early songs like "Pencil Thin Moustache" and "Come Monday." The early clips afford glimpses of his Key West stomping grounds before that sun-baked Bohemia was transformed into a tourist trap decorated with Hemingway, tropical drinks, and, of course, Buffett himself.

Videophiles may smile at some of the clunky production values or dated period details, but Buffett's sybaritic faithful will flock to this virtual road map of their idol's particular theme park for boomer fantasies of escape. We can hear the blenders warming up already. --Sam Sutherland

Product Description

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and producers Mike Ramos and Stan Kellam have collected rare Buffett music videos and live footage from his concert appearance to create this compilation, augmented with documentary footage.

Selections include:

1. Pencil Thin Moustache
2. Come Monday
3. He Went to Paris
4. Nautical Wheelers
5. Livin' It Up
6. One Particular Harbour
7. La Vie Dansante
8. Who's the Blonde Stranger?
9. Homemade Music
10. Take Another Road
11. Jamaica Farewell
12. Another Saturday Night
13. Fruitcakes
14. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (live)
15. The City

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buffett finally brings us a video compliation...Thank You., June 15, 2000

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John Christopher (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jimmy Buffett - Tales From Margaritavision [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is a must for any parrothead. Jimmy narrates the entire video between clips. The video has clips all the way from '73 until the Beach House on the Moon Tour last year. There are clips from his early days in key west, to the cheezy video days of the 80's, to some great live concert shots in the late 90's.I loved the live footage from 'Changes In Attitudes' and the 'In The City' footage as well! Thanks Jimmy....keep the material coming....

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pirate looks at 2 hours of memories, June 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jimmy Buffett - Tales From Margaritavision [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This great collection of concert performances and glimses inside the parrothead culture is enough to trigger many memories and possibly a hangover for jimmy buffet & corral reefer lovers. well edited to keep the pace and a great soundtrack to go with it all. highly recommended for any buffet fan.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Fins Up for Jimmy Buffett, June 12, 2000

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R. McKinney (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jimmy Buffett - Tales From Margaritavision [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was fortuneate to see a preview of this video and I was extremely pleased. Highly recommended for any Parrot Head and a definate must view during and after the concert season. My only regret is that it is not being released on DVD, but I can certainly overlook this.