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Under the Covers - A Magical Journey: Rock N Roll in L.A. in the 60's - 70's

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I can not recommend this DVD enough! I have had so much fun watching it over and over again. It is full of well told stories and memories about what went into the photographs and the design of some of the best album covers of all time. Look carefully at the cover of this DVD and you will see what I mean. But it is not a typical documentary. It moves beautifully, weaving between the set-up of the concepts and where the photos were taken, with commentary by Henry Diltz (the photographer) and Gary Burden (the graphic designer) and band members. The photographs are stunning. Henry took tons of photos with the artists in natural situations, at their homes and just having fun. Also, the editing of the DVD is great, allowing you to enjoy so much of how everything came about. Plus Henry also shot alot of super 8 movies of parties and gatherings. And, there is a photo gallery that is incredible.
The commentary by Gary and Henry describes everything in a casual yet exciting way that capture the moments perfectly.
This is the best rock related documentary I have ever seen. You will not regret this purchase.

This DVD is an excellent blend of interviews, stills, and old 8mm movie footage of the musicians and artists that created these classic album covers. There are some really great stories here. I love that these guys return to the "scene of the crime" so you can see what those landmarks look like now. Seeing the artists themselves discussing the album cover art is great too.

If you are a fan of any of these "California Rock" artists you'll treasure this DVD.

I really enjoyed this movie. It's the story of Henry Diltz, and Gary Burden the designers of some very famous album covers by Crosby Stills, and Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, The Doors etc. These guys are a couple of old happy hippies.
This movie is a loose documentary with some very funny stories. They also go and talk to the Eagles and others with whom they made their famous album covers for.
Glenn Frey of The Eagles is looking over the pictures shot for their first album cover. Apparently everyone, including Diltz and Burden, were high on peyote for a long day and night in the desert. My favorite line in the movie is when Glenn Frey says "These pictures aren't history, they're EVIDENCE!"
They also tell the story of how Diltz crash landed with Jimmy Webb in a glider and almost died. The also include a lot of old 8mm film footage taken while they were actually filming the album covers so you really feel like you are there.
These guys really changed the art of the album cover which is all but gone today because we have these miniature picture books in CD's. I found myself wanting to be there when they were making these covers. I'd love to hang with these guys for an afternoon.
All in all a great movie worth seeing for any old hippie.

The two guys who created some of the finest and most famous album covers (anyone recall LPs?) ... hear the inside scoop.

This is pure fun. These two had the best job in America ... hands down.

I can watch it over and over and still be delighted.

This is a must have for all of those photographers out there who are music lovers as well. Fantastic behind the scene recollections of the way the covers were made - including the take from the art director as well. Well worth the money and I would have paid 4x the amount for this item.

We had the honor and privilege of interviewing Henry Diltz a few years ago. It was a pleasure to hear his stories and many of them are recounted here in this DVD. Diltz has worked with just about anyone you can name, including Crosby Stills and Nash, the Doors, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Monkees (he was their primary photographer), Paul McCartney and a million others. His stories are a fountain of information. My favorite story is the creation of the Morrison Hotel cover, which he recounts here. A great bargain with a treasure trove of information and background into the music of the '60s and '70s from someone who played an integral role.

This DVD is a real sleeper! I found this on The Official Cass Elliot Web site and passed it by, thinking (foolishly, I might add) that maybe the social commentary and historical nature of it would be nothing new since that was my era and I felt that I had heard it all before. NOT!! This is a real treasure that definately brings to light how some of the most important music ever produced came into being! It's one of best chronicles of what was happening at that time, chocked full of rare photos, damn good music, and commentary that will crack you up,Guaranteed! This DVD really suprised me! Obviously, this should be promoted more broadly, because if you had an inkling as to how good this really is, well, do I have say any more?

I received this video with a DVD player we purchased. After watching it we were fascinated with the information on it. It was lost by someone it was loaned to so I wanted to replace it for future watching.